THE FEW & THE PROUD
Active: 10 November 1775 – April 1783,
11 July 1798 – present
Country: United States
Type: Marine combined arms
Role: Amphibious, expeditionary and aerial warfare
Part of the U.S. Department of Defense - Department of the Navy
Headquarters: The Pentagon, Virginia, U.S.
Nickname(s): "The Few, The Proud, The Marines", "Jarheads", "Devil Dogs", "Teufel Hünden", "Leathernecks"
Motto: Semper Fidelis "Always Faithful"
Responsible for providing power projection, using the mobility of the United States Navy to, by Congressional mandate, rapidly-deliver 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 and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.
The United States Marine Corps is the primary naval-based expeditionary force for the US.
11 July 1798 – present
Country: United States
Type: Marine combined arms
Role: Amphibious, expeditionary and aerial warfare
Part of the U.S. Department of Defense - Department of the Navy
Headquarters: The Pentagon, Virginia, U.S.
Nickname(s): "The Few, The Proud, The Marines", "Jarheads", "Devil Dogs", "Teufel Hünden", "Leathernecks"
Motto: Semper Fidelis "Always Faithful"
Responsible for providing power projection, using the mobility of the United States Navy to, by Congressional mandate, rapidly-deliver 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 and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.
The United States Marine Corps is the primary naval-based expeditionary force for the US.
US Marine Divisions
(Infantry, Mechanized and Air Units)
Active Units
- 1st Marine Division
- 2nd Marine Division
- 3rd Marine Division
- 4th Marine Division
- 11th Marine Division (Retired)
The USMC serves as an expeditionary force-in-readiness. As outlined in 10 U.S.C. § 5063 and as originally introduced under the National Security Act of 1947, it has three primary areas of responsibility:
The Marine Corps fulfills a vital role in national security as an amphibious, expeditionary, air-ground combined arms task force, capable of forcible entry from the air, land, and sea. It is capable of asymmetric warfare with conventional, irregular, and hybrid forces.
- The seizure or defense of advanced naval bases and other land operations to support naval campaigns;
- The development of tactics, technique, and equipment used by amphibious landing forces in coordination with the Army and Air Force, and
- Such other duties as the President may direct.
The Marine Corps fulfills a vital role in national security as an amphibious, expeditionary, air-ground combined arms task force, capable of forcible entry from the air, land, and sea. It is capable of asymmetric warfare with conventional, irregular, and hybrid forces.