Headquarters Marine Corps
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Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC), located in Arlington, Virginia, includes the offices of the Commandant of the Marine Corps and various agencies and staff functions. The function, composition, and general duties of HQMC are defined in the United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle C, Part I, Chapter 506 (Headquarters, Marine Corps).[1]
HQMC "consists of the Commandant of the Marine Corps and those staff agencies that advise and assist him in discharging his responsibilities prescribed by law and higher authority. The Commandant is directly responsible to the Secretary of the Navy for the total performance of the Marine Corps. This includes the administration, discipline, internal organization, training, requirements, efficiency, and readiness of the service. The Commandant also is responsible for the operation of the Marine Corps material support system."[2]
HQMC is currently spread throughout the Washington, D.C. and Virginia area, to include Henderson Hall, Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., and Marine Corps Base Quantico.
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[edit] Agencies
- Aviation
- Chaplain of the Marine Corps
- Command, Control, Communications, and Computers
- Counsel for the Commandant
- Director, Marine Corps Staff
- Headquarters Battalion
- Health Services
- Historical Division
- Inspector General
- Installations and Logistics Department
- Intelligence Department
- Logistics Modernization
- Marine Corps Recruiting Command
- Marine Corps Systems Command
- Manpower and Reserve Affairs
- Marine Corps Combat Development Command
- Marine Corps Community Services
- Marine Corps Uniform Board
- Marine Corps Logistics Command
- Navy and Marine Corps Appellate Leave Activity
- Office of Legislative Affairs
- Plans, Policies and Operations
- Programs and Resources
- Public Affairs
- Safety Division
- Sexual Assault Prevention & Response Office (SAPRO)
- Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant
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[edit] Notes
- ^ "Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : TITLE 10. ARMED FORCES". Find Law. http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/10/subtitles/c/parts/i/chapters/506/toc.html. Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
- ^ "Appendix A: How the Marines Are Organized". Marine Corps Concepts and Programs 2006. United States Marine Corps. p. 252. http://hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil/p&r/concepts/2006/APPA.htm. Retrieved on 2007-05-06.
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- This text incorporates text in the public domain from agencies of the United States government.
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