Mission of MLG
PRovide general and direct support and sustained combat logistics above the organic capabilities.
How is MLG employed?
Maintenance BN
Provide general support and intermediate maintenance support for USMC furnished tactical ordinance, engineering, MT, comms, comms electronics, general support equipment
- maintenance 2-4 echelons, calibration, evac tracked vehicles, technical assistance, inspection
Supply BN
general supply except bulk fuel and Navy funded stock/programs.
- financial/maintenance management systems, warehouses. Receipt, storage, issuance of supplies. Packing, preservation, and packaging (PP&P) services.
Engineer Support BN
General engineering- survivability, counter mobility, mobility enhancements; EOD; dispensing water (class 1) and fuel (class 3).
- construct/maintain/improve bases, facilities, airfields, comm/supply lines, bridges
- utilities/electrical support
Medical BN
Provides direct and general support medical support to the MEF
- 2nd echelon medical care including resuscitative care/surgery, temporary hospitalization
- medical regulating
- preventative medicine
- assist in collection, analysis, and dissemination of medical intel
- Provide medical elements for establishment of casualty decon/treatment stations. Provide medical management of mass casualties and combat stress casualties
Dental BN
Provides general support dental healthcare to the MEF- provide, coordinate, and supervise dental health program. Provide dets as required for smaller units.
CLR
Provide logistics to MARDIV beyond organic capabilties to allow continuity of ops independent of logistically driven pauses
CLB
Each BN is self sufficient across whole spectrum of logistics (supply/maintenance etc)
CLC
Combat logistics companies- Based at air stations. Intermediate supply, MT, engineering to MAW. Operate Aerial port of Embarkation/debarkation (APOE/D), FAP (fleet assistance program) to air station (legal, postal, exchange, security, admin, transport, bulk fuel)
LCE of the MEU
CLB:
- supply
- maintenance
- transport
- engineering
- medical/dental
- automated info processing
- utilities
- landing support (pier and airfield)
- disbursing
- legal
- postal
Supplied for 15 days
LCE of MEB
CLR
- supply
- maintenance
- transport
- engineering
- medical/dental
- automated info processing
- utilities
- landing support (pier and airfield)
- disbursing
- legal
- postal
Supplies for 30 days
LCE of the MEF
MLG
6 functions:
- Supply
- Maintenance
- Transportation
- General engineering
- Health Services
- General services
Supply
Maintenance
Transportation
General Engineering
Health Services
General services
War Materiel Support
MEF deploys w/ 60 days of equipment. Able to establish resupply lines during that time. ACE can deploy w/ 90 days.
Materiel support is planned and positioned considering the org structure and employment doctrine of MAGTF and availability/responsiveness to access to stocks of WRM.
War Reserve Materiel
mission essential principal end items, secondary items, and munitions required to attain operational objectives in the scenarios authorized for sustainabiltiy planning and other stockage objectives approved for programming in the Defense Planning Guide.
Peacetime Force Materiel Stocks
on hand inventories that support day to day operational and training requirements.
War Materiel Procurement Capability
Quantity of an item that can be ordered on D-Day or after the day operation commences. (Industry or other sources e.g. host nation)
War Reserve Materiel Stocks
field and inventory control-
field- held by operating forces
inventory- wholesale level at USMC logistics bases