US Marines
Navy's infantry branch
The US Marines, formally the United States Marine Corps, is a branch of the American armed forces specializing in amphibious operations and rapid-response deployment.
Marines are known for rigorous training and esprit de corps.
Her son joined the Marines right out of high school.
The singular Marine refers to an individual service member.
Often shortened to the Marines.
- assault rifleAutomatic infantry combat weapon
- boot campInitial military instruction program
- amphibious assaultAttack launched from water
- esprit de corpsShared pride among members
- honor codeConduct standards for students
dress blues · physical fitness test · battalion · drill instructor · officer corps · discipline · enlisted personnel · camaraderie · devil dogs · platoon · counterterrorism · squad · garrison · headquarters · embassy security · uniform code · division · reconnaissance
- WWII ForcesWehrmacht, Red Army, British Army, US Navy, Royal Navy
- US MilitaryArmy, Air Force, Pentagon, West Point, Annapolis
- Mexican-American WarZachary Taylor, Santa Anna, James K. Polk, Polk, Buena Vista
US MarinesUS Army
American land military branch
Army · US Navy · US Air Force · US Coast Guard · Space Force
US Marinesenemy combatants
Hostile armed opponents
Taliban · Viet Cong · ISIS · Al-Qaeda · Russian military
US Marinescivilians
Non-military population
noncombatants · civilian population · pacifists · conscientious objectors · draft dodgers
marine, mar, marina, mariner, mariners, marinas, maritime, submarine, submarines