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1
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MEU COMMANDER

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O-6, COL

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2
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GCE OF MEF

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MARDIV

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3
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GCE OF MEB

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INFANTRY REGIMENT

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4
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M4

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LMGAS- LIGHTWEIGHT, MAGAZINE FED, GAS OPERATED, AIR COOLED, SHOULDER FIRED. 3RD BURST, OR SEMI. 30 RD MAG. 5.56 MM. AREA TARGET 600M. POINT TARGET 500M

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M16

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LMGAS- LIGHTWEIGHT, MAGAZINE FED, GAS OPERATED, AIR COOLED, SHOULDER FIRED. 3RD BURST, OR SEMI. 30 RD MAG. 5.56 MM. AREA TARGET 800M. POINT TARGET 550M. MAX 3600M. 8.79 LBS WITH MAG

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MK45

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5” NAVAL GUN 54 CAL. 23,127M RANGE, 127MM

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M9

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DOUBLE/SINGLE ACTION SEMI AUTOMATIC, MAGAZINE FED, RECOIL OPERATED. 9MM. 15 RD MAG. MAX EFFECTIVE 50M, MAX 1800M. MUZZLE VELOCITY 375M/SEC. 2.54LBS WITH FULL MAG

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8
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himars or m142

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high mobility artillery rocket system. 70km range. 45m blast radius, 3 crew, 6 rockets

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m777

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155mm howitzer, 15.3 miles standard, 18.6 miles rocket assist

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m2

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50 cal BMG, auto or single shot. belt fed, recoil operated, air cooled, crew served. 128lbs. max effective 1830m, max 7400m. #12 in a weapons company

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11
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m203

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40mm grenade, single shot breech loaded, pump action. max 400m, area 350m, point 150m. grenades not interchangeable with mk19. carried by fireteam lead

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m240g

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7.62. air cooled, belt fed, gas operated, open bolt automatic. max 3725m, max effective 1800m. grazing fire at 600m. barrel change every 1 minute

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m249saw

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5.56. air cooled, belt or mag fed, gas operated, open bolt automatic. squad automatic weapon. max 3600m. area 1000m. point 800m. grazing fire 600m. cant interchange barrels with other SAW

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mk19

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40mm grenade. air cooled, blowback operated, fully automatic, max 2212m. 60rds/min

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81mm mortar

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smooth bore, muzzle loaded, high angle of fire. 70-4737m.

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60mm mortar

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smooth bore, muzzle loaded, high angle of fire. 70-3490m

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m1a1

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abrams, 4 crew, 120mm main gun, maneuver element, antiarmor protection, mechanized operation

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AAV

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fully tracked amphibious assault vehicle. 3 crew, carries 21 troops. 30mph on land, 6mph in water

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19
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field latrine

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at least 100m from food ops, down wind and down slope

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20
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grid to magnetic azimuth and vice versa

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east= magnetic to grid, add GM to magnetic
grid to magnetic, subtract GM from grid
west=magnetic to grid, subtract GM from magnetic
grid to magnetic, add GM to grid

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21
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CWO ranks

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CWO
1=red/gold/red
2=red/gold/red/gold/red
3=red/silver/red
4=red/silver/red/silver/red
5=silver/red/silver
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22
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officer ranks

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2nd LT
1st LT
Capt
Major
Lt Col
Col
Brig Gen
Maj Gen
Lt Gen
Gen
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23
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field grade officer

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o-4 and above, scrambled eggs

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24
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e1-e7

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private=no insignia=seaman recruit
PFC= 1 chevron= seaman apprentice
lance cpl=1 chevron with crossed rifle= seaman
cpl=2chevron and CR= PO3
sgt=3 chevron and CR=PO2
SSGT= 3chevron 1 rocker and CR= PO1
Gunnery SGT= 3 chevron, 2 rocker CR=Chief

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25
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e8

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=senior chief
master sgt= 3 chevron 3 rocker CR
first sgt= 3 chevron 3 rocker diamond

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26
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e9

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=master chief
master gunnery sgt=3chevron 4 rocker exploding bomb
sgt major= 3 chevron 4 rocker star
sgt major USMC= 3 chevron 4 rocker EGA

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27
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USMC mission

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marines are trained organized and equipped for offensive amphibious employment and as a force of readiness

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28
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Staff Sections

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s= staff= o-6
g=general= o-7 and above
j=joint
c=combined joint

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29
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1 shop

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admin/personnel

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30
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2 shop

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intel

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31
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3 shop

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ops

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32
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4 shop

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logistics

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33
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5 shop

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plans

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34
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6 shop

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CIS (comms)

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35
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7 shop

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inspector/safety

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36
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8 shop

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comptroller

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37
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9 shop

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civil affairs, public relations

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38
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EGA

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Eagle= crested eagle, found worldwide= proud country
Globe=global service
Fouled anchor= maritime service
eagle standing on western hemisphere with ribbon reading Semper Fi
Adopted 1868 by Brig Gen Jacob Zeillin from British Royal Marines
No cuba on officers crest

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39
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Capt Samuel Nicolas

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1st commandant

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40
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Maj Gen Roy Geiger

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only marine officer to command a field army

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41
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leatherneck

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leather stockade worn to protect against saber slashes and keep head upright

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42
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espirit de corps

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loyalty, pride, tradition, devotion to honor and history of USMC

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43
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Lt Gen Lew Chesty Puller

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Most decorated marine, 5 navy crosses

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44
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1st marine aviator

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AA Cunningham

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45
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AA Henderson

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Grand old man of marine corps. Commandant for 39 years. Higher appearance, training, discipline standards.

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46
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MOH x 2

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Enlisted - Dan daily, 1900 boxer rebellion as private, 1915 haitian campaign as gunny. As 1st sgt, “come you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever”
Officer- Smedley Butler, 1914 vera cruz as major, 1915 haitian campaign as major

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47
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direct liaison authority

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authority granted by commander to a subordinate to directly consult or arrange an action

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48
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SPOT report

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concise report of essential info that may have an immediate an significant effect on current plans and operatios

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49
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direct vs general support

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direct= tasked only to that unit, always available

general=tasked to multiple units, may be engaged elsewhere if called upon

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50
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defense readiness reporting sysytem(DRRS)

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real time readiness status of operating forces

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51
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air naval gunfire liaison company (ANGLICO)

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plan, coordinate, and employ terminal control of fires to support forces

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52
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USMC Imagery support unit (MCISU)

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geospatial and imagery intel

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53
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Counter and Human Intel

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identify and monitor efforts of foreign intelligence to collect sensitive info on DOD personnel and interests

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54
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fire support coordination

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coordinate and employ fires in consonance with the maneuver element

55
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fire direction center

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compute how natural elements will effect artillery rounds

56
Q

F-35

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lightning, VSTOL, 1.6 M with 1200 NM range. Will perform VMFA and VMAQ

57
Q

improved load bearing equipment (ILBE)

A

system to transport personnel clothes and equipment

58
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tactical chat(TC)

A

real time synchronous data and messaging

59
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Ship to objective maneuver doctrine (STOM)

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tactical implementation of OMFTS by MAGTF

60
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military role during humanitarian assistance

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title 10 section 401. military must provide the manpower. military must complement the host nation which has primary responsibility. can’t be in support of military or paramilitary organization

61
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galipoli landing

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25apr1915, ottoman turkey

62
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7aug1942

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operation watch tower. guadalcanal. first usmc offensive of ww2. 1st mardiv lands in solomon islands. base to launch future opeations. MOH to john basilone, merritt edson, AA vandergrift

63
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20nov1943

A

battle of tarawa. gilbert islands. japanese said it would take a million americans 100 years. island secured in 76 hours. poorly planned amphibious landing

64
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19feb1945

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iwo jima. largest bloodiest battle of usmc history. 30k marines, 23k casualties. 3,4,5 mardiv. raising of flag, joe rosenthals picture. people in it are john doc bradley, rene gagnon, ira hyes, franklin sousley(KIA), harlon block(KIA), michael strank(KIA)

65
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1834

A

USMC falls under DON

66
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10nov1775

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tun tavern, philadelphia. raising 2 battalions of marines by resolution of continental congress

67
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semper fidelis

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always faithful. official motto adopted 1883

68
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battle of belleau wood

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marne river france 1918. 5/6 marines get french fouragerre for stopping german takeover of paris. teuffelhunden=devil dog

69
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1798

A

congress creates USMC as separate service

70
Q

1776

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first marine landing, new providence island bahamas

71
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1805

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barbary pirates, battle of derna, shores of tripoli, presley obannon, mameluke sword. raise american flag first time in eastern hemisphere

72
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1847

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battle of chapultepec, halls of montezuma, blood stripe

73
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1859

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storm harpers ferry, wear quatrefoil

74
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1868

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Brig Gen Jacob Zeillin adopts EGA from british royal marines

75
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1898

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war against spain with offensive ops in pacific and cuba

76
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1900

A

boxer rebellion, peking china

77
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1901-1934

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banana wars in caribbean

78
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1913

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first aviation unit, AA Cunningham first pilot

79
Q

1917

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land in france

80
Q

1933

A

establish fleet marine forces

81
Q

1941

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enters ww2 with USMC as the primary island hopping force

82
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1950

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korea, first time help is used in battle

83
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1968

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south vietnam

84
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1982

85
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1983

A

operation urgent fury, grenada prime minister assassinated

86
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1989

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operation just cause, overthrow manuel noriega in panama

87
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1990

A

operation desert shield, validates use of MPF

88
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1991

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operation desert storm

89
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Jan 1815

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Battle of NOLA. Andrew jackson defeats british

90
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battle of wake island

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dec1941, japanese won, US defends atoll and japan suffers critical losses to their navy

91
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battle of okinawa

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apr1945, last large action of ww2, maj gen roy geiger is only marine officer to command a field army

92
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battle of chosin reservoir

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NOV 1950, korea, frozen chosin, retrograde included all operable equipment

93
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battle of khe sanh

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jan1968, marines held out for 2.5 months and forced enemy to withdraw

94
Q

montford point marines

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1942-49, 20,000 black marines go to montford point camp jacksonville, NC for boot camp

95
Q

navajo code talkers

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every major battle in pacific, all 6 mardivs, 1942-45

96
Q

women marines

A

since 1918, mobilized reserves to korea in 1950

97
Q

anti-air warfare

A

destroy or reduce to an acceptable level the enemy air or missile threat
offensive= you control
defensive=destroy the attacking
active and passive (Concealment)

98
Q

offensive air support

A

against enemy installations, facilities and personnel to assist in MAGTF objectives

99
Q

assault support

A

use of aircraft to provide tactical mobility and logistical support

100
Q

air recon

A

gain intel through observation and aircraft sensors - visual, multisensory, electronic

101
Q

electronic warfare

A

any action involving the electromagnetic spectrum and direct energy
attack=jam radar
protect=screening
warfare=gather intel

102
Q

control of aircraft and missiles

A

coordinate air control and direction

103
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ace of mef

104
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ace of meb

105
Q

ace of meu

A

reinforced medium helo squadron or VMM

106
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who provides personnel and equipment for magtf ace

107
Q

marine air group (MAG)

A

smallest aviation unit designed for independent ops with no outside support besides resupply

108
Q

2 types of mags

A

rotary =MAG VH
assault support, miramar/pendelton
Fixed= MAG VMFA/VMA
antiair warfare, offensive air support, miramar/yuma

109
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aviation maintenance levels (DIO)

A

Depot=overhaul, back in US
Intermediate= calibration/repair, done by MALS
Organizational= inspect, oil change, done by squadron

110
Q

vmu

A

unmanned aerial recon, BDA, target acquisition, surveillance, rear area security. 15+ hours on station
pioneer, scan eagle

111
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uh-1

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hmla, helo marine light attack. #1 =utility support/evac/search and rescue. huey. 13 pax, twin engine 2 seat 1 pilot

112
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ah-1

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hmla, helo marine light attack, cobra, tandem seat twin engine, fires support and fire support coordination. tow, sidewinder, hellfire missiles

113
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ch-46e

A

HMM, helo medium marine, sea knight, assault support and troop transport, dual pilot, twin engine, dual rotor, 25 pax, 15 combat pax, 15 litter pts

114
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ch53d

A

sea stallion, hmh, heavy marine helo, dual engine twin pilot, 55 pax, 24 litters, transport-mostly equipment and supplies, can do troops

115
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ch53e

A

super sea stallion, hmh, heavy marine helo, 3 engines, dual pilot, refueling probe, dual external hooks, transport supplies and equipment, lifts 16 tons, can lift 93% of mardiv equipment

116
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ea6b

A

prowler, vmaq, marine tactical electronic warfare, 1 pilot, 3 EWOs, twin engine, subsonic, suppress enemy electronics, has HARM missiles

117
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av8b

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harrier, vma, marine attack squadron, single seat, transonic, vector thrust light attack, VSTOL, close and distant air support, armed recon, air defense, armed escort, angle rate bomb system, 25 mm gun

118
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f/a18c

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hornet, vmfa, marine fighter attack, single place, twin engine strike fighter, intercept enemy aircraft, ground attack, escort friendly aircraft

119
Q

f/a18d

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hornet, vmfa(aw), marine all weather fighter attack, 2 seat, twin engine, strike fighter, moving maps, NVG, FLIR

120
Q

mv22

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VMM, marine medium tilt rotor, osprey, multiengine, dual pilot, dual rotor, VTOL, self deployable, amphibious assault transport (replacing CH53 and 46)

121
Q

f-35B

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lightning, VSTOL, will perform VMAQ and VMFA, 1.6mach, 1200 NM range

122
Q

KC130

A

VMGR, marine aerial refueler transport, also medevac and NEO. 4 engine turbo prop, 92 troops, 64 paratroops, 74 litters, 35,000 lbs cargo

123
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c-12

A

huron, twin turbo prop, operational support, VIP transport

124
Q

sh-60

A

navy medium utility helo, twin engine

125
Q

HMX squadron

A

transport POTUS, Vice POTUS, DoD officials, heads of state

126
Q

HMH

A

transport supply and equipment

127
Q

HMM

A

transport troops

128
Q

Operational maneuver from the sea concepts

A 
maneuver forces from sea to shore
focus on operational objective
use sea as maneuver space
generate overwhelming tempo and momentum
pit strengths against weaknesses
emphasize intel, deception, and flexibility
integrate all assets
129
Q

what does marforcom commander control

A

2 mef, fmf atlantic, marforeur, marforsouth, marforstrat, UCMS installations east

130
Q

what does marforpac commander control

A

1&3 mef, fmf pacific, marcent, USMC installations west

131
Q

4 subdivisions of USMC organization

A

HQMC, Operating forces, supporting establishments, USMC reserve

132
Q

mardiv locations

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1 pendleton, 2 lejeune, 3 okinawa, 4 NOLA

133
Q

MAW locations

A

1 japan, 2 cherry point, NC, 3 Miramar, CA, 4 NOLA

134
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MLG locations

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1 pendleton, 2 lejeune, 3 okinawa, 4 NOLA

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