CURRENT OPERATIONS BRIEF 24 OCT 2013 Photo: U.S. Marines with India Company, 3/7 patrol near FOB Musa Qala, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct 19, 2013.

Outline Posture of the United States Marine Corps USMC Personnel Commandant’s 2013 Report to Congress USMC Personnel Operation Enduring Freedom Global Force Disposition Marine Expeditionary Units 31ST Marine Expeditionary Unit 26TH Marine Expeditionary Unit 13TH Marine Expeditionary Unit 22ND Marine Expeditionary Unit Photo: Marines with 13TH Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force (MRF) conduct fast rope training aboard the USS NEW ORLEANS Sept 7, 2013. The Marines and Sailors with 13TH MEU will deploy for several months in support of theater requirements of Geographic Combatant Commander. Photo by Sgt Ammon W. Carter.

Posture of United States Marine Corps Marines and the Nation’s Defense Operation ENDURING FREEDOM Global Crisis Response Investing in Ready Units Resetting and Reconstituting Orienting to the Future Postured to respond at a moments notice Forward Presence Innovation and Experimentation Keeping Faith with our Marines, Sailors and Families Family Readiness / Wounded Warriors “Marines stand ready to answer the clarion call, responding to crises with today’s forces…TODAY.” Gen James F. Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps Photo: The commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos and the 17th sergeant major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Micheal P. Barrett, address Marine noncommissioned officers (NCO's) with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, Calif., Oct. 21, 2013. Amos and Barrett discussed the role of NCO's in the Marine Corps

USMC Personnel Total on active duty: 199,292 Total Deployed: ~22,200 Total Afghanistan: ~8,000 Active Component - Operating Forces: 115,989 Trainees, Transients, Patients, Prisoners: 32,276 Supporting Establishment: 46,864 Activated Reservists: 1,925 Active Reserve: 2,238 Photo: Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks to Marines stationed on Camp Hansen, at The Palms, Okinawa, Japan, July 18, 2013. Photo by LCpl Andrew Kuppers. Total on active duty: 199,292

Marines in Afghanistan NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A) Marine Special Operations Company (RC-SW) Marine Special Operations Company (RC-W) Top photo: U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zachery K. Arrowood with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines Regiment provides security during a patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 12, 2013. The patrol was conducted to disrupt enemy activity in the area. Bottom photo: U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zachery K. Arrowood with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment provides security during a patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 12, 2013. The patrol was conducted to disrupt enemy activity in the area. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Zachery B Commander ISAF / US Forces - Afghanistan General Joseph F. Dunford Joint Staff Kabul – Individual Augments KANDAHAR Marine Corps Logistics Command (Fwd) R4 Operations Group II Marine Expeditionary Force (Fwd) Major General Walter L. Miller, Jr. 5

Global Force Disposition (As of 24 Oct 13) Operations ~14,150 Amphibious Ops ~6,700 Exercises ~900 TSC ~450 Total Deployed ~22,200 + + + = NORTHCOM: ~50 EUCOM: ~2,700 AFGHANISTAN: ~8,000 OTHER CENTCOM: ~3,650 USEUCOM GEORGIA DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM-ISAF 2 BLACK SEA ROTATIONAL FORCE 14 Tartan eagle UScentcom OEF-AFGHANISTAN JORDAN DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM YEMEN embassy reinforcement UAE security cooperation Combat exchange USNorthcom WTI 1-14 26th MEU useucom 31ST MEU USPACOM 13th MEU uscentcom FAST PLTS USEUCOM USCENTCOM USPACOM USNORTHCOM USSOUTHCOM Africa partnership station usAFRIcom USSouthCOM Expeditionary miso team Civil Affairs Team Sigint support team COMBAT LOGISTICS SMEE Small unit leadership mtt C2 functions smee Recon bilateral exchange USAFRICOM CJTF-HOA Operation Onward LIBERTY Libya embassy reinforcement Spmagtf - crisis response Spmagtf - Africa 13.3 USPACOM OEF-PHILIPPINES jpac PHIBLEX 14-1 KMEP 14.1 Combined sapper 13 FOREST LIGHT 14 Max thunder MARSOC USCENTCOM USPACOM OPERATION AMPHIBIOUS OPERATION SOUTHCOM: ~100 AFRICOM: ~1,100 PACOM: ~6,600 6 OTHER DEPLOYMENTS 6 6 6

Marine Expeditionary Units 11TH/15TH MEU CAMP PENDLETON, CA 24TH MEU CAMP LEJEUNE, NC MV-22 CAPEX EX Eagle resolve Ex sea soldier EX eager lion 26TH MEU 22D MEU SOTG RAID COURSE Pacific Patrol Ex talisman saber Ex koolendong 31ST MEU PHIBLEX PMINT EX DAWN BLITZ EX SHATRUJEET 13TH MEU Photos (from left to right): Marines with Echo Co, 2nd Battalion 4th Marines, Battalion Landing Team assigned to the 31ST Marine Expeditionary Unit(MEU) fire a Shoulder-launch Multipurpose Assault Weapon during a live fire training exercise for exercise Koolendong 13, Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, Sept 4, 2013. Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26TH Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a pistol qualification with an M9 service pistol on the flight deck of the USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) LCpl Zach Gulbronson, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22ND Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), machine gunner and native of Cross City, Fla., fires at a building while conducting a platoon-sized raid on a simulated town during urban tactics training as part of the MEU’s Realistic Urban Training exercise at Fort Pickett, Va. PRE-DEPLOYED DEPLOYED POST-DEPLOYED 7 7 7 7

31ST Marine Expeditionary Unit COL J. E. MERNA BLT 2/4, VMM-265 (REIN), VMA-214, CLB–31 DEPLOYMENT DATES: JUN 13 – NOV 13 USS BONHOMME RICHARD (LHD-6) USS DENVER (LPD-9) USS GERMANTOWN (LSD-42) Top Photo: Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/4 conducts training while deployed with the 31ST Marine Expeditionary Unit while in Australia, September 11, 2013. Bottom Photo: Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/4 conducts training while deployed with the 31ST Marine Expeditionary Unit while in Australia, September 11, 2013. MEUEX/RUTEX OKINAWA MAY- JUN 2013 EX KOOLENDONG AUSTRALIA SEP 2013 EX TALISMAN SABER AUSTRALIA JUL 2013 8

26TH Marine Expeditionary Unit FRENCH BILATERAL TRAINING COL M. G. ST. CLAIR BLT 3/2, VMM-266 (REIN), CLB-26 DEPLOYMENT DATES: MAR – NOV 2013 USS KEARSARGE (LHD-3) USS SAN ANTONIO (LPD-17) USS CARTER HALL (LSD-50) DSCA SUPPORT ABOARD USS WASP NEW YORK NOV 2012 Top Photo: Cpl Leidys Vega, Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26TH Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), secures her target before conducting a pistol qualification on the flight deck of the USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3). Bottom Photo: LCpl Dylan Barton assigned to India Co., Battalion Landing Team 3/2, 26TH Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), uses an AN/PRC 152 radio to practice calling in a nine-line casualty evacuation request during a team leader's course, in the hangar bay of the USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3). FRENCH BILATERAL TRAINING FRANCE MAR 2013 EX EAGER LION JORDAN JUN 2013 MV-22 CAPEX GERMANY MAR 2013 EX EAGLE RESOLVE QATAR APR – MAY 2013 EX SEA SOLDIER OMAN APR – MAY 2013 9

13TH Marine Expeditionary Unit COL C. D. TAYLOR BLT 1/4, VMM-166 (REIN), CLB-13 DEPLOYMENT DATES: AUG 2013 – MAR 2014 USS BOXER (LHD-4) USS NEW ORLEANS (LPD-18) USS HARPERS FERRY (LSD-49) IRON FIST CAMP PENDLETON FEB 2013 GROUND RUT CAMP PENDLETON MAY 2013 DAWN BLITZ CAMP PENDLETON JUN 2013 Top Right Photo: Marines with 13TH Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct live fire training aboard the USS New Orleans. Bottom Left Photo: Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Brynn Proudfoot directs an MV-22 Osprey on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry. SHATRUJEET INDIA SEP – OCT 2013 PHIBLEX PHILIPPINES SEP 2013 10

22ND Marine Expeditionary Unit COL W. R. DUNN BLT 1/6, VMM-263 (REIN), CLB-22 DEPLOYMENT DATES: FEB 2014 – OCT 2014 USS BATAAN (LHD-5) USS MESA VERDE (LPD-19) USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD-44) PMINT CAMP LEJUENE OCT 2013 Top Right Photo: Marines and Navy corpsmen with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22ND Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to load an MV-22 Osprey aircraft during a casualty evacuation drill as part of the MEU’s Realistic Urban Training exercise. Bottom Left Photo: LCpl Nicholas Butler, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), plane captain and native of Sacramento, Calif., secures a tail panel on an AH-1W Super Cobra prior to a flight in support of the MEU’s Realistic Urban Training exercise. 11

THIS CONCLUDES THE CURRENT OPERATIONS BRIEF Photos (clockwise from top left): U.S. Marines assigned to Low Altitude Air Defense Platoon, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fire a Stinger Launch Simulator during familiarization training aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, Oct. 2, 2013. U.S. Marines with 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and U.S. Navy H-60 helicopter crewmembers, conduct a vertical lift to transport a joint task force enabler from aboard USS Boxer to USS New Orleans, Oct. 10, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Joshua Dewalt, platoon commander, Weapons Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, shoots an M2 .50 caliber machine gun at a range in the Kajaki District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 6, 2013. Marines serving with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, board a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter during a fast rope training exercise Oct. 9, 2013.