Marine Corps Training and Education Command
Seal of the United States Marine Corps Training and Education Command
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Marine Corps
Type	Supporting command
Role	Training and education
Part of	Headquarters Marine Corps
Garrison/HQ	MCB Quantico, Virginia, U.S.
Nickname(s)	TECOM
Motto(s)	"Always Learning, Always Leading!"
Commanders
Current commander	Lieutenant General Kevin M. Iiams, USMC

The Marine Corps Training and Education Command (TECOM) is the primary training command of the United States Marine Corps.

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 Training Support Group 22
• Marine Aviation Training Support Group 23
• 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

• 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.
• Mountain Warfare Training Center 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 [Enhanced] Mojave Viper (EMV) in support of Marine Corps units aboard MAGTFTC Twentynine Palms, California.
• Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group (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-SD) aboard Marine Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina

List of commanders

• MajGen James W. Lukeman, ~2014^[1]
• MajGen Kevin M. Iiams, May 2017^[2][3]
• MajGen William F. Mullen III, 29 June 2018
• LtGen Lewis A. Craparotta, 3 August 2020
• LtGen Kevin M. Iiams, 2 August 2021^[4]