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    I MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (FWD)

    I Marine Expeditionary Force (Fwd)

    I Marine Expeditionary Force (Fwd)    

    When directed, I MEF deploys and is employed as a Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) in support of Combatant Commander (COCOM) requirements for contingency response or Major Theater War; with appropriate augmentation, serves as the core element of a Joint Task Force (JTF); prepares and deploys combat ready MAGTF’s to support COCOM presence and crisis response; and supports service and COCOM initiatives as required.

    1,505 Featured Videos

    I MEF (Forward) Final Video

    I MEF (Forward) Final Video
    08.12.23 | Sgt Joshua Brittenham | 3MAW
    U.S. Marines and aircraft from I MEF and III MEF came together to deploy West of the International Date Line and execute I MEF (Fwd) operations...
    Top Marines visit combat troops in Fallujah after Operation Phantom Fury

    Top Marines visit combat troops in...
    09.20.13 | Courtesy Video | I-MEF
    The Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Michael Hagee, and Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. John Estrada visited Marines and sailors at...
    I Marine Expeditionary Force Receives Two Navy Unit Commendations

    I Marine Expeditionary Force Receives Two...
    12.06.12 | MSgt Brian Buckwalter | I-MEF
    Over the past several years, I Marine Expeditionary Force has seen its Marines and sailors deployed in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring...
    Brother, Friend Marines Gather to Honor Fallen Comrade

    Brother, Friend Marines Gather to Honor...
    09.01.12 | Cpl Mark Garcia | RC-SW
    On a hot sunny, somber Saturday morning more than 100 service members gathered to pay their final respects to Cpl. Daniel L. Linnabary II, a...
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    854 Featured Images

    Senior Military Leaders, City Officials attend Medical, Leadership Seminars to better prepare for the next ‘Big One’

    Senior Military Leaders, City Officials...
    10.09.14 | Sgt Jessica Ostroska | I-MEF
    Anne Kronenberg, executive director of the Department of Emergency Management for the City and County of San Francisco, and members of the panel...
    Senior Military Leaders, City Officials attend Medical, Leadership Seminars to better prepare for the next ‘Big One’

    Senior Military Leaders, City Officials...
    10.09.14 | Sgt Jessica Ostroska | I-MEF
    A panel from the Philippine Consulate and Office of the Governor, Bohol province, Philippines, discuss the Bohol Earthquake and Typhoon Haiyan...
    Senior Military Leaders, City Officials attend Medical, Leadership Seminars to better prepare for the next ‘Big One’

    Senior Military Leaders, City Officials...
    10.09.14 | Sgt Jessica Ostroska | I-MEF
    Seminar attendees take note of the panel from the Philippine Consulate and Office of the Governor, Bohol province, Philippines, as they discuss...
    Senior Military Leaders, City Officials attend Medical, Leadership Seminars to better prepare for the next ‘Big One’

    Senior Military Leaders, City Officials...
    10.08.14 | Sgt Jessica Ostroska | I-MEF
    Seminar attendees tour the top deck of USS America as part of the senior leaders seminar, Oct. 8, during the San Francisco Fleet Week 2014. The...
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    147 Featured Stories

    I MEF Heavily Engaged in the Western Pacific in July

    I MEF Heavily Engaged in the Western...
    07.14.23 | Courtesy Story | I-MEF
    Throughout the month of July, approximately 6,000 U.S. Marines from I Marine Expeditionary Force are dispersed across Australia, the Federated...
    Senior Military Leaders, City Officials attend Medical, Leadership Seminars to better prepare for the next ‘Big One’

    Senior Military Leaders, City Officials...
    10.09.14 | Sgt Jessica Ostroska | I-MEF
    While it is unknown when the next major disaster will strike the San Francisco Bay Area, military and civic leaders are preparing during San...
    Faith has no uniform: British Islamic religious advisor visits with U.S. Marines

    Faith has no uniform: British Islamic...
    02.02.14 | Frances Candelaria | RC-SW
    Imam Asim Hafiz, an Islamic religious advisor with the British Ministry of Defence, visited British and American leaders aboard Camp Leatherneck,...
    I MEF (Forward) deploys to Afghanistan

    I MEF (Forward) deploys to Afghanistan
    01.06.14 | Sgt Jessica Ostroska | I-MEF
    Marines and sailors of the I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) command element began their deployment to Afghanistan as approximately half of...
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    33 Featured Audio

    Lance Cpl. Hailey Carroll
    01.24.14 | CPT Garth Langley | I-MEF
    Lance Cpl. Hailey Carroll, from Old Town, Fla., talks to a WTKF-FM reporter, in Morehead City, N.C., about her duties as a truck driver and...

    Regional Command Southwest update for...
    03.15.12 | MSgt Michael Cifuentes | RC-SW
    This is a recap done for British Forces Broadcast Service radio of some of the stories covered by the Regional Command Southwest public affairs...

    Teaching College
    10.02.10 | Sgt Shawn Coolman | I-MEF
    Learning to read and write is pretty much taken for granted in America. In Afghanistan, where there's a shortage of qualified teachers, this...

    Afghan election interview
    09.18.10 | LTJG Jennifer Franco | I-MEF
    A sound interview regarding an Afghan woman voter in Lashkar Gah who overcame fears to cast a vote in the Sept. 18 election.
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    1 Featured Publications