United States Marine Corps

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English: The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the U.S. military responsible for providing power projection from the sea, utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces to global crises.

Becoming a Marine[edit]

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  • Yellow Marine Corps Boot Camp Footprints.jpg
  • Marine Corps drill instructor yells at recruit.jpg
  • Marine Corps Platoon.jpg
  • Drill sergeant screams.jpg

Training[edit]

Physical Training[edit]

See United States Marine Corps training.

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  • Marines do pushups.jpg
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  • US Marines, Camp Courtney Obstacle Course.jpg

Marksmanship[edit]

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  • US Marine M16A4 Rifle ACOG.jpg
  • M249 FN MINIMI DM-SC-93-04890.jpg
  • Marine RPD machine gun.jpg
  • Marine AK-47.jpg
  • Tracer fire at MCB Camp Pendleton DM-ST-89-00210.jpg

Unit training[edit]

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  • Rough Terrain driving at altitude.jpg
  • USMC Philippines Exercise.jpg
  • Crash fire rescue exercise DM-SD-00-01394.jpg

Exercises[edit]

See United States Marine Corps military exercises.

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  • USMC with a skateboard.jpg
  • USS Fort McHenry;10124305.jpg
  • 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines - RIMPAC 2004.jpg
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  • Marine sniper ghillie suit.JPG

United States Marine Corps History[edit]

See History of the United States Marine Corps.

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  • Harry L. MacNeal.jpg
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World War I[edit]

See United States Marine Corps in World War I.

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  • 6th Marines outside Belleau Wood in WWI.jpg
  • Château-Thierry 1917 - US Marines.jpg
  • Scott Belleau Wood.jpg
  • WWI Victory Parade.jpg

World War II[edit]

See United States Marine Corps in World War II.

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  • 3d Division Marines fan out.jpg
  • US Marine in Action at Peleliu Island 1944.gif
  • US Marine Corps 155mm rifle on White Beach, Guam.jpg
  • Marines wounded are towed out on rubber boats.jpg

Korea[edit]

See United States Marine Corps in the Korean War.

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  • KoreanWar recover Seoul.jpg
  • Chosin.jpg

Vietnam[edit]

See United States Marine Corps in Vietnam.

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  • OperationHueCity1967wounded.jpg
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Lebanon[edit]

See United States Marine Corps in Lebanon.

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  • USS Saginaw, Beirut 1982.jpg
  • MarineBarracksBeirut 23October1983.jpg
  • Feltman with Gen Jensen 2006.jpg

The War on Terror[edit]

Afghanistan (2001–present)[edit]

See United States Marine Corps in Afghanistan.

  • US Marine Corps return fire at insurgents in the Korengal Valley, September 2005.jpg
  • Talking to local elders, Khost Province.jpg
  • 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines HMMWVs.jpg
  • 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines - Afghanistan.jpg
  • US Marines in Operation Enduring Freedom.jpg

Iraq (2003-present)[edit]

See United States Marine Corps in Iraq.

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  • US Marines launch SURC 2007.jpg
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  • Anbar ceremony 2008-09-01.JPG

Marine Corps Firepower[edit]

Small arms[edit]

See Weapons of the United States Marine Corps.

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  • USMC in Operation Steel Curtain.jpg
  • Aiming at shots fired in Khowst Province.jpg
  • Marines-with-sniper-rifle-2.jpg
  • USMC Sniper M24.jpg
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  • USMC Barrett M82A3.jpg
  • USMC M249 SAW PIP.jpg
  • M-32 Grenade Launcher.jpg

Rockets, missiles and crew serviced weapons[edit]

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  • M2 - 24th MEU.jpg
  • 40 mm Mk 19 Marine Turret.jpg
  • AT-4 live-fire.jpg
  • Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon.jpg
  • FGM-148 Javelin - ID 030206-M-5753Q-008.jpg
  • Iraqi Sandstorm.jpg
  • LAAD stinger.jpg
  • M252 mortar.jpg

Artillery[edit]

See Artillery of the United States Marine Corps.

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  • 4-14 Marines in Fallujah.jpg
  • M777 howitzer.jpg
  • HIMARS DA-SD-07-43938.jpg

Vehicles[edit]

See Vehicles of the US Marine Corps.

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  • Humvee in difficult terrain.jpg
  • M1097 Avenger AA-System.jpg
  • AAVs on exercise.jpg
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  • LAV-25 armored vehicle.jpg
  • US Navy 030215-N-2972R-023 M1A1 Tank Off Load.jpg

Aviation[edit]

See United States Marine Corps aviation.

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  • US Marine Corps UH-1N Huey helicopter.jpg
  • Marine HH-53 Pave Low, Al Asad (2164192355).jpg
  • MV-22Bs on USS Wasp.jpg
  • AV-8B Harrier on the flight deck of USS Peleliu.jpg
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Marine Corps Abilities[edit]

See United States Marine Corps power projection.

From the Sea[edit]

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  • Amphibious assault group underway.jpg
  • USMC LCACs coming in.jpg
  • USMC LCAC offloading.jpg
  • 13th MEU disembarking Bright Star 2005.jpg
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From the Air[edit]

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  • MARSOC parachutist.jpg
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  • Marine CH-53E Super Stallion (2164964162).jpg
  • V-22s at Amman.jpg
  • R4D Marine Paras NAN1-1-44.jpg

To fight on Land[edit]

Snow[edit]

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  • A Marine during Operation Kernel Potlatch 87 at Shemya.jpg
  • Operation Kernel Potlatch 87 at Shemya.jpg
  • Snow MARPAT.jpg
  • Sturmgewehr M16A2 mit Granatwerfer.jpg
  • Operation Cold Winter 1987 Norway DM-ST-87-10885.jpg

Desert[edit]

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  • MarineCorpsCompany F-2-24 KhalidiyahSandstorm 2008.jpg
  • Hydration pack USMC.jpg

Tropical[edit]

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  • Marines MARPAT.JPG
  • US Marines Talisman Saber 07.jpg

Urban[edit]

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  • 1st Battalion 6th Marines - Iraq - June 2005 - DM-SD-06-03268.JPEG
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Security and policing[edit]

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  • Marine Security Guard students perform rapid-fire exercises.jpg
  • USMC with HK53.jpg
  • Marine with Mossberg 500.jpg

Humanitarian aid[edit]

  • US Marines Humanitarian Assistance after Typhoon Bopha 2012.jpg
  • Defense.gov News Photo 101022-M-9842K-158 - Victims of Super Typhoon Megi unload humanitarian aid supplies from a U.S. Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter in Divilacan Isabela province.jpg
  • A U.S. Marine, right, a Philippine service member, center, and an emergency responder each carry a bag of supplies that will be loaded onto U.S. Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters 101022-M-NR225-024.jpg
  • US Navy 070617-N-1467K-002 Lt. j.g. Orlando Rivera and Lt. j.g. Natalie Derfus organize medication at the Taviran Elementary School during a medical civil assistance program (MEDCAP). Rivera and Derfus, attached to Naval Medica.jpg

Logistics, maintenance, intelligence and engineering support[edit]

See United States Marine Corps supporting arms.

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  • Sea Knight.jpg
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  • Crash fire rescue exercise DM-SD-00-01394.jpg

Eagle, Globe, and Anchor[edit]

See Emblems of the United States Marine Corps.

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  • Flags USMC.gif
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  • Eagle, Globe, and Anchor.svg
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  • USMC oldEGA button.jpg
  • MBW logo.jpg
  • Seal of the United States Marine Corps.svg
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  • Seal of the US Marine Corps.svg
  • Emblem of the United States Marine Corps.svg
  • Seal of the U.S. Marine Corps.svg
  • USMC-stub.PNG

Life in the Marine Corps[edit]

See Life in the United States Marine Corps.

Uniforms[edit]

See Uniforms of the United States Marine Corps.

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  • Plate IV, Enlisted Blue Dress Uniforms - U.S. Marine Corps Uniforms 1983 (1984), by Donna J. Neary.jpg
  • Plate I, Officers' Service Uniforms - U.S. Marine Corps Uniforms 1983 (1984), by Donna J. Neary.jpg
  • Plate III, Officers' Blue Dress Uniforms - U.S. Marine Corps Uniforms 1983 (1984), by Donna J. Neary.jpg

  • 1983

  • 1991

  • 2003

Sport[edit]

See Sports in the United States Marine Corps.

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  • Ouch-boxing-footwork.jpg
  • M16 Match Shooters.jpg

Down time[edit]

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  • USMarine daily exercise Camp Fallujah Iraq.jpg
  • Evening Chow.jpg
  • Poker.jpg
  • Guantanamo Ferry 2.jpg
  • Marine prays in Korea HD-SN-99-03121.jpg
  • Marines Recharging.jpg
  • Marine's berthing area aboard USS Juneau.jpg
  • Spend Money & Get Hair Cuts.jpg
  • A Little R & R.jpg

Ceremony[edit]

See Ceremony in the United States Marine Corps.

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  • USMC Color Guard.jpg
  • 2006 USMC CMC Passage of Command.jpg

In Memoriam[edit]

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  • Dedication of the Pentagon Memorial marine.jpg
  • Memorial at Al Qaim.jpg
  • Jason Durham memorial.jpg
  • Flag funeral.jpg
  • Miguel Terrazas' memorial service.jpg
  • Miguel Terrazas.jpg
  • USMC War Memorial Sunset Parade 2008-07-08.jpg
  • USMC War Memorial Night.jpg
  • JPF-USMC Museum.JPG

Marines in Public life[edit]

See People of the United States Marine Corps.

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  • Drew Carey US Army.jpg
  • Zamka G NASA.jpg

Prototype technologies[edit]

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