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This is a list of United States Marine Corps divisions. Active. Official Name Insignia Active Headquarters; 1st Marine Division. 1 February 1941 - Present .
This is a list of United States Marine Corps regiments, sorted by status and number, with the current or most-recent type and division. Some of the inactive regiments are succeeded by active battalions .
The United States Marine Corps is organized within the Department of the Navy, which is led by the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV). The most senior Marine commissioned officer is the Commandant of the Marine Corps, responsible for organizing, recruiting, training, and equipping the Marine Corps so that it is ready for operation under the command of the unified combatant commanders.
The ground combat element (GCE) consists of those combat and combat support units whose primary mission is to, (1) engage with and destroy the enemy by fire and/or maneuver, and/or shock effect, performed by infantry, field artillery, and tank units, (2) provide close battlefield support to other GCE units by assault amphibian, combat assault, light armored reconnaissance, reconnaissance, and ...
2nd Battalion, 26th Marines; 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines; 2nd Civil Affairs Group; 3d Combat Engineer Battalion; 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines; 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines; 3rd Battalion, 28th Marines; 3rd Tank Battalion; 5th Marine Division (United States) 6th Machine Gun Battalion (United States Marine Corps) 6th Marine Division (United States ...
It is the oldest and largest active duty division in the United States Marine Corps, representing a combat-ready force of 22,000 personnel. It is one of three active duty divisions in the Marine Corps today and is a multi-role, expeditionary ground combat force. It is nicknamed "The Old Breed".
United States Marine Corps divisions during World War II (2 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Divisions of the United States Marine Corps" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
List of United States Marine Corps divisions This page was last edited on 22 March 2022, at 21:33 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...