United States Marine Corps Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ====Marine Air-Ground Task Force==== {{main|Marine Air-Ground Task Force}} The basic framework for deployable Marine units is the [[Marine Air-Ground Task Force]] (MAGTF), a flexible structure of varying size. A MAGTF integrates a [[ground combat element]] (GCE), an [[aviation combat element]] (ACE), and a [[logistics combat element]] (LCE) under a common [[Command element (United States Marine Corps)|command element]] (CE), capable of operating independently or as part of a larger coalition. The MAGTF structure reflects a strong preference in the Corps toward self-sufficiency and a commitment to [[combined arms]], both essential assets to an [[Expeditionary warfare|expeditionary force]]. The Marine Corps has a wariness and distrust of reliance on its sister services and towards joint operations in general.<ref name="Warren"/> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page