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| | I Marine Expeditionary Force |
 | | I MEF was activated on 8 November 1969 at Okinawa Japan as the I Marine Amphibious Force. |
 | | I MEF, base in southern California at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, and III MEF, which is forward deployed on Okinawa, mainland Japan, and Hawaii, fall under the control of the Commander, Marine Forces, Pacific. |
 | | The I MEF was tasked to breach (clear openings in) two heavily defended minefield belts, advance past Ahmed Al Jaber air base taking key sites along the way, and converge on Kuwait City to liberate the capital. |
| www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/usmc/i-mef.htm (1127 words) |
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