Popular Mechanics: One Chart That Explains How the U.S. Marines Fight
More than just naval infantry, the service fights in the air and on land…from the sea.
The U.S. Marine Corps was founded in 1775 to conduct ship to ship fighting and amphibious warfare. In the more than two hundred years since, the Marines have evolved into America's crisis response force.
A typical Marine combat unit fields everything from fighter planes to riflemen, from hovercraft to main battle tanks. As a result the Marines can fight the full spectrum of warfare, from lightly armed guerrillas to mechanized tank armies. The 220,000-strong Marine Corps is possibly the most versatile military organization in the world.
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