WEBVTT 00:02.650 --> 00:05.980 Our mission is straightforward . We 00:05.980 --> 00:08.330 provide a forward deployed , flexible 00:08.370 --> 00:10.800 sea based marine air ground task force 00:10.810 --> 00:12.890 capable of conducting amphibious 00:12.890 --> 00:15.480 operations , crisis response and 00:15.480 --> 00:17.900 limited contingency operations to 00:17.900 --> 00:20.011 include the introduction of follow on 00:20.011 --> 00:22.040 forces and designated special 00:22.040 --> 00:24.400 operations in support of the theater 00:24.400 --> 00:26.710 requirements . The geographic combatant 00:26.710 --> 00:30.090 commander For more than 50 years , the 00:30.090 --> 00:32.690 26 mu has provided geographic combatant 00:32.690 --> 00:35.110 commanders with a highly adaptive 00:35.170 --> 00:38.470 potent rapid response force capable of 00:38.470 --> 00:40.470 conducting missions across the full 00:40.470 --> 00:42.540 spectrum of military operations . 00:43.990 --> 00:46.420 Providing the mu with rapid direct 00:46.430 --> 00:48.480 action capabilities . The maritime 00:48.480 --> 00:50.550 special purpose force falls under mu 00:50.550 --> 00:54.530 special operations capable or the M 00:54.530 --> 00:56.640 S P F provides enhanced operational 00:56.640 --> 00:58.850 capability to complement conventional 00:58.850 --> 01:01.200 operations of select maritime special 01:01.200 --> 01:04.350 missions . The term you sock first came 01:04.350 --> 01:07.160 into existence in the 1980s with the 26 01:07.160 --> 01:09.400 mu in order to integrate smoothly with 01:09.400 --> 01:11.800 special operations forces and increase 01:11.800 --> 01:15.770 the muse lethality as the 26 mu 01:15.770 --> 01:18.070 brings it complex mag taf level 01:18.070 --> 01:20.350 capability that can be leveraged in 01:20.350 --> 01:22.810 support of special operating forces in 01:22.810 --> 01:25.580 theater . Our performance as Premier 01:25.580 --> 01:28.100 Mag Taf has marked the 26 mu as a 01:28.100 --> 01:30.490 certain force in an uncertain world . 01:31.520 --> 01:34.470 We are ready relevant and capable . 01:35.560 --> 01:38.300 The Mu as a as a team of teams 01:38.300 --> 01:40.590 consisting of three major support and 01:40.590 --> 01:43.960 elements led by a marine Colonel . The 01:43.960 --> 01:46.127 command element is responsible for the 01:46.127 --> 01:47.850 coordination , planning and 01:47.850 --> 01:49.961 communication of the deployed force . 01:50.860 --> 01:53.027 The ground combat element or battalion 01:53.027 --> 01:55.138 landing team is an infantry battalion 01:55.138 --> 01:56.860 reinforced responsible for the 01:56.860 --> 01:59.080 executing actions in the environment . 01:59.880 --> 02:02.060 These marines are the proverbial boots 02:02.070 --> 02:05.060 on the ground . The aviation combat 02:05.060 --> 02:07.060 element capable of coordinating air 02:07.060 --> 02:09.310 above utilizes fixed wing and rotary 02:09.310 --> 02:11.310 wing aircraft as well as unmanned 02:11.310 --> 02:13.366 aerial vehicles to contribute to the 02:13.366 --> 02:15.421 battlespace dominance and support of 02:15.421 --> 02:17.477 new operations by performing the six 02:17.477 --> 02:19.199 functions of marine aviation . 02:20.200 --> 02:22.460 Religious combat element provides them 02:22.460 --> 02:24.400 you with mission essential combat 02:24.400 --> 02:26.680 service support to ensure readiness and 02:26.680 --> 02:28.569 sustainment , allowing the mewtwo 02:28.569 --> 02:31.000 organically sustain itself for up to 15 02:31.010 --> 02:33.200 days . When combined with the 02:33.210 --> 02:35.432 amphibious ready group , we are able to 02:35.432 --> 02:37.488 exploit asymmetric advantages that C 02:37.488 --> 02:39.321 provides maneuver space over our 02:39.321 --> 02:40.488 potential episodes . 02:43.370 --> 02:46.010 We are ready . Are you