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edit   The United States Marine Corps Portal Shortcut: P:USMC The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States armed forces responsible for providing force projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States. In the civilian leadership structure of the United States military, the Marine Corps is a component of the United States Department of the Navy, often working closely with U.S. naval forces for training, transportation, and logistic purposes; however, in the military leadership structure the Marine Corps is a separate branch. Captain Samuel Nicholas formed two battalions of Continental Marines on 10 November 1775 in Philadelphia as naval infantry. Since then, the mission of the Marine Corps has evolved with changing military doctrine and American foreign policy. The Marine Corps has served in every American armed conflict 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 campaign of World War II. By the mid-20th century, the Marine Corps had become the dominant theorist and practitioner of amphibious warfare. Its ability to rapidly respond on short notice to expeditionary crises gives it a strong role in the implementation and execution of American foreign policy. The United States Marine Corps includes just over 203,000 active duty Marines (as of October 2009) and just under 40,000 reserve Marines. It is the smallest of the United States' armed forces in the Department of Defense (the United States Coast Guard is smaller, about one-fifth the size of the Marine Corps, but is normally under the Department of Homeland Security). The Marine Corps is nonetheless larger than the armed forces of many significant military powers; for example, it is larger than the active duty Israel Defense Forces, or the entire British Army. More about the USMC... edit   Selected article Portal:United States Marine Corps/article/2011November edit   Selected picture Photo credit:USMC Recruiting Publicity Bureau , 1918. First to Fight: United States Marines in a World War I recruiting publicity photo. Archive edit   Quotes "On November 10, 1775, a Corps of Marines was created by a resolution of Continental Congress. Since that date many thousand men have borne the name "Marine". In memory of them it is fitting that we who are Marines should commemorate the birthday of our Corps by calling to mind the glories of its long and illustrious history. The record of our corps is one which will bear comparison with that of the most famous military organizations in the world's history. During 90 of the 146 years of its existence, the Marine Corps has been in action against the Nation's foes. From the Battle of Trenton to the Argonne, Marines have won foremost honors in war, and in the long eras of tranquility at home, generation after generation of Marines have grown gray in war in both hemispheres and in every corner of the Seven Seas, that our country and its citizens might enjoy peace and security. In every battle and skirmish since the birth of our Corps, Marines have acquitted themselves with the greatest distinction, winning new honors on each occasion until the term "Marine" has come to signify all that is highest in military efficiency and soldierly virtue. This high name of distinction and soldierly repute we who are Marines today have received from those who preceded us in the Corps. With it we have also received from them the eternal spirit which has animated our corps from generation to generation and has been the distinguishing mark of the Marines in every age. So long as that spirit continues to flourish, Marines will be found equal to every emergency in the future as they have been in the past, and the men of our nation will regard us as worthy successors to the long line of illustrious men who have served as "Soldiers of the Sea" since the founding of the Corps." — John A. Lejeune, November 1, 1921, Marine Corps Order No. 47 Archive edit   New articles relating to the United States Marine Corps Micheal Barrett — 25 April 2011 Battle of Hill 488 — 29 December 2010 Ricardo C. Binns — 21 December 2010 Christopher Magee — 4 November 2010 Snyder v. Phelps—19 October 2010 United States Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment—18 October 2010 Marble Mountain Air Facility—15 September 2010 Gordon D. Gayle—07 June 2010 Lewis G. Merritt—07 June 2010 edit   Categories Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipients United States Marine Corps aviation United States Marine Corps facilities United States Marine Corps history United States Marine Corps images United States Marine Corps ranks United States Marine Corps awards More categories... edit   United States Marine Corps lists List of active United States Marine Corps aircraft squadrons List of United States Marine Corps battalions List of Marine Expeditionary Units List of weapons of the U.S. Marine Corps List of vehicles of the United States Marine Corps List of United States Marine Corps installations List of U.S. Marines More lists... edit   Web resources Official United States Marine Corps website News, media, messages, orders, directives, and publications Website of the United States Marine Corps History Division Who's Who in Marine Corps History Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipients Online Library of the Marine Corps University Photographs and Art from the United States Naval Institute Website for the Marine Corps Association Website for the Marine Corps League Marine Corps Community at leatherneck.com Website for the Marine Corps Times edit   Selected biography Portal:United States Marine Corps/biography/2011November edit   Marines in the news Marines based in Japan are moving to provide aid to quake devasted Japan. Supplies, equipment and personnel are being readied. Marine Corps Times, March 12, 2011 Marine Corps bases in Japan escaped damage from the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011.Marine Corps Times, March 11, 2011 100% of personnel have been accounted for.USMC, March 12, 2011 The Supreme Court of the United States redurned a decision in Snyder v. Phelps on March 2nd. In an 8-1 decision, they ruled that the protests of the Westboro Baptist Church at the funeral of LCpl Matthew A. Snyder in 2006, who was killed in the Iraq War, were protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. The Department of the Navy has announced fielding plans for the Corps's F-35B Lightning II: 88 aircraft will be stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma (five operational squadrons of 16 aircraft each and one operational test and evaluation squadron of eight aircraft) starting in 2011 with VMFA(AW)-332 and VMFA-212. Next, the Corps will field 96 aircraft for six operational squadrons at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, then 128 aircraft for eight operational squadrons at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point and 88 aircraft for three operational squadrons and two fleet replacement squadrons at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. The F-35B will replace the Corp's entire inventory of F/A-18 Hornets, AV-8B Harriers, and EA-6B Prowlers.[1][2][3] More USMC-related news can be found at usmc.mil or Marine Corps Times website. Archive edit   Did you know... ...that on 31 March 1801, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, LtCol William W. Burrows, riding with U.S. President Thomas Jefferson, found "a proper place to fix the Marine Barracks on"" at 8th and I streets in Washington, DC?[1] ...that the Marine Corps accounts for approximately 8.5 percent of the military budget of the United States while supplying 31 percent of ground forces, 12 percent of the fixed wing aircraft and 19 percent of the attack helicopters used by the United States Armed Forces?[4] ...that Cpl Matt Bradford was the first blind double amputee to reenlist in the Corps?[5] ...that reservist LtCol Rob Riggle's only deployment to Iraq has been as a correspondant for The Daily Show?[6][7][8] edit   This month in Marine history Each year, on 10 November, the United States Marine Corps birthday ball is celebrated to commemorate the day in 1775 when the Second Continental Congress authorized the formation of the Continental Marines. On November 17, 1915, Smedley Butler led a group of Marines in a successful assault on Fort Riviere in Haiti. In November 1943, Marines began the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign, which included the Battle of Tarawa (November 20-23) On November 4, 1976, the first Marine Corps Marathon was held in Washington, D.C. and Arlington County, Virginia. On November 25, 2001, the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit captured Camp Rhino, the first American base in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. edit   Things you can do Here are some things you can do to help expand our USMC content: Requested articles: Battle of Talasea, 15th Marine Regiment  • Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 (currently redirects to TECOM)   • Rathvon M. Tompkins   • Marine Security Force Bermuda Expand: Battle of Cape Gloucester, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force • 28th Marine Regiment • China Marines • Logistics Vehicle System Replacement Citations: Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company • Edson Range •Task Force Leatherneck Revert vandalism on this portal and on articles to do with the U.S. Marines. More tasks edit   Templates {{portal|United States Marine Corps}} – to add portal link {{USMC-stub}} – for USMC articles that need expansion {{USMC-bio-stub}} – for biographies of Marines that need expansion {{US Marine Corps navbox}} – to include the navigational box {{PD-USGov-Military-Marines}} – to mark an image as USMC-created Infobox Examples edit   Related Portals Military of the United States United States Navy United States Army United States Air Force United States Coast Guard NATO Portal War World War I Portal World War II Portal American Civil War Portal edit   Associated Wikiprojects WikiProject Military history WikiProject United States WikiProject Aircraft WikiProject Ships edit   Associated Wikimedia United States Marine Corps on Wikibooks  United States Marine Corps on Wikimedia Commons United States Marine Corps on Wikinews  United States Marine Corps on Wikiquote  United States Marine Corps on Wikisource  United States Marine Corps on Wikiversity  United States Marine Corps on Wiktionary  Manuals and books Images and media News Quotations Texts Learning resources Definitions edit   About Portals What are portals? · List of portals · Featured portals

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