United States Marine Corps Forces Command

United States Marine Corps Forces Command
United States Marine Corps Forces Command
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Marine Corps
Type	Marine Combined arms
Role	Amphibious and expeditionary warfare
Garrison/HQ	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads; Norfolk, VA
Commanders
Commander	Lieutenant General Michael E. Langley
Deputy Commander	Brigadier General
Command Sergeant Major	Sergeant Major Michael J. Pritchard

Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (COMMARFORCOM), headquartered at the Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads in Norfolk, Virginia, commands service retained-operating forces; executes force sourcing and synchronization to affect force generation actions in the provisioning of joint capable Marine Corps forces, and directs deployment planning and execution of service retained-operating forces in support of Combatant Commander (CCDR) and service requirements; serves as Commanding General, Fleet Marine Forces Atlantic (CG FMFLANT) and commands embarked Marine Corps forces; coordinates Marine Corps-Navy integration of operational initiatives and advises CDR U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF) on support to Marine Corps forces assigned to naval ships, bases, and installations; conducts Service directed operational tasks as required.

As COMMARFORCOM, commands Service retained-operational forces. As CG FMFLANT, commands Service retained-operational forces embarked aboard Naval shipping.

Status and Command Relationships. MARFORCOM is a Service retained component headquarters with the following command relationships.
- COMMARFORCOM reports to the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC).
- COMMARFORCOM commands and exercises administrative control (ADCON) of the following subordinate commands:
  - II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF)
  - Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (HQSVCBN)
  - Marine Corps Security Cooperation Group (MCSCG)
  - Marine Corps Security Force Regiment (MCSFR)
  - Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF)