Marine Expeditionary Unit

A Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU, pronounced MEE-yoo), is the smallest formation of the UNSC Marine Corps Air-to-Ground Task Force in the Fleet Marine Force. A MEU is known to be an expeditionary reaction force that is capable of responding to combat missions and natural disasters. Each MEU holds a Command, Ground Combat, Aviation and, Logistical Combat Element that reports to a Marine Corps Colonel.

Mission
A Marine Expeditionary Unit has two sets of overarching missions they can respond to, military and humanitarian. Military missions include responding to a crisis in the nearby system, assisting local forces as a force multiplier, and conducting their missions with or without support. A MEU is unique due to its ability to respond to several tasks under the command of a Colonel. During MEU cycles, they will be designated a Special Operations Capable unit that can respond to threats for the Marine Corps. MEUs also focus on humanitarian operations that assist in responses to natural disasters, delivering essentials to humans and, assisting as a force multiplier to local emergency services during a crisis.