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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Maritime Prepositioning Force operations play an important role in being the military’s force in readiness to respond to a crisis situation anywhere around the world in only a matter of days.
To learn more on the subject, non-commissioned officers with Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, participated in an abridged version of the traditional MPF course here, May 19.
The purpose of MPF is to enable rapid deployment and engagement of a fully-capable Marine Air Ground Task Force anywhere in the world.
“The reason we are giving a light course is so that the NCOs and below can get an idea of what their specific [role] is during an MPF,” said Capt. Kathryn Bryan, MPF instructor, Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Pacific. “The original course is for staff NCOs and above, and it is longer and gets more in depth than this one.”
During the course, the Marines learned the history and growth of the MPF program, roles, missions and limitations of an MPF.
“Some of the roles of an MPF [are] to support or reinforce amphibious operations or establish a sizeable force ashore in support of sustained operations,” said Capt. Miguel Valle, MPF course manager, from Inglewood, Calif.
The course provided the Marines with an insight of how their job enables an MPF operation to work.
“We learned how our job falls into the whole [Maritime Prepositioning Force operation],” said Cpl. Justin Ronk, landing support specialist, Landing Support Company, CLR-17, 1st MLG. “We also learned how important [Maritime Prepositioning Force operation] is when it comes to moving Marines and gear to another part of the world.”
The Marines also learned about every section that helps make the MPF run and the different vessels used. There are six main sections, and together they make up the Arrival and Assembly Organizations. The sections are the Arrival and Assembly Operations Group, MAGTF Offload Liaison Team, Arrival and Assembly Operations Element, Landing Force Support Party, Movement Control Center and the Technical Assistance and Advisory Team. Each section plays a vital role in making sure all personnel and gear quickly arrives to its destination.
“The course is a great way for them to learn about MPF,” said Bryan, from Longview, Texas. “Every Marine or sailor who takes the course will have some sort of idea of what happens during MPF operations.”
| Date Taken: | 05.19.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 05.26.2011 18:08 |
| Story ID: | 71166 |
| Location: | CAMP PENDLETON, CA, US |
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