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US Marines

United States Marine Corps
Seal of the United States Marine Corps.svg
Active 10 November 1775 – April 1783,
11 July 1798 – present
(241 years, 2 months)
Country  United States
Type Marine combined arms
Role Amphibious, expeditionary
and aerial warfare
Size 182,000 active (as of 2016)
38,500 reserve (as of 2016)
1,166 aircraft
Part of

U.S. Department of Defense

Headquarters The Pentagon, Virginia, U.S.
Nickname(s) "The Few, The Proud, The Marines", "Jarheads", "Devil Dogs", "Teufel Hünden", "Leathernecks"
Motto(s) Semper Fidelis
Colors Scarlet, Gold        
March "Semper Fidelis" About this sound Play 
"The Marine's Hymn" About this sound Play 
Mascot(s) English Bulldog
Anniversaries 10 November
Engagements
Decorations Streamer PUC Navy.PNG
Streamer PUC Army.PNG
Presidential Unit Citation
Streamer JMUA.PNG
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Navy Unit Commendation streamer.png
Navy Unit Commendation
Streamer VUA Army.PNG
Valorous Unit Award
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Navy-Marine) Streamer.jpg
Streamer MUC Army.PNG
Meritorious Unit Commendation
Streamer FCDG.PNG
French Croix de guerre 1914–1918
Presidential Unit Citation (Philippines) Streamer.png
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
Streamer KPUC.PNG
Korean Presidential Unit Citation
VGCP Streamer.jpg
Vietnam Gallantry Cross
Streamer RVMUCCA.PNG
Vietnam Civil Actions Medal
Website www.marines.mil
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief Donald Trump
Secretary of Defense The Honorable James Mattis
Secretary of the Navy The Honorable Ray Mabus
Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen Robert Neller
Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Glenn M. Walters
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps SMMCRonald L. Green
Insignia
Eagle, Globe, and Anchor Globeanchor.svg
Flag (1939–present) Flag of the United States Marine Corps.svg

U.S. Department of Defense

The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection, using the mobility of the United States Navy, by Congressional mandate, to deliver rapidly, combined-arms task forces on land, at sea, and in the air. The U.S. Marine Corps is one of the four armed service branches in the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest-ranking military officer in the U.S. armed forces, is a Marine Corps general.

The Marine Corps has been a component of the U.S. Department of the Navy since 30 June 1834, working closely with naval forces for training, transportation, and logistics. The USMC operates posts on land and aboard sea-going amphibious warfare ships around the world. Additionally, several of the Marines' tactical aviation squadrons, primarily Marine Fighter Attack squadrons, are also embedded in Navy carrier air wings and operate from the Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.

Two battalions of Continental Marines were formed on 10 November 1775 in Philadelphia as a service branch of infantry troops capable of fighting for independence both at sea and on shore. The role of the Corps has since grown and evolved, expanding to aerial warfare and earning popular titles such as, "America's third air force", and, "second land army". The United States Marine Corps has distinguished itself as it has served in the majority of American wars and armed conflicts, from its inception to the modern era, and attained prominence in the 20th century when its theories and practices of amphibious warfare proved prescient and ultimately formed the cornerstone of the Pacific theater of World War II.


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