Marine Corps Installations West (MCI WEST) is the regional authority tasked with providing support and oversight of seven United States Marine Corps

United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...

 installations on the West Coast

West Coast of the United States

West Coast or Pacific Coast are terms for the westernmost coastal states of the United States. The term most often refers to the states of California, Oregon, and Washington. Although not part of the contiguous United States, Alaska and Hawaii do border the Pacific Ocean but can't be included in...

. The purpose behind MCI WEST is to ensure warfighters receive a level of support that exceeds expectations while at the same time realizing cost and resource savings for the Corps. As the parent command of the west coast installations, MCI WEST has the regional authority to allow the Marine Corps to more quickly take advantage of economies of scale, improve fixed asset utilization, improve support of ranges, and centralize strategic planning of regional priorities, as well as a realign redundant overhead.

Mission

Implement policies, develops regional strategies and plans, prioritizes resources and provides services, direction, and oversight through assigned U.S. Marine Corps Installations in order to support the Operating Forces, tenant commands and activities.

Subordinate commands

• Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
  Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
  Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is the major West Coast base of the United States Marine Corps and serves as its prime amphibious training base...
  
  
• Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
  Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
  Marine Corps Air Station Miramar , formerly Naval Air Station Miramar is a United States Marine Corps installation that is home to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, which is the aviation element of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force...
  
  
• Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
  Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
  Marine Corps Air Station Yuma or MCAS Yuma is a United States Marine Corps air station which is the home to multiple squadrons of AV-8B Harrier IIs of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 and Marine Fighter Training Squadron 401 , an air combat adversary...
  
  
• Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton
  Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton
  Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton or MCAS Camp Pendleton is a United States Marine Corps airfield located within Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. It was commissioned in 1942 and is currently home to Marine Aircraft Group 39. The airfield is also known as Munn Field in honor of...
  
  
• Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms
  Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms
  The Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center , also known as 29 Palms, is a United States Marine Corps base. It was a census-designated place officially known as Twentynine Palms Base located adjacent to the city of Twentynine Palms in southern San Bernardino County, California. As of the 2000...
  
  
• Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow
  Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow
  Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow is a United States Marine Corps supply and maintenance installation located east of Barstow, California. Its mission is to rebuild and repair ground-combat and combat-support equipment and to support installations on the West Coast of the United States...
  
  
• Mountain Warfare Training Center
  Mountain Warfare Training Center
  The Mountain Warfare Training Center is a United States Marine Corps installation located in Pickel Meadows on California State Route 108 in the Toiyabe National Forest, 21 miles northwest of Bridgeport, California...
  
  

Purpose

MCI WEST standardizes the quality of support and service Marines receive on the various bases and stations. As the parent command for these installations, MCI WEST takes the best practices from its subordinate commands and apply them to all the other commands. It also strives to better supports the Corps’ warfighting requirements by returning more Marines to the operational forces. The restructuring of base and station management enables MCI WEST to support deploying units more efficiently and with fewer Marines. By standardizing support practices, MCI WEST eliminates manpower redundancies throughout the bases and stations. Finally, MCI WEST better supports the Corps’ warfighting requirements by saving money. By managing bases and stations more efficiently through the basic warfighting precept of centralized command and decentralized execution, MCI WEST will have oversight of regional funds and resources and allocate them just where they are needed. As a regional command, MCI WEST seeks to eliminate resource redundancies throughout the bases and stations and ensures that funds are utilized effectively while continuing to provide thorough support to the operational units.

See also

• Marine Corps Installations East
  Marine Corps Installations East
  Marine Corps Installations East is the regional authority tasked with providing support and oversight of seven United States Marine Corps installations on the East Coast. The purpose behind MCIEAST is to ensure warfighters receive a level of support that exceeds expectations while at the same...
  
  
• Marine Corps Installations Pacific
  Marine Corps Installations Pacific
  Marine Corps Installations Pacific is the regional authority tasked with providing support and oversight of all United States Marine Corps installations within the Pacific Area of Operations.-Mission:...
  
  
• Marine Corps Installations Command

External links

• MCI WEST official website