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I MEF provides the Marine Corps a globally responsive, expeditionary, and fully scalable Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF), capable of generating, deploying, and employing ready forces and formations for crisis response, forward presence, major combat operations, and campaigns.
Marines with Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, carry a Combat Rubber Raiding Craft into the water in order to conduct beach searches during an amphibious operations training exercise, as part of an Expeditionary Operations Training Group course at Camp Pendleton April 21, 2016. Recon Marines specialize in providing in-depth reconnaissance on a designated area. This exercise was conducted in preparation for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s deployment in the near future. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Demetrius Morgan/RELEASED) - Marines with Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, carry a Combat Rubber Raiding Craft into the water in order to conduct beach searches during an amphibious operations training exercise, as part of an Expeditionary Operations Training Group course at Camp Pendleton April 21, 2016. Recon Marines specialize in providing in-depth reconnaissance on a designated area. This exercise was conducted in preparation for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s deployment in the near future. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Demetrius Morgan/RELEASED)
Cpl. Corey Mount is recognized by Lt. Gen. David Berger as the I Marine Expeditionary Force Marine of the Year during a ceremony at Camp Pendleton Feb. 10, 2016. The award recognizes a Marine who exceeds expectations and embodies the spirit and ideals of the Marine Corps. Berger is the I MEF commanding general and Mount, a native of Indianapolis, is an administrative noncommissioned officer with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I MEF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel) - Cpl. Corey Mount is recognized by Lt. Gen. David Berger as the I Marine Expeditionary Force Marine of the Year during a ceremony at Camp Pendleton Feb. 10, 2016. The award recognizes a Marine who exceeds expectations and embodies the spirit and ideals of the Marine Corps. Berger is the I MEF commanding general and Mount, a native of Indianapolis, is an administrative noncommissioned officer with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I MEF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel)
Marines with Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, survey a named area of interest during reconnaissance and surveillance training, Nov. 19-21, 2015, aboard Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii. The Marines conducted insertion, infiltration, execution, exfiltration, and extraction in terrain unfamiliar to what is usually found at their home base in California. The Hawaiian terrain ranged from beach shores, to dense jungle and open valleys during pouring rains (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tony Simmons) - Marines with Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, survey a named area of interest during reconnaissance and surveillance training, Nov. 19-21, 2015, aboard Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii. The Marines conducted insertion, infiltration, execution, exfiltration, and extraction in terrain unfamiliar to what is usually found at their home base in California. The Hawaiian terrain ranged from beach shores, to dense jungle and open valleys during pouring rains (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tony Simmons)
Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct unknown distance shooting during the Pre-Scout Sniper Course aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 17, 2015. The six-week long course is designed to prepare and screen students for the follow-on training at Scout Sniper Basic School. (Photo by LCpl. Danielle Rodrigues/Released) - Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct unknown distance shooting during the Pre-Scout Sniper Course aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 17, 2015. The six-week long course is designed to prepare and screen students for the follow-on training at Scout Sniper Basic School. (Photo by LCpl. Danielle Rodrigues/Released)
Lieutenant General Smith was commissioned through the NROTC program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in May 1985. A career infantry officer, his assignments in the operating forces include Rifle Platoon Commander and 81mm Mortar Platoon Commander in 2d Battalion, 1st Marines; Logistics Officer and Rifle Company Commander in 1st Battalion, 3d Marines; and Commanding Officer, 1st Force Reconnaissance Company, during which he deployed twice in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Brigadier General Fulford was commissioned in 1992, after graduation from the United States Naval Academy. Following graduation from The Basic School and the Infantry Officer’s Course, he reported to the 1st Marine Division. From June 1993 through December 1996, he served in 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, deploying with Battalion Landing Team 1/4,
Colonel Rideout holds a baccalaureate degree in Psychology from Ohio Wesleyan University, a Master of Science in Information Technology Management from the Naval Postgraduate School, a Master of Military Studies from Marine Corps University and a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. He is a graduate
Sergeant Major Peter A. Siaw was born in Chicago, Illinois and began recruit training in April 1993 aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California. Upon graduation, he was meritoriously promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal and continued to Marine Combat Training aboard Camp Pendleton, California, and Personnel Administration School
Master Chief Ziervogel enlisted in the Navy in August of 1989. Following Basic Training in Orlando, Florida he successfully completed the Navy Nuclear Power Training Pipeline. From October 1991 to December 1996 he served as a member of Reactor Control Division onboard USS Nebraska (SSBN 739 Gold) through New Construction and Commissioning,