MAGTF - Marine Corps Association

Spectrum Contested Environments

Maneuver warfare and command and control in an EMS environment

In practical terms, the average infantry battalion in the Marine Corps is the base unit for combat operations within the construct of the MAGTF.

Maneuver Warfare in the Cognitive Domain

Strategic communication and the MAGTF

[...] is the principle of effective listening. [...] is the principle of effective communication.

MAGTF Aviation and Operational Maneuver from the Sea

Marine Air-Ground Task Force Aviation and Operational Maneuver From the Sea

The USMC's response to multidimensional threats requires the ability to seamlessly and rapidly integrate widely dissimilar and possibly dispersed combat forces.

Mobility Requirements and the 21st Century MAGTF

Focusing on the operation level of warfare changes the characteristics needed in vehicles and other key hardware. It's important to identify these changes as soon as possible.

The contribution of operational level mobility to the Marine Corps Operational Maneuver From the Sea is discussed.

MAGTF Aviation and Maneuver Warfare

Lip service or lethal punch?

Maneuver warfare should apply to both combat elements of the Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF). Anything less fails to take full advantage of the Marine Corps' aviation assets.

MAGTF Warlords: A Naval Perspective

Amphibious Operations

In their recent and truly important articles, Col Rakow and Col [Wallace C. Gregson] both made several valid points for integrating amphibious doctrine into the Navy's composite warfare (CW) concept From a naval perspective the concept of blending the two doctrines is farreaching. A strong argument

The Art of MAGTF Warfare

First Place 1988 Chase Prize Essay Contest

To fully exercise the air-ground capabilities of the MAGTF, Marines must understand the importance of the MAGTF command element. For too long, Marines have regarded the MAGTF command element as little more than a collection of coordinators and referees, whose function centered on ensuring that the