Accession Number:

AD1175927

Title:

Expeditionary Force 21 impacts on the Marine Expeditionary Unit Air Combat Element: Transformative, Adaptive, Innovative or just Re branding?

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Research Paper]

Corporate Author:

MARINE CORPS UNIV QUANTICO VA

Personal Author(s):

• Maurer, Brian

Report Date:

2015-04-16

Pagination or Media Count:

35

Abstract:

While advocating a force structure and capability rebalance, EF 21 promises a return to the Marine Corps amphibious roots and to maintain a force that is naval in character. To what extent does the publication of Expeditionary Force 21 change, modify, or impact the doctrine, composition, training, employment, and organization of the Marine Expeditionary Unit Air Combat Element MEU ACE

Descriptors:

• amphibious operations
• tilt rotor aircraft
• marine corps operations
• humanitarian assistance
• warfare
• transport aircraft
• amphibious ships
• combat operations
• deployment
• lessons learned
• logistics
• united states
• command and control
• employment
• information operations
• maintenance
• marine corps

Subject Categories:

• Military Forces and Organizations
• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]