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U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. MARINE CORPS
Founded
Nov. 10, 1775
Role
Amphibious and expeditionary warfare
Personnel
184,427 active 38,473 Reserve
Headquarters
The Pentagon Arlington County, Virginia, United States
Motto
Semper Fidelis
Colors
Scarlet, Gold
March
Semper Fidelis “The Marine’s Hymn”
Anniversaries
Nov. 10
Engagements
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
Kingdom of Hawaii Overthrowal
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
Invasion of Grenada
1986 Bombing of Libya
Tanker War
Earnest Will
Prime Chance
Eager Glacier
Nimble Archer
Praying Mantis
Invasion of Panama
Persian Gulf War
Somali Civil War
Iraqi No-Fly Zones
Bosnian War
Kosovo War
International Force for East Timor
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
