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Learn about the history, mission, and organization of the U.S. Marine Corps, the maritime land force service branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. The USMC conducts expeditionary and amphibious operations around the world and has been part of the Department of the Navy since 1834.
Learn about the three services of the Confederate States Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and their commanders, personnel and operations during the American Civil War. Find out how the Confederacy recruited, organized and trained its military forces and faced the challenges of conscription, desertion and casualties.
Find out the locations, states, and coordinates of the US Marine Corps bases, air stations, and other facilities. The list includes active and inactive installations, as well as the Marine Corps Security Force Regiment and the 1st Marine Corps District.
Find out the names, insignia, nicknames, and locations of current USMC battalions, sorted by their ground combat element (GCE) mission. Learn about the history, organization, and equipment of each battalion, including the infantry battalions that are the heart and soul of the GCE.
Learn about the origins, missions, and conflicts of the U.S. Marine Corps from 1775 to the present. The article covers the founding of the Continental Marines, the Barbary Wars, the Civil War, World Wars I and II, Korea, Vietnam, Beirut, and the Gulf War.
The Confederate States Marine Corps (CSMC), also referred to as the Confederate States Marines, was a branch of the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War.It was established by an act of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States on March 16, 1861.
Learn how the United States Marine Corps (USMC) is organized within the Department of the Navy, and how it cooperates with the Navy and other services. Find out about the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF), the basic unit of deployment, and the three Marine Expeditionary Forces.
Learn about the eight federal uniformed services that commission officers and have military or law enforcement duties in the U.S. The web page covers the history, structure, and roles of each service, as well as their relations with the executive departments and civilian leaders.