Special Operations Capable - Marine Air Ground Task Force
Size
2,200
Part of
I Marine Expeditionary Force
Garrison/HQ
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
Nickname(s)
"The Fighting 13th"
Engagements
Operation Desert Storm Operation Southern Watch
War on Terror
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen
Operation Inherent Resolve
Commanders
Notable commanders
Col. Christopher J. Gunther[1]
Col. David W. Coffman[2] Col. Carl E. Mundy III Col. Chandler S. Nelms Col. Andrew T. Priddy[3] Col. Christopher D. Taylor[4] Col. Anthony M. Henderson[5]
Col. Samuel L. Meyer [6]
Military unit
The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) is one of seven Marine Expeditionary Units currently in existence in the United States Marine Corps. The Marine Expeditionary Unit is a Marine Air Ground Task Force with a strength of about 2,200 personnel. The MEU consists of a command element, a reinforced infantry battalion, a composite aviation squadron and a combat logistics battalion. The 13th MEU is currently based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.
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