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  caption I MEF Insignia
  dates November 8 , 1969
  country United States
  branch USMC
  type Marine Air-Ground Task Force
  role Expeditionary combat forces
  command Structure Marine Forces Pacific
  garrison Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
  battles Operation Desert Storm <br> Operation Enduring Freedom <br> Operation Iraqi Freedom


The 1st Marine Expeditionary Force is a Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) of the United States Marine Corps primarily composed of the 1st Marine Division , 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing , and 1st Marine Logistics Group . Among Marines, it is common to pronounce I MEF as "eye mef", "first mef", or "one mef".


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Deploy and employ expeditionary ready, air-ground task forces in response to Component Commander taskings to operate in Joint/Combined Operations, to conduct small scale contingencies and win in combat.


LINEAGE


  • Activated November 8th, 1969 at Okinawa , Japan as the "I Marine Expeditionary Force"

  • Redesignated August 18th, 1970 as the "I Marine Amphibious Force"

  • Relocated in April 1971 to Camp Pendleton , California

  • Redesignated February 5th, 1988 as the "I Marine Expeditionary Force"



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