Marine expeditionary brigade
A Marine expeditionary brigade is a formation of the United States Marine Corps, a Marine air-ground task force of approximately 14,500 Marines and sailors constructed around a reinforced infantry regiment, a composite Marine aircraft group, a combat logistics regiment and a MEB command group. The MEB, commanded by a general officer, is task-organized to meet the requirements of a specific situation. It can function as part of a joint task force, as the lead echelon of the Marine expeditionary force, or alone. It varies in size and composition, and is larger than a Marine expeditionary unit but smaller than a MEF. The MEB is capable of conducting missions across the full range of military operations.Notional Marine expeditionary brigade in 2010
Command element (CE)
MEB command group
Regimental Landing Team or Regimental Combat Team
- Infantry Regiment, Reinforced
- 48 Amphibious Assault Vehicles, AAV-7A1 and variants
- 27 Light Armored Vehicles, LAV-25A1 and variants
- 14 Main Battle Tank, M1A1, Abrams
- 2 Armored Recovery Vehicle, M88A2, Hercules
- 2 Assault Breacher Vehicle, M1, Shredder
- 24 Howitzer, 155 mm, M777A2
- 24 Mortar, 81mm, M252
- 27 Lightweight Mortar, 60 mm, M224 LWCMS
- 24 Anti-Tank Missile Launcher, BGM-71, TOW
- 24 Anti-Tank Missile Launcher, FGM-148, Javelin
- 18 Automatic Grenade Launcher, 40 mm, Mk 19
- 18 Browning Machine Gun, Cal..50, M2, HB, Flexible
- 54 Machine Gun, 7.62mm, M240
- 243 Light Machine Gun/Infantry Automatic Rifle, 5.56mm, M249
Composite Marine aircraft group
The following MEBs were deployed operationally:
