Which CLR/CLB provides direct support to the MEF?

• A. CLR-17 / CLB 11, 13, 15
• B. CLR-1
• C. CLR-15
• D. 1st Dental Battalion

Answer: (B)

The concept being tested is how direct support is structured in the Marine Corps Logistics Combat Element of a MAGTF. Direct support means a unit is assigned to provide close, immediate logistics for the MEF and its supported elements, enabling rapid, prioritized sustainment to the MEF as a whole. In this structure, the Combat Logistics Regiment is the element designed to deliver that MEF-level direct support, while a Combat Logistics Battalion within the regiment provides broader (general) support to the MAGTF’s Ground Combat Element and its subordinate units, not the MEF command itself. The other options describe different units or configurations that do not fulfill the MEF-direct-support role. Therefore, CLR-1 is the unit designated to provide direct MEF support.