Lesson 8804: The Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF)

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USMC Command & Staff Lesson 8804 The Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Review Questions Exam: 50 Questions, 2 hours 1. The 4 basic building blocks of the MAGTF are: Command Element (CE) Aviation Combat Element (ACE) Ground Combat Element (GCE) Combat Service Support Element (CSSE) 2. The “Single Battle Concept” focuses on the Deep, Close & Rear operations under the C2 of the MEF Commander. *3. Differences & similarities between an Army Corps & the MEF. MEF is similar size to a Army Corps but differs in mission & composition. MEF is designed for specific duties & structured for independent ops of short duration. MEF operates w/ a MAGTF utilizing…show more content…
Includes all aspect of air, surface, subsurface, land & electromagnetic spectrum that encompasses the area of influence & area if interest. *7. Define Area of Influence. A geographical area where a commander is directly capable of influencing operations by fire, air or maneuver systems. 8. Marine Corps is dependent of C4 concept of powered down tactical decision-making based on individual initiative, derived from experience, training & PME. 9. Command & Control has evolved to meet the requirement of the form of warfare of the day. *10. What does the ACE contribute to the MAGTF? (I.e. the 6 functions of Marine Aviation) 1. Control of Aircraft & Missiles 4. Anti-Air warfare (AAW) 2. Assault Support 5. Electronic Warfare (EW) 3. Air Reconnaissance 6. Offensive Air Support (OAS) *11. What is Force Protection? Security programs designed to protect soldiers, civilians, employees, family members, facilities & equipment in all locations & situations. *12. Why does the Marine Corps place less emphasis on armor & artillery that the Army? Because the Marine Corps uses its air assets to augment the limited firepower of the GCE. *13. What is the difference between Command &

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