II MEF Press Release for upcoming deployment in 2007
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Marines, Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), headquartered here, will soon begin a phased deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as part of a scheduled rotation with the Camp Pendleton, Calif., based I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Note: This information found on the following website under Press Releases.
http://www.iimefpublic.usmc.mil/public/iimefpublic.nsf/sites/iimeffwd
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
II MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (FORWARD)
PSC BOX 20085
CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA 28542-0085
Press Release
November 28, 2006
II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), commanded by Maj. Gen. W.E. Gaskin, will assume responsibility early next year for organizing and commanding Multi-National Force West, the Coalition Force responsible for western Iraq. Forward-based in Fallujah, Iraq, MNF-W will consist of approximately 28,000 Marines, Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen, as well as 10,000 Iraqi soldiers from the 1st and 7th Iraqi Army Divisions.
Multi-National Force West’s mission is to enable Iraqis to defeat the insurgency by building their own security forces and enhancing the political and economic environments of Al Anbar.
Multi-National Force West is built around a division-sized Marine Air-Ground Task Force composed of four elements:
Command Element
II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward)
Ground Combat Element
Regimental Combat Team-2
Regimental Combat Team-6
1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army
Air Combat Element
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward)
Combat Service Support Element
2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward)
30th Naval Construction Regiment, U.S. Navy
Multi-National Force West will continue to train and mentor the Iraqi Security Forces, preparing them to lead counter-insurgency operations in Al Anbar Province.
Supporting these objectives, MNF-W, in concert with U.S. agencies, will continue to advise and assist the Iraqi governmental leadership in providing representative government that assures the basic needs of the Iraqi people are met.
For more information about II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) or the upcoming deployment, contact 2nd Lt. Roger Hollenbeck (910)451-9033.
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