WEBVTT 00:02.630 --> 00:05.179 This year marks 250 years of marines 00:05.179 --> 00:07.290 fighting and adapting faster than the 00:07.290 --> 00:09.779 adversary . We've never been the 00:09.779 --> 00:11.890 biggest force , but we've always been 00:11.890 --> 00:14.170 the fiercest . That's where our 00:14.170 --> 00:15.840 reputation was earned . 00:41.799 --> 00:43.632 Tonight the US is now sending in 00:43.632 --> 00:46.069 Marines and anti-terror team to protect 00:46.069 --> 00:48.125 the US embassy . Well , some Marines 00:48.125 --> 00:50.236 based here in San Diego are among the 00:50.236 --> 00:53.200 troops sent to this region , Marines 00:53.200 --> 00:55.089 and sailors are heading closer to 00:55.089 --> 00:57.400 sailors with the boxer Amphibious Ready 00:57.400 --> 00:59.700 Group will provide a US footprints near 00:59.700 --> 01:01.840 the Middle East and Western Pacific 01:01.840 --> 01:03.590 ready to respond when needed . 01:36.199 --> 01:38.421 Every generation of Marines has added a 01:38.421 --> 01:40.643 new page to the playbook , and now it's 01:40.643 --> 01:44.220 our turn . Force design stand in 01:44.220 --> 01:46.839 forces , long range precision fires , 01:47.050 --> 01:49.106 maritime denial and control from the 01:49.106 --> 01:51.400 shore . These aren't experiments . 01:51.690 --> 01:53.746 They're our contribution to the next 01:53.746 --> 01:55.857 fight and like every year before us , 01:55.930 --> 01:57.930 they're built on lessons learned by 01:57.930 --> 02:01.069 Marines in conflict . We've been doing 02:01.069 --> 02:03.150 this for 250 years , but we're just 02:03.150 --> 02:07.040 getting started . That brings me to our 02:07.040 --> 02:10.800 priorities . The number one priority is 02:10.800 --> 02:13.880 a 3.0 RV presence . It's our North Star . 02:17.149 --> 02:19.860 There is change on the horizon . Navy 02:19.860 --> 02:21.949 and Marine Corps leaders are working 02:21.949 --> 02:24.949 tirelessly to reposition ourselves to 02:24.949 --> 02:27.070 address emerging threats and maintain 02:27.070 --> 02:30.369 global stability . To better visualize 02:30.369 --> 02:32.147 what is needed to maintain this 02:32.147 --> 02:34.660 stability . Let's switch gears to look 02:34.660 --> 02:36.619 at what exactly makes up a fully 02:36.619 --> 02:38.899 staffed marine expeditionary unit . 02:39.759 --> 02:43.720 Introducing the elements . The 02:43.720 --> 02:46.009 ground combat element is comprised of a 02:46.009 --> 02:48.399 battalion landing team , an infantry 02:48.399 --> 02:50.869 battalion reinforced with combat 02:50.869 --> 02:53.800 support . The GCE has the greatest 02:53.800 --> 02:56.080 number of personnel within the mu at 02:56.080 --> 02:59.919 approximately 1100 Marines and sailors . 03:01.169 --> 03:03.589 The aviation combat element is 03:03.589 --> 03:05.580 comprised of tilt rotor aircraft . 03:07.119 --> 03:10.089 Transport helicopters . Attack 03:10.089 --> 03:13.630 helicopters . Fixed wing aircraft , 03:14.199 --> 03:17.910 air defense teams . And ground support 03:17.910 --> 03:21.369 assets . The ACE 03:21.369 --> 03:24.520 boasts 600 personnel to man and 03:24.520 --> 03:27.110 maintain all things air . 03:28.250 --> 03:30.809 Next , the logistics combat element is 03:30.809 --> 03:32.698 comprised of the combat logistics 03:32.698 --> 03:35.399 battalion , personnel and equipment 03:35.839 --> 03:38.479 designed to support and sustain the mu 03:38.479 --> 03:41.250 for up to 15 days in an austere 03:41.250 --> 03:44.490 environment . The LCE also provides 03:44.490 --> 03:46.657 service support that includes postal , 03:47.009 --> 03:50.199 medical , dental , supply , 03:50.529 --> 03:53.610 explosives ordinance disposal , fuels , 03:53.770 --> 03:56.130 and more . They accomplish this with 03:56.130 --> 03:58.690 just 300 Marines and sailors . 04:00.190 --> 04:03.080 The command element is comprised of the 04:03.080 --> 04:05.309 new commander and supporting staff . 04:05.639 --> 04:08.110 They exercise command and control over 04:08.110 --> 04:11.199 the ACE , GCE , and 04:11.199 --> 04:14.240 LCE . They have special detachments 04:14.240 --> 04:15.740 like signal intelligence , 04:15.759 --> 04:18.549 counterintelligence . Civil affairs , 04:18.890 --> 04:21.140 communication strategy and operations . 04:22.000 --> 04:26.000 And recon to name a few . The CE 04:26.309 --> 04:29.429 has around 200 Marines and sailors 04:29.429 --> 04:30.429 supporting it . 04:39.070 --> 04:41.089 What is transporting all of these 04:41.089 --> 04:42.922 elements to their destinations ? 04:43.230 --> 04:46.609 Introducing the ship classes . Up first , 04:46.739 --> 04:48.906 we have our amphibious assault ships , 04:48.980 --> 04:51.899 the Bougainville , America , and WASP 04:51.899 --> 04:54.339 classes . These ships are the 04:54.339 --> 04:57.059 cornerstone to any amphibious ready 04:57.059 --> 04:59.799 group and marine expeditionary unit . 05:00.179 --> 05:02.068 They are the biggest of the three 05:02.068 --> 05:04.609 amphibious ships and host a combination 05:04.609 --> 05:07.260 of aircraft and landing craft that 05:07.260 --> 05:10.260 serve to transport and land elements of 05:10.260 --> 05:13.959 the Agmu . Next we have our amphibious 05:13.959 --> 05:17.649 transport docks . The San Antonio class 05:17.649 --> 05:19.980 and Harrisburg class , warships that 05:19.980 --> 05:23.059 embark , transport and land elements of 05:23.059 --> 05:25.339 a landing force for a variety of 05:25.339 --> 05:27.619 expeditionary warfare missions and can 05:27.619 --> 05:30.290 serve as a secondary aviation platform . 05:31.670 --> 05:33.781 And no unit in the Marine Corps would 05:33.781 --> 05:36.140 be complete without its mission 05:36.140 --> 05:39.309 essential task list . These medals are 05:39.309 --> 05:41.750 a specifically curated collection of 05:41.750 --> 05:44.589 tasks essential for a unit's core 05:44.589 --> 05:47.869 mission accomplishment . These metals 05:47.869 --> 05:50.230 serve as the identifiers for what a 05:50.230 --> 05:52.230 unit's main priorities are in a 05:52.230 --> 05:54.540 contingent environment . And help 05:54.540 --> 05:56.820 commanders to allocate resources 05:56.820 --> 05:59.850 accordingly . None of this would be 05:59.850 --> 06:02.329 possible without our naval partners . 06:03.190 --> 06:05.470 They don't just supply the ships . The 06:05.470 --> 06:07.192 ARG supplies us with essential 06:07.192 --> 06:10.070 personnel and equipment that we need to 06:10.070 --> 06:13.559 complete our joint mission . Doctors , 06:13.790 --> 06:16.100 medical equipment . Intelligence 06:16.100 --> 06:19.679 personnel , aircraft . Air traffic 06:19.679 --> 06:22.470 controllers , commanders , and more . 06:23.190 --> 06:26.070 If anything , the Argmu is one of the 06:26.070 --> 06:27.903 greatest testaments to our joint 06:27.903 --> 06:29.910 capabilities in the Department of 06:29.910 --> 06:30.480 Defense . 06:37.709 --> 06:40.029 These ships and the marines and sailors 06:40.029 --> 06:42.709 housed on them are strategically placed 06:42.709 --> 06:44.959 around the globe , ready to respond 06:45.269 --> 06:48.279 when the call comes . 7 combatant 06:48.279 --> 06:50.959 commands with their own set of marine 06:50.959 --> 06:53.160 expeditionary units traversing their 06:53.160 --> 06:55.630 waters , ensuring peace and stability 06:55.630 --> 06:59.519 in their regions . This is 06:59.809 --> 07:02.470 about more than ships . It's about 07:02.470 --> 07:04.470 deterrence and denial . It's about 07:04.470 --> 07:06.540 making sure Marines are in position 07:06.829 --> 07:09.450 when the next fight comes . It's about 07:09.450 --> 07:11.450 making sure we provide our nation's 07:11.450 --> 07:14.589 leaders with options . The 3.0 is our 07:14.589 --> 07:18.059 North Star . AMU embarked on a three 07:18.059 --> 07:20.420 ship amphibious ready group is the most 07:20.420 --> 07:22.940 versatile , flexible , and lethal 07:22.940 --> 07:25.162 global response force the United States 07:25.162 --> 07:26.162 has to offer . 07:31.049 --> 07:33.570 Our leaders are working tirelessly to 07:33.570 --> 07:36.089 answer our nation's call to maintain 07:36.089 --> 07:39.329 global stability and maintain the mu as 07:39.329 --> 07:42.170 the leading crisis response force . We 07:42.170 --> 07:45.450 will answer the call at any time , any 07:45.450 --> 07:45.809 place .