marine battalions
Seaborne combat units
Marine battalions are tactical military units within a marine corps, typically comprising 500 to 1,000 troops organized for amphibious and ground combat operations.
In the U.S.
Marine Corps, battalions are the basic deployable units, commanded by a lieutenant colonel and composed of several companies: The marine battalion landed on the beach at dawn.
The phrase emphasizes organized military force projection from sea to shore.
- squadSmall working group
- platoonSmall infantry formation
- amphibious assaultAttack launched from water
- beach landingAmphibious military arrival
- marchRhythmic group walk
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