SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔IV. Four General Classes of Fires - ✔✔a. Class A
i. Solid substance (wood, paper) = Water, if deep-seated AFFF
b. Class B
i. Liquids (oil, gas) = AFFF, Halon, or PKP
c. Class C
i. Electrical = CO2,
d. Class D
i. Combustible metals (mg, titanium) = High or Low velocity fog upwind
✔✔104
Operational COC - ✔✔104
POTUS
SECDEF
USNORTHCOM-GEN ROBINSON
MARFORCOM-GEN WISSLER
II MEF-MG MILLER
II DIV- MG LOVE
10 REG- COL MCDONOUGH
HQ BTRY-CAPT SARANGESE
✔✔b. Service COC - ✔✔POTUS
SECDEF
SECNAV-SEAN STACKLEY
COMMANDANT- LG NELLER
MARFORCOM-GEN WISSLER
II MEF-MG MILLER
II DIV-MG LOVE
10 REG-COL MCDONOUGH
HQ BTRY-CAPT SARANGESE
✔✔c. SECDEF - ✔✔Subject only to the orders of POTUS
i. Command and control over all Department of Defense
✔✔d. SECNAV - ✔✔Statutory authority (10 U.S.C. § 5013) i.e. CEO
i. Conduct all the affairs of the Department of the Navy
,✔✔e. Combatant Commands - ✔✔composed of forces from at least two Military
Departments and has a broad and continuing mission
**Know Marine Forces Command: Marine Forces Command (MARFORCOM), Marine
Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC), Marine Corps Forces Europe (MARFOREUR),
Marine Corps Forces Central (MARCENT).
✔✔f. USMC Commandant - ✔✔highest-ranking officer in the United States Marine
Corps
i. Member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
ii. Responsible for USMC organization, policy, plans, and programs
✔✔a. Combatant Command (COCOM) - ✔✔i. Command authority over assigned forces
vested only in combatant commands per USC Title 10 Section 164 or POTUS
✔✔III. Supporting and Supported Relationships - ✔✔Varied per mission/organization,
identified in mission planning and designated
Mutual coordination (supported CO does not command supporting unit)
✔✔b. Direct Support - ✔✔authorized to answer directly the supported force's request
✔✔c. General Support - ✔✔support force as a whole, no particular subdivision thereof
✔✔c. Administrative Control (ADCON) - ✔✔admin and support
✔✔d. Operational Control (OPCON) - ✔✔organizing and employing commands/forces
✔✔e. Tactical Control (TACON - ✔✔tasking to accomplish mission or tasks
✔✔f. Direct Liaison Authorized (DIRLAUTH - ✔✔i. Authority granted by a commander
(any level) to a subordinate to directly consult or coordinate
✔✔a. Joint Task Force (JTF - ✔✔established by geographic area or functional basis for
limited objective
✔✔b. Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF - ✔✔i. Multinational ops ("allied")
ii. Military action is temporary, informal arrangement for common interests
✔✔c. Coalition - ✔✔i. Ad hoc arrangement between nations for common action
✔✔VI. Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS) - ✔✔a. Single, uniform system for
preparation, approval, and maintenance of readiness reporting
i. Unit Readiness
, b. Measures and Reports on readiness of force
C. crisis response planning, deliberate or peacetime planning, and management
responsibilities to organize, train, and equip combat-ready forces
✔✔105
Mission/Purpose ACE - ✔✔105
Participate in the air component of the MAGTF in the seizure and defense of advance
naval bases and to conduct such land ops as may be essential for the prosecution of a
naval campaig
✔✔Six Functions of Marine Corps Aviation <ACEAOR> - ✔✔A. Assault Support
B. Command of Aircraft and Missiles
C. Electronic Warfare
D. Anti-air Warfare
E. Offensive Air Support
F. Air Recon
✔✔III. Marine Air Wing (MAW) - ✔✔a. 3 AD wings, 1 Reserve
All can perform all 6 functions of aviation
b. Each has its own unique structure
i. MACG
ii. MWSG
iii. MWHS
iv. 2 x MAG VH (Rotary Wing Air Group)
v. 4 x MAG VF/VA (Fixed Wing Air Group)
✔✔IV. Marine Aircraft Group (MAG - ✔✔b. Smallest aviation unit designed to conduct
ops with no assistance (except supply)
✔✔c. MAG Composition - ✔✔1. Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS)
2. Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR)
3. Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron (VMR)
4. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU)
5. Fighter/Attack Squadron (VMFA)
6. All Weather Fighter/Attack Squadron (VMFA/AW)
7. Attack Squadron (VMA)
8. Medium Tilt-Rotor Squadron (VMM
9. Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH)
10. 1Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM)
11. Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA)