In the United States Marine Corps, the Logistics Combat Element (LCE), formerly Combat Service Support Element, is the portion of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) responsible with providing logistical support. It provides equipment and personnel to keep the MAGTF running logistically.
The logistics combat element (LCE), organized into battalions, regiments, and groups, has its own headquarters element for command and control (management and planning for manpower, intelligence, operations and training, and logistics functions) of its subordinate units and contains the majority of the combat service support units for the MAGTF, including: heavy motor transport, ground supply, heavy engineer support, ground equipment maintenance, and advanced medical and dental units, along with certain specialized groups such as air delivery, EOD, and landing support teams.
The size of the LCE varies in proportion to the size of the MAGTF. A Marine Expeditionary Force has a Marine Logistics Group or MLG. A Marine Expeditionary Brigade holds a Combat Logistics Regiment or CLR, often reinforced with equipment and personnel from other logistics units. The various Marine Expeditionary Units command a reinforced Combat Logistics Battalion. Generally, MEF postings are permanent, while MEBs and MEUs rotate their GCE, ACE, and LCE twice annually.
Hierarchy of Marine logistics units
Battalion Name Insignia NicknameHeadquarters & Service Battalion1st Dental Battalion7th Engineer Support Battalion
Combat Logistics Regiment 1
Battalion Name Insignia NicknameCombat Logistics Battalion 1 Combat Logistics Battalion 5Combat Logistics Battalion 71st Transportation Battalion1st Landing Support Battalion
Combat Logistics Regiment 15
Battalion Name Insignia Nickname1st Maintenance Battalion Warfighters1st Medical Battalion1st Supply BattalionDragon Warriors Combat Logistics Company 11Combat Logistics Company 16Los Lobos
Combat Logistics Regiment 17
Battalion Name Insignia NicknameCombat Logistics Battalion 11 Combat Logistics Battalion 13Lucky Combat Logistics Battalion 15Blackout
Battalion Name Insignia NicknameHeadquarters and Service Battalion2nd Dental Battalion8th Engineer Support Battalion
Combat Logistics Regiment 2
Battalion Name Insignia NicknameCombat Logistics Battalion 2Combat Logistics Battalion 6Combat Logistics Battalion 82nd Transportation Battalion 2nd Landing Support Battalion
Combat Logistics Regiment 25
Battalion Name Insignia Nickname2nd Maintenance Battalion 2nd Supply Battalion2nd Medical BattalionCombat Logistics Company 21Combat Logistics Company 23Roughnecks
Combat Logistics Regiment 27
Battalion Name Insignia NicknameCombat Logistics Battalion 22 Combat Logistics Battalion 24Combat Logistics Battalion 262nd Military Police Battalion
Battalion Name Insignia NicknameHeadquarters and Service Battalion3rd Dental Battalion9th Engineer Support Battalion
Combat Logistics Regiment 3
Battalion Name Insignia NicknameCombat Logistics Battalion 3Combat Logistics Battalion 4 The Supporting Edge3d Landing Support Battalion 3d Transportation Support Battalion Rough Riders
Combat Logistics Regiment 35
Battalion Name Insignia Nickname3rd Medical Battalion 3rd Maintenance Battalion 3rd Supply Battalion Combat Logistics Company 35Combat Logistics Company 36Dragons
Combat Logistics Regiment 37
Battalion Name Insignia NicknameCombat Logistics Battalion 31 Atlas Battalion
Battalion Name Insignia NicknameHeadquarters and Service Battalion4th Maintenance Battalion4th Supply Battalion6th Engineer Battalion6th Motor Transport Battalion4th Medical Battalion 4th Dental Battalion 4th Landing Support Battalion6th Communications BattalionNote: also falls under CE, Marine Forces Reserve
See also List of United States Marine Corps Combat Logistics Companies Marine Air-Ground Task Force List of United States Marine Corps logistics groups List of United States Marine Corps regiments List of United States Marine Corps battalions
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