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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... 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 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 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 Information from the first Marine Corps Webmaster at hqmc.net Marine Corps Community at leatherneck.com Website for the Marine Corps Times ...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? On January 6, 1859, Commandant Archibald Henderson died while in office, being the longest-serving Commandant and earning the nickname "Grand old man of the Marine Corps". On January 15, 1943, Joe Foss shot down three A6M Zeros, bringing his kills to 26. In January 1968, the Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War was launched, and Marines fought in the battles of Khe Sanh and Huế. On January 1, 1991, Marines evacuated the United States embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia during Operation Eastern Exit. On January 29, 1991, Marines fought in the Battle of Khafji, the first ground engagement of the Gulf War. Lucca (dog)— 6 April 2016 Avery Kier — 14 Feb 2016 Marine Air Support Squadron 4 — 3 Jan 2016 Marine Air Support Squadron 5 — 2 Jan 2016 VMF-512 — 12 June 2014 Marine Air Control Squadron 5 — 14 May 2014 Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 48 — 15 May 2014 Template:/box-header 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. 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