US Marine Corps (USMC) 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) Marines examine foreign weapons on display during a Professional Military Education (PME) class designed to familiarize them about the weapons used by coalition and insurgent forces in Iraq.
Did you know that there are three Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEFs) in the Marine Corps? They are the main warfighting organization during large crises. They are able to support themselves in combat for long periods, and each is made up of ground, air and logistics forces. They act as standing Marine air-ground task forces in peacetime and war.
