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The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations[11] through combined arms, implementing its own infantry, armor, artillery, aerial and special operations forces. The U.S. Marine Corps is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States.
Founded11 July 1798
(223 years)
(as current service)
10 November 1775
(245 years, 8 months)
(as Continental Marines)[1]
Country United StatesTypeMaritime land forceRole
Amphibious warfare
Expeditionary warfare
Size
180,958 active personnel (as of 2020)[2]
38,500 reserve personnel (as of 2017)[3]
1,304 manned aircraft[4] (total includes 11 VH-3D and 8 VH-60N of HMX-1[5] not listed by WAF 2018)
Part ofUnited States Armed Forces
 Department of the NavyHeadquartersThe Pentagon
Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.Nickname(s)"Jarheads", "Devil Dogs", "Teufel Hunden", "Leathernecks"Motto(s)Semper fidelis ("Always faithful")Colors Scarlet and Gold [6][7]March"Semper Fidelis" Play (help·info)Mascot(s)English bulldog[8][9]Anniversaries10 NovemberEquipmentList of U.S. Marine Corps equipmentEngagements
See list
American Revolutionary War
Quasi-War
First Barbary War
War of 1812
Second Barbary War
West Indies Anti-Piracy Operations
Seminole Wars
African Anti-Slavery Operations
Aegean Sea Anti-Piracy Operations
First Sumatran expedition
Second Sumatran expedition
United States Exploring Expedition
Capture of Monterey
Mexican-American War
Bombardment of Greytown
Battle of Ty-ho Bay
First Fiji Expedition
Second Opium War
Second Fiji Expedition
Paraguay expedition
Reform War
John Brown's raid
American Civil War
Bombardment of Qui Nhon
Shimonoseki Campaign
Formosa Expedition
United States expedition to Korea
Egyptian Expedition (1882)
Bering Sea anti-poaching operations
Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii
Second Samoan Civil War
Banana Wars
Spanish-American War
Second Occupation of Cuba
Border War
Negro Rebellion
Occupation of Nicaragua
Occupation of Haiti
Occupation of the Dominican Republic (1916)
Sugar Intervention
Philippine-American War
Boxer Rebellion
World War I
Russian Civil War
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
1958 Lebanon Crisis
Occupation of the Dominican Republic (1965)
Iranian hostage rescue
Multinational Force in Lebanon
Operation Urgent Fury
1986 bombing of Libya
Tanker War
Operation Earnest Will
Operation Prime Chance
Operation Eager Glacier
Operation Nimble Archer
Operation Praying Mantis
Operation Just Cause
Persian Gulf War
Somali Civil War
Iraqi no-fly zones
Bosnian War
Kosovo War
1999 East Timorese crisis
Operation Enduring Freedom
Afghanistan
Philippines
Horn of Africa
Pankisi Gorge
Trans Sahara
Caribbean and Central America
Iraq War
Pakistan-United States skirmishes
Operation Odyssey Dawn
2014 intervention against ISIL
Operation Inherent Resolve
Resolute Support Mission
Battle of Khasham
Decorations
List


Presidential Unit Citation

Joint Meritorious Unit Award

Navy Unit Commendation

Valorous Unit Award


Meritorious Unit Commendation

French Croix de guerre 1914-1918

Philippine Presidential Unit Citation

Korean Presidential Unit Citation

Vietnam Gallantry Cross

Vietnam Civil Actions Medal
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