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The Marine Corps Training and Education Command (TECOM) is the primary training command of the
United States Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combi ...
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Commands within TECOM

There are two major commands that fall under TECOM – Training Command and Education Command.


Training Command

Training Command is responsible for the production of officer and enlisted entry-level Military Occupational Specialty, career progression, and career enhancement skills, with control over all formal training schools throughout the Marine Corps, including Officer Candidate School, The Basic School, Schools of Infantry and various other formal schools. Some of the major units within Training Command are: * Officer Candidates School * The Basic School * Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School * United States Marine Corps Schools of Infantry *
Marine Aviation Training Support Group 21 Marine Aviation and Training Support Group 21 (MATSG-21) is a United States Marine Corps aviation training group that was originally established in 1922 as the 2nd Aviation Group. During World War II the unit was known as Marine Aircraft Group 21 ...
* Marine Aviation Training Support Group 22 *
Marine Aviation Training Support Group 23 Marine Aviation Training Support Group 23 (MATSG-23) is a United States Marine Corps aviation training group originally established during World War II as Marine Aircraft Group 23 (MAG-23). Squadrons from MAG-23, augmented by Navy and Army flying ...
* Marine Corps Detachment, Fort Leonard Wood *Marine Corps Artillery Detachment, Fort Sill *Marine Corps Intelligence Schools *Marine Corps Engineering School *Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools *Field Medical Training Battalion - East *Field Medical Training Battalion - West *Weapons Training Battalion *Assault Amphibian School


Education Command

Education Command governs the training plans and policies that are instituted Corps-wide; This is the responsibility of the Policy & Standards Division (PSD) within TECOM HQ . This includes the Marine Corps Institute (MCI) courses and the Command and Staff College. Some of the major units within Education Command are: * Marine Corps University * Marine Corps Command and Staff College * Marine Corps Historical Division * Marine Corps JROTC - MCJROTC is a special staff section under TECOM Headquarters - ''not'' part of EDCOM


Other commands

TECOM supervises several semi-autonomous commands that provide training and education to units in the Marine Corps:


MAGTF Training Command (MAGTF-TC) aboard

Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center The Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), also known as 29 Palms, is the largest United States Marine Corps base. It was a census-designated place (CDP) officially known as Twentynine Palms Base located adjacent to the city of Twentynin ...

* Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) conducts training for aviation units, most notably the Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course at
Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Marine Corps Air Station Yuma or MCAS Yuma is a United States Marine Corps air station. It is the home of multiple squadrons of F-35B Lightning IIs of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 (MAWTS-1), Mari ...
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Mountain Warfare Training Center The Mountain Warfare Training Center (MWTC) is a United States Marine Corps installation located in Pickel Meadows on California State Route 108 at above sea level in the Toiyabe National Forest, northwest of Bridgeport, California. The train ...
trains air and ground units for warfare in mountainous, high-altitude, and cold weather environments. * The Tactical Training and Exercise Control group (TTECG) conducts several Combined Arms exercises a year called comprehensive, MAGTF-level Integrated Training Exercises (ITX), formerly referred to as nhancedMojave Viper (EMV) in support of Marine Corps units aboard MAGTFTC Twentynine Palms, California. *
Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group ThMarine Corps Tactics and Operations Group(MCTOG) provides advanced and standardized training in Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Operations, Combined Arms Training and Unit Readiness Planning at the Battalion and Regiment levels, and synchro ...
(MCTOG) conducts training for battle staff teams of battalions and regiments, most notably the Operations and Tactics Instructor (OTI) Course, where students learn skills in operational management of battle staffs.


Marine Recruit Depot San Diego (MCRD-SD) aboard Marine Recruit Depot San Diego, California


Marine Recruit Depot Parris Island (MCRD-PI) aboard Marine Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina


List of commanders

* MajGen James W. Lukeman, ~2014 * MajGen Kevin M. Iiams, May 2017 * MajGen William F. Mullen III, 29 June 2018 * LtGen Lewis A. Craparotta, 3 August 2020 * LtGen Kevin M. Iiams, 2 August 2021


See also

U.S. Armed Forces training and education commands *
Army Training and Doctrine Command An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...
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Naval Education and Training Command The Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) is an enterprise level shore command of the United States Navy with more than 19,000 military and staff personnel at more than 1,640 subordinate activities, sites, districts, stations, and detachmen ...
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Air Education and Training Command Air Education and Training Command (AETC) is one of the nine Major Commands (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force (USAF), reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force. It was established 1 July 1993, with the realignment of Air Training ...
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Space Training and Readiness Command Space Training and Readiness Command (STAR Command or STARCOM) is the United States Space Force's education, training, doctrine, and test field command. It is headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. Space Training and Readiness C ...


References

* * {{Authority control United States Marine Corps schools Commands of the United States Marine Corps