Shaffer
03-03-03, 10:14 AM
POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, ISLAND OF HAWAII, Hawaii(Feb. 28, 2003) -- POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA - Once again, Marines and Sailors from MCB Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, have deployed to the Pohakuloa Training Area on the Big Island of Hawaii, to conduct realistic combined arms training recently.
The Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 3 is comprised of the four elements that form a MAGTF.
The command element is 3rd Marine Regiment's Headquarters Co. and Combat Support Company. Attached to the Command Element is artillery support from 1st Bn., 12th Marine Regiment.
The second element of the MAGTF is the ground combat element, which consists of 1st Bn., 3rd Marine Regiment, and 3rd Bn., 3rd Marine Regiment.
The third element of the MAGTF is the air combat element, made up of units from Marine Aircraft Group 24, and the fourth element is the combat support element provided by Combat Service Support Detachment 79.
The main focus for this monthlong deployment is to effectively train the SPMAGTF to fight the enemy and win anytime, anywhere, while engaged in maneuver warfare.
This mission is accomplished through detailed command and control exercises, unit live-fire ranges, close air support, and extensive logistics support, and maneuver warfare training.
All unit training will culminate with a MAGTF-level combined arms exercise called a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation.
During the MCCRE, 1/3 will be evaluated in a vast spectrum of combat related tasks. The evaluation will certify that 1/3 is combat ready to deploy to Okinawa, Japan, for its regularly scheduled rotation as part of the Unit Deployment Program in April.
"This training is particularly important to the MAGTF right now, as our nation is on the brink of War," said 1st Lt. Douglas Solinsky, SPMAGTF-3's training officer.
"If any of our units from the MAGTF get called to deploy, you can bet they'll be ready to answer the call."
The Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 3 is comprised of the four elements that form a MAGTF.
The command element is 3rd Marine Regiment's Headquarters Co. and Combat Support Company. Attached to the Command Element is artillery support from 1st Bn., 12th Marine Regiment.
The second element of the MAGTF is the ground combat element, which consists of 1st Bn., 3rd Marine Regiment, and 3rd Bn., 3rd Marine Regiment.
The third element of the MAGTF is the air combat element, made up of units from Marine Aircraft Group 24, and the fourth element is the combat support element provided by Combat Service Support Detachment 79.
The main focus for this monthlong deployment is to effectively train the SPMAGTF to fight the enemy and win anytime, anywhere, while engaged in maneuver warfare.
This mission is accomplished through detailed command and control exercises, unit live-fire ranges, close air support, and extensive logistics support, and maneuver warfare training.
All unit training will culminate with a MAGTF-level combined arms exercise called a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation.
During the MCCRE, 1/3 will be evaluated in a vast spectrum of combat related tasks. The evaluation will certify that 1/3 is combat ready to deploy to Okinawa, Japan, for its regularly scheduled rotation as part of the Unit Deployment Program in April.
"This training is particularly important to the MAGTF right now, as our nation is on the brink of War," said 1st Lt. Douglas Solinsky, SPMAGTF-3's training officer.
"If any of our units from the MAGTF get called to deploy, you can bet they'll be ready to answer the call."