21.06.2022, 23:13
Zitat:MLRs and MEUs – Complimentary Capabilities
MEU
Number 7; Approx. 2,200 Marines and Sailors; A Command Element with three subordinate elements:
- Ground Combat Element (a reinforced battalion landing team)
The Ground Combat Element is built around an infantry battalion that provides the over-land combat power for the MEU. Assets inherent within the standard infantry battalion include medium and heavy machine guns, mortars, combined anti-armor teams and scout snipers. While assigned to the MEU, the unit, designated ‘Battalion Landing Team’, is reinforced with light armored reconnaissance vehicles, artillery, combat engineers, and assault amphibian vehicles.
- Aviation Combat Element (a reinforced composite squadron)
The Aviation Combat Element is a composite squadron that provides the MEU medium to heavy lift capability, assault support, and close air support. Although the aviation element carries the name of the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron assigned to the MEU, its assets include MV-22B Osprey squadron, CH-53E Super Stallion heavy lift helicopters, AH-1Z Cobra helicopter gunships, UH-1Y Huey utility helicopters, and F-35B Joint Strike Fighter. The ACE includes air traffic control, aircraft maintenance/support and aviation logistics/supply capabilities.
- Logistics Combat Element (a combat logistics battalion)
The Logistics Combat Element provides combat support such as supply, maintenance, transportation, explosive ordnance disposal, military police, water production and distribution, engineering, medical and dental services, fuel storage and distribution, and other services to the deployed MEU. The LCE gives the MEU the ability to support itself for 15 days in austere expeditionary environments.
MLR
At least 3; Approx. 1,800 - 2,000 Marines and Sailors; A Command Element with three subordinate elements:
- Littoral Combat Team
The LCT will be task organized around an infantry battalion along with an anti-ship missile battery. It is designed to provide the basis for employing multiple platoon-reinforced-size expeditionary advanced base sites that can host and enable a variety of missions such as long-range anti-ship fires, forward arming and refueling of aircraft, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance of key maritime terrain, and air-defense and early warning.
- Littoral Anti-Air Battalion
The Littoral Anti-Air Battalion is designed to train and employ air defense, air surveillance and early warning, air control, and forward rearming and refueling capabilities.
- Combat Logistics Battalion
The Combat Logistics Battalion provides tactical logistics support to the MLR by resupplying expeditionary advanced base sites, managing cache sites, and connecting to higher-level logistics providers. It provides expanded purchasing authorities, limited Role II medical forces, distribution of ammunition and fuel, and field level maintenance.
Wobei man hier noch bedenken sollte, dass die MLR als erste die neue Batailllonsstruktur der Infanterie-Bataillone einnehmen würden, während normale MEU die alte erst danach wechseln würden.