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1st Marine Expeditionary Force
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The 1st Marine Expeditionary Force is a MAGTF of the United States Marine Corps based around the 1st Marine Division. Among Marines, it is common to pronounce I MEF as "eye mef", "first mef", or "one mef".
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Lineage
- Activated November 8th, 1969 at Okinawa, Japan as the "I Marine Expeditionary Force"
- Redesignated August 18th, 1970 as the "I Marine Amphibious Force"
- Relocated in April 1971 to Camp Pendleton, California
- Redesignated February 5th, 1988 as the "I Marine Expeditionary Force"
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Recent Service
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Persian Gulf War
- Operation Desert Shield - Southwest Asia - August 1990 - April 1991
- Operation Desert Storm - Southwest Asia - August 1990 - April 1991
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Somalia
- Somalia - December 1992 - May 1993
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Iraq
- Supported Operation Southern Watch - Iraq - January 1998 - February 1998
- Supported Operation Desert Thunder - Iraq - February 1998 - June 1998
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Iraq War
- Operation Enduring Freedom - Kuwait, Afghanistan - November 2002
- Operation Iraqi Freedom - Iraq - March 2003 - present, as of 2005
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Notable Members
- LtGen James Conway - former Commanding General of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
- LtGen James Mattis - formar commanding officer of the 1st Marine Dvision.
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