FMF Core Test Flashcards
2001
November 25th, the 15th MEU arrived in Afghanistan. They set up camp Rhino at the airport just south of Kandahar. Mission code named “Swift Freedom”
1805
Marines stormed the Barbary pirates stronghold at Burma on the “Shores of Tripoli”. First time the Stars and Stripes were raised in eastern hemisphere.
2004 B
07 NOV 2004 “Operation Phantom Fury” launched to recapture Fallujah. 95 American troops killed and 560 wounded in bloodiest battle in Iraq.
Battle of Tarawa
First line of advance in pacific… “It will take one million Americans 100 years to conquer it”. 20NOV1943 marines landed and secured the island in 76 hours.
Iwo Jima
19FEB1945 Bloodiest battle in marine history 23,300 casualties Greatly increased air support and bombing ops "Uncommon valor was a common virtue"
Robert E Bush
MOH during battle of Okinawa
Robert R Ingram
MOH during Vietnam
Board a small boat or ship in what order of rank?
Inverse… Junior goes first
Parallel chains of command
Service chain: president, secretary of defense, SECNAV, commandant.
Operational chain: president, secretary if defense, commanders of combatant commands.
Marine Security Guard (MSG)
Protect embassies and consulates
121 diplomatic posts in 115 countries
Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB)
- Built around reinforced infantry regiment, an aircraft group, & LCE
- normally commanded by brig general
- capable of rapid deployment
7 standing MEUs
1 MEF- 11th, 13th, & 15th
2 MEF- 22nd, 24th, & 26th
3 MEF- 31st MEU
Page 2 (NAVPERS 1070/602)
Dependency application/Record of emergency data & DD 93
General Court Martial
- Military judge alone or w/ 5+ impartial active duty
- if accused is commissioned jury must be commissioned
- lowest level to convene is usually a commanding general of division, wing, base or equivalent
EDVR section 1
Listing of prospective personnel gains