Intermediate-sized Marine Air-Ground Task Force in the United States Marine Corps
A Marine expeditionary brigade (MEB) is a formation of the
United States Marine Corps, a
Marine air-ground task force of approximately 14,500 Marines and sailors constructed around a reinforced
infantryregiment, a composite Marine
aircraft group, a combat logistics regiment and a
MEB command group.[1] The MEB, commanded by a general officer (usually a
brigadier general), is task-organized to meet the requirements of a specific situation. It can function as part of a
joint task force, as the lead echelon of the
Marine expeditionary force (MEF), or alone. It varies in size and composition, and is larger than a
Marine expeditionary unit (MEU) but smaller than a MEF. The MEB is capable of conducting missions across the full range of military operations.
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Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) (Provides Combat Service Support [i.e., all essential aviation ground support and services] to enable the MAG to perform its aviation mission)
Other aviation support squadron detachments as required (
MACS,
MASS,
MTACS,
MWCS)
^Trickey, Wendy R., Robert C. Benbow and David G. Taylor. MEB Capabilities Study (Final Report), (Alexandria, Virginia:
Center for Naval Analyses, February 2010), 7.