Marine Corps, U.S
Marine Corps, U.S.- Overview
- Marine Corps, U.S., 1775–1865
- Marine Corps, U.S., 1865–1914
- Marine Corps, U.S., 1914–45
- Marine Corps, U.S., Since 1945
Marine Corps, U.S.: Overview
The U.S. Marine Corps is a separate service within the Department of the Navy. The Commandant of the Marine Corps is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). The Marines changed their traditional roles of providing guards of ships and naval installations and light infantry for colonial interventions by developing in the twentieth century into an amphibious force that conducts land operations essential to a naval campaign or participates in other expeditionary operations. The...
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