The twenty sixth Marine Expeditionary Unit flexes its muscle groups with finishing its first intermediate pre-deployment coaching occasion, a Marine Air Floor Activity Pressure Interoperability Course which came about from Nov. 28 to Dec. 12, 2022. This course was a possibility to combine a number of components throughout the MEU to finish numerous scenario-based duties and missions transitioning instantly into Marine Expeditionary Unit Train I.
The Expeditionary Operations Coaching Group offered an evaluation of important goals to be accomplished which embrace integrating particular person and small unit expertise, refine command and management procedures and refine commonplace working procedures previous to deploying subsequent 12 months.
State of affairs based mostly occasions included firm strengthened degree raids, tactical restoration of plane personnel, Maritime Particular Function Pressure missions, and intelligence gathering and planning. The coaching workout routines have been developed to provide the MEU commander the utmost quantity of flexibility in employment of their forces.
“My Marines and me personally now have extra expertise and data integrating with the opposite components of a MAGTF, understanding the form of assist and merchandise they want.” Cpl. Ethan Gore, a geospatial analyst with the S-2
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Mike Lowery, commander of the Maritime Particular Function Pressure, twenty sixth MEU, stated this coaching highlighted the MEU’s functionality to combine MSPF with different sections to finish scenario-based missions.
“The Maritime Particular Function Pressure is a Reconnaissance Firm from 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion that’s augmented with intelligence enablers, explosive ordinance Marines and a safety power from the Battalion Touchdown Crew,” he stated. “The MAGTF Interoperability Course is a mixture of raids, intelligence, TRAP and MSPF interoperability operations coinciding on the identical time to point out what the MAGTF can convey to the struggle for our first train collectively.”
Lowery stated that MSPF is the premiere reconnaissance and collections power for the twenty sixth MEU which reinforces the MEU’s commander consciousness of the battle house with the assist of different sections.
Taking part within the course have been Marines with the twenty sixth MEU’s Intelligence Part, which practiced organising a Tactical Delicate Compartmented Set up Facility, planning and executing raids with the MSPF, BLT and ACE, in addition to conducting scenario-based info assortment operations.
One of many intelligence items that supported the situation missions was the meteorology and oceanography part, which offered vital climate forecasts to help within the planning course of.
Picture by Cpl. Kyle Jia
U.S. Marines with the Maritime Particular Function Pressure, twenty sixth Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a free fall insertion into Marine Corps Auxiliary Touchdown Area Bogue, North Carolina, Dec. 1, 2022. This was one in all a number of coaching occasions throughout a Marine Air Floor Activity Pressure Interoperability Course which offered an analysis from the Expeditionary Operations Coaching Group in combining components of a MAGTF in the course of the intermediate coaching part of the twenty sixth MEU pre-deployment coaching program.
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ethan Gore, a geospatial analyst with the S-2, stated one of many occasions happening inside MAGTF Interop was Intelligence Interoperability, the place intelligence Marines have been supporting components of the MAGTF throughout their scenario-based missions.
“Intel Interop was a possibility for the S-2 to assist talk and coordinate with all the weather of the MEU that have been collaborating within the course,” he stated. “The intelligence merchandise we produced have been uniquely created for the pilots and Marines on the bottom to make use of, after which after they completed their occasion, we acquired suggestions from these items to refine our merchandise.”
Gore stated he hopes his Marines acquired new experiences working with the opposite sections.
“My Marines and me personally now have extra expertise and data integrating with the opposite components of a MAGTF, understanding the form of assist and merchandise they want.” he stated. “We have been in a position to sharpen our ways, strategies, and procedures in addition to our commonplace working procedures. MAGTF Interoperability was a singular coaching occasion and I really feel everybody left extra knowledgeable and higher built-in.”
That is one in all a number of coaching occasions scheduled previous to deploying to combine, prepare for and execute actual world missions and showcases the MEU’s as a Prepared, Related and Succesful power.
