Category C: Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU); Amphibious Construction 
Battalion (ACB) 
C-0: Alert! MEU afloat in Indian Ocean ordered to proceed to AOA 
C-3: MEU arrives AOA; stand off pending CVBF bombardment and 
appropriate aircover for amphibious landing; MEU has maximum 
15-day sustainment 
C-4: MEU with accompanying ACBs commence amphibious assault on AOA 
C-5: MEU secures beach head in AOA including terminal of adjacent cross- 
country paved roadway; ACBs commence assembly of advance (3 modules) 
DWF at captured roadway terminal 
C-6: MEU advancing inland from secured beach head; combat engineers 
with MEU clearing emergency airstrip on captured roadway, AOA 
C-7: ACBs with MEU complete installation of advance DWF 
C-8: Marine combat engineers with MEU complete preparation of emergency 
airstrip on roadway suitable for helicopter and Harrier aircraft 
C-40: MEU and MEB relieved by Army (LT DIV) 
Category D: Marine Prepositioning Ships (MPS) 
D-6: Five MPS depart MOBS for AOA 
D-7: Five MPS arrive AOA and tie up to advance DWF 
D-8: MPS commence down-loading at advance DWF, serving two ships 
concurrently 
D-10: MPS complete off-loading and depart for resupply at MOBS (100 
miles offshore) 
Category E: Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB); Marine Expeditionary 
Force (MEF) 
E-O: Alert! MEF personnel prepare for airlift from CONUS to MOBS; MEF 
equipment prepositioned on MOBS 
E-4: MEB personnel commence arriving from CONUS by airlift as back-up 
for MEU 
E-8: MEB personnel commence moving ashore from MOBS by LCAC and 
helicopter for marry-up with equipment prepositioned on MOBS 
E-10: MEB moving up to reinforce MEU 
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