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U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command

Norfolk, Virginia

Mission

Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (COMMARFORCOM), commands Active Component (AC) Service-retained operating forces; executes USMC force generation actions across the AC/RC Components in provisioning of joint capable Marine Corps forces, and directs deployment planning and execution of Service-retained operating forces in support of Combatant Commander (CCDR) and Service requirements; serves as Commanding General, Fleet Marine Forces Atlantic (CG FMFLANT) and commands embarked Marine Corps forces; coordinates Marine Corps-Navy integration of operational initiatives and advises Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF) on support to Marine Corps forces assigned to U.S. Navy ships, bases, and installations; and conducts Service-directed operational tasks as required.

Marine Corps News

USS New York changes home ports

By | December 06, 2013

AT SEA—On December 3, 2013, a San Antonio class, landing platform dock warship, the USS New York, left its first home port in Norfolk, Va. to sail south down the Atlantic coast to its new home port, Jacksonville, Fla.The United States Navy is moving the USS New York to Jacksonville, Fla. in order to position the ship in a better strategic location. MORE

MARFORCOM Marines Engage Revolutionary War History, Yorktown

By | December 05, 2013

Yorktown, Va. (Dec. 3, 2013) – In the months of November and December, Marines and Sailors with Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, took the opportunity to participate in a command staff ride, studying the Siege of Yorktown, a pivotal campaign in the Revolutionary War. According to Lt. Col. Andrew Straley, MORE

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