In theUnited States Marine Corps, thecommand element (CE) is thecommand and control force of aMarine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). It providesC3I for the MAGTF.

TheCommand Element (CE), aheadquartersunit organized into a MAGTF (MEU, MEB, MEF) headquarters (HQ) group, that exercises command and control (management and planning for manpower, intelligence, operations and training, and logistics functions) over the other elements of the MAGTF. The HQ group consists ofcommunications, intelligence, surveillance, and law enforcement (i.e., military police) detachments, companies, and battalions, and reconnaissance (Force Reconnaissance), and liaison (ANGLICO) platoons, detachments, and companies.

The size of the CE varies in proportion to the size of the MAGTF. AMarine Expeditionary Force has a MEF Information Group, approximately the size of a regiment. AMarine Expeditionary Brigade holds a battalion-sized MEB Information Group. The variousMarine Expeditionary Units command a company-sized MEU Information Group. Generally, MEF postings are permanent, while MEBs and MEUs rotate their GCE, ACE, and LCE twice annually.

Insignia	Name	Location
	I MEF Support Battalion [1]	Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton,California
	1st Intelligence Battalion	Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton,California
	1st Radio Battalion	Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton,California
	9th Communication Battalion	Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton,California
	1stAir Naval Gunfire Liaison Company	Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton,California

Insignia	Name	Location
	II MEF Support Battalion [2]	Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune,North Carolina
	2nd Intelligence Battalion	Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune,North Carolina
	2nd Radio Battalion	Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune,North Carolina
	8th Communications Battalion	Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune,North Carolina
	Chemical Biological Incident Response Force	Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center,Maryland
	2ndAir Naval Gunfire Liaison Company	Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune,North Carolina

Insignia	Name	Location
	III MEF Support Battalion [3]	Camp Hansen,Okinawa Prefecture,Japan
	3rd Intelligence Battalion	Camp Hansen,Okinawa Prefecture,Japan
	3rd Radio Battalion	Marine Corps Base Hawaii
	7th Communication Battalion	Camp Hansen,Okinawa Prefecture,Japan
	5thAir Naval Gunfire Liaison Company	Camp Hansen,Okinawa Prefecture,Japan

Insignia	Name	Location
	Intelligence Support Battalion[4]	New Orleans,Louisiana
	4th Law Enforcement Battalion
	6th Communications Battalion Note: also fall under4th Marine Logistics Group	New York City,New York
	1st Civil Affairs Group	Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton,California
	2nd Civil Affairs Group	Naval Support Facility Anacostia,Washington, D.C.
	3rd Civil Affairs Group	Naval Station Great Lakes,Illinois
	4th Civil Affairs Group	Hialeah,Florida
	3rdAir Naval Gunfire Liaison Company	Long Beach, California
	4thAir Naval Gunfire Liaison Company	West Palm Beach, Florida
	6thAir Naval Gunfire Liaison Company	Concord, California
	3rd Force Reconnaissance Company Note: Operational Control (OPCON) toII Marine Expeditionary Force	Mobile, Alabama
	4th Force Reconnaissance Company Note: Operational Control (OPCON) toI Marine Expeditionary Force	Marine Corps Base Hawaii

• Marine Expeditionary Force
• Marine Air-Ground Task Force

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