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The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines or simply the Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations [ 11 ] through combined arms , implementing its own infantry , artillery ...
The Companion cavalry of Alexander the Great (356-326 BC) are described as being the first example of shock cavalry being used in Europe. [1]During the Paraguayan War (1864–1870), in which Paraguay fought against Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, the Paraguayans deployed shock troops (composed of a mixture of dismounted cavalry and fit men who could row and swim) armed with sabres, cutlasses ...
SEAL Team (TV series) Shooter (TV series) Six (TV series) Soldier of Fortune, Inc. Special Forces: World's Toughest Test; Special Ops Mission; Stars Earn Stripes; Strange World (TV series) Strike Back (TV series) Supercarrier (TV series) Surviving the Cut
The CH-53E is a heavy-lift helicopter that can move troops and equipment and carry as much as 16 tons of cargo, according to the US Navy. The Marines aboard the craft were assigned to Heavy ...
Pages in category "Television shows about the United States Marine Corps" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Introducing the doctrine in a report to the United States' National Defense University in 1996, Ullman and Wade describe it as an attempt to develop a post-Cold War military doctrine for the United States. Rapid dominance and shock and awe, they write, may become a "revolutionary change" as the United States military is reduced in size and ...
Set in the years 2063–2064, the show focuses on the "Wildcards", members of the United States Marine Corps 58th Squadron of the Space Aviator Cavalry. They are stationed on the space carrier USS Saratoga , acting as both infantry and pilots of SA-43 Endo/Exo-Atmospheric Attack Jet ("Hammerhead") fighters , battling an invading force of ...
Rockin' the Corps was a 2005 concert designed to show appreciation to United States marines and sailors returning home from the Iraq War.. The free event was attended by approximately 44,000 active duty military personnel and their families and broadcast by the Armed Forces Radio and Television Network to 880,000 servicemembers and civilians at bases worldwide.