1 00:00:02,650 --> 00:00:05,980 Our mission is straightforward . We 2 00:00:05,980 --> 00:00:08,330 provide a forward deployed , flexible 3 00:00:08,370 --> 00:00:10,800 sea based marine air ground task force 4 00:00:10,810 --> 00:00:12,890 capable of conducting amphibious 5 00:00:12,890 --> 00:00:15,480 operations , crisis response and 6 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:17,900 limited contingency operations to 7 00:00:17,900 --> 00:00:20,011 include the introduction of follow on 8 00:00:20,011 --> 00:00:22,040 forces and designated special 9 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:24,400 operations in support of the theater 10 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:26,710 requirements . The geographic combatant 11 00:00:26,710 --> 00:00:30,090 commander For more than 50 years , the 12 00:00:30,090 --> 00:00:32,690 26 mu has provided geographic combatant 13 00:00:32,690 --> 00:00:35,110 commanders with a highly adaptive 14 00:00:35,170 --> 00:00:38,470 potent rapid response force capable of 15 00:00:38,470 --> 00:00:40,470 conducting missions across the full 16 00:00:40,470 --> 00:00:42,540 spectrum of military operations . 17 00:00:43,990 --> 00:00:46,420 Providing the mu with rapid direct 18 00:00:46,430 --> 00:00:48,480 action capabilities . The maritime 19 00:00:48,480 --> 00:00:50,550 special purpose force falls under mu 20 00:00:50,550 --> 00:00:54,530 special operations capable or the M 21 00:00:54,530 --> 00:00:56,640 S P F provides enhanced operational 22 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:58,850 capability to complement conventional 23 00:00:58,850 --> 00:01:01,200 operations of select maritime special 24 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:04,350 missions . The term you sock first came 25 00:01:04,350 --> 00:01:07,160 into existence in the 1980s with the 26 26 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:09,400 mu in order to integrate smoothly with 27 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:11,800 special operations forces and increase 28 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:15,770 the muse lethality as the 26 mu 29 00:01:15,770 --> 00:01:18,070 brings it complex mag taf level 30 00:01:18,070 --> 00:01:20,350 capability that can be leveraged in 31 00:01:20,350 --> 00:01:22,810 support of special operating forces in 32 00:01:22,810 --> 00:01:25,580 theater . Our performance as Premier 33 00:01:25,580 --> 00:01:28,100 Mag Taf has marked the 26 mu as a 34 00:01:28,100 --> 00:01:30,490 certain force in an uncertain world . 35 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:34,470 We are ready relevant and capable . 36 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:38,300 The Mu as a as a team of teams 37 00:01:38,300 --> 00:01:40,590 consisting of three major support and 38 00:01:40,590 --> 00:01:43,960 elements led by a marine Colonel . The 39 00:01:43,960 --> 00:01:46,127 command element is responsible for the 40 00:01:46,127 --> 00:01:47,850 coordination , planning and 41 00:01:47,850 --> 00:01:49,961 communication of the deployed force . 42 00:01:50,860 --> 00:01:53,027 The ground combat element or battalion 43 00:01:53,027 --> 00:01:55,138 landing team is an infantry battalion 44 00:01:55,138 --> 00:01:56,860 reinforced responsible for the 45 00:01:56,860 --> 00:01:59,080 executing actions in the environment . 46 00:01:59,880 --> 00:02:02,060 These marines are the proverbial boots 47 00:02:02,070 --> 00:02:05,060 on the ground . The aviation combat 48 00:02:05,060 --> 00:02:07,060 element capable of coordinating air 49 00:02:07,060 --> 00:02:09,310 above utilizes fixed wing and rotary 50 00:02:09,310 --> 00:02:11,310 wing aircraft as well as unmanned 51 00:02:11,310 --> 00:02:13,366 aerial vehicles to contribute to the 52 00:02:13,366 --> 00:02:15,421 battlespace dominance and support of 53 00:02:15,421 --> 00:02:17,477 new operations by performing the six 54 00:02:17,477 --> 00:02:19,199 functions of marine aviation . 55 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:22,460 Religious combat element provides them 56 00:02:22,460 --> 00:02:24,400 you with mission essential combat 57 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:26,680 service support to ensure readiness and 58 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:28,569 sustainment , allowing the mewtwo 59 00:02:28,569 --> 00:02:31,000 organically sustain itself for up to 15 60 00:02:31,010 --> 00:02:33,200 days . When combined with the 61 00:02:33,210 --> 00:02:35,432 amphibious ready group , we are able to 62 00:02:35,432 --> 00:02:37,488 exploit asymmetric advantages that C 63 00:02:37,488 --> 00:02:39,321 provides maneuver space over our 64 00:02:39,321 --> 00:02:40,488 potential episodes . 65 00:02:43,370 --> 00:02:46,010 We are ready . Are you