What is an ARG USMC?

What is an ARG USMC?

An amphibious ready group (ARG) of the United States Navy consists of a naval element—a group of warships known as an Amphibious Task Force (ATF)—and a landing force (LF) of U.S. Marines (and occasionally U.S. Army soldiers), in total about 5,000 people.

What does Arg mean in Navy?

Amphibious Ready Group
Navy-Marine Corps Team – Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and MEU.

What is the largest Marine Air-Ground Task Forces?

A Marine expeditionary force (MEF), formerly known as a Marine amphibious force, is the largest type of a Marine air-ground task force. A MEF is the largest building block of United States Marine Corps combat power.

Where is USS Tarawa now?

– decommissioned – USS TARAWA held a decommissioning ceremony on December 4, 2008, and was decommissioned on March 31, 2009. The ship is presently laid-up at Pearl Harbor, Hi., awaiting final disposal.

What kind of warranty does ARG marine have?

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When did the Marine Corps replace the ARG / MEU?

The current ARG/MEU replaced the older Marine amphibious unit model in the mid-1980s. It uses a three-ship amphibious squadron (PhibRon)—an LHD, LPD, and LSD—commanded by a captain.

Is the Marine Corps an Amphibious Ready Group?

The resulting forces may range from a single Amphibious Ready Group/ Marine Expeditionary Unit ( Special Operations Capable) [ARG/MEU (SOC)], to a larger organization capable of employing a Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) or even a Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF).

What can the ARG / MEU team be used for?

The proposed ARG/MEU construct can support special operations forces by using some of the troop berthing cleared out by slimming the landing team to embark a SEAL platoon. The battalion landing team requirements and the equipment to support it far exceed its use by combatant commanders.

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