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October FMF Flashcards

1
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difference between morale and espirit de corps

A

morale = individual Marine attitude
espirit de corps = unit spirit (solidarity, loyalty to, pride in, enthusiasm for_
- devotion, loyhalty. deep regard for history/tradition/honor
EDC = unit’s personality

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2
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Marine Corp Birthday

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10 November 1775

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3
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yr Marine Corp became a separate service

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1798

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4
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first Marine Corp operation overseas

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1805
“shores of Tripoli” - Barbary Pirates at the Battle of Derma
- first time the MC raised their flag overseas

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5
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yr of Harper’s Ferry

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1959

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6
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yr the EGA was adopted

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1868
Brigidier Geneal Zellin

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7
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yr the MC motto was adopted

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1883

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8
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yr Marine Corp established bases overseas

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Spanish-Am war
1898

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9
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MC in 1900

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defended the Maerican Legion in Beking during the Boxer Rebellion
- defended the Legation Quarter agaisnt attack.

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10
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yr the MC established its aviation unit

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1913
Major Cunningham

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11
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yr the MC reorganized into the FMF

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1933
= reorganized to formally established the command and administrative relations between the Fleet and MC

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12
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yr the MC supported evacuation of te Dominican Republic to protect US citizens

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1965

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13
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yr of Lebanon suicide truck bomb

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1983: had deployed to Lebanon as a peacekeeping force

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14
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Operation Urgent Fury

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983: PM assassinated & gov overthrown. Marines secured the island and safeguarded the American citizens there

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15
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charges of Manual Noriega

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drug trafficking and racketeering
- did a coup and started a military gov. the Marines returned that to free electinos

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16
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Operation Desert Shield

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  • post invasion of Kuwait
  • hold advance of Iraq forces
  • position coalition for follow on
  • validated the MPF concept
  • enacted a plan to tailor units to accomplish a mission as part of a MAGTF
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17
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Operation Desert Storm

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Iraq refused to comply with UN regulations so air & marines went in to liberate Kuwait

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18
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first day of Operation Enduring Freedom

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07 October 2001

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19
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Operation Enduring Freedom

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War In Afghanistan + 3 smaller = GWOT

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20
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yr Iraq was invaded

A

2003
US, UK, Poland, Australia

21
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First Battle of Fallujah

A

2004: Operation Vigilant Resolve
unsuccessful

22
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Second Battle of Fallujah

A

2004: Operation Al-Fajr & Phantom Furty

23
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Vigilant Resolve

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unsuccessful first battle of fallujah

24
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Phantom Furty

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successful secon battale of fallujah

25
Q

received the Mamaluke sword

A

Presley O’Bannon

26
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“grand old man of the MC”

A

Archibald Henderson

27
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semaphoned an emergency lift…

A

Sergent Major John Quick

28
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MOH: Boxer Rebellion & First Caco War

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Sergent MajorDaniel Daly

29
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MOH: Veracruz & First Caco War

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Smedley Butler

30
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Smedley Butler

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MOH: Veracruz and First Caco War

31
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Tiger of the Mountain

A

Chesty
Lewis B Puller
(honduras and Nicaragura)

32
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top WWII ACES

A

Pappy Boyington of the Black Sheep,
Joseph Foss

33
Q

in the Mount Surabachi photograph

A

Ira H Haynes
Pina Indian

34
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first female in the Marine Corp

A

Opha Mae JOhnson in 1918

35
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first female General

A

Margaret Brewer in 1978

36
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battle where Marines tried to block Brits from marching on DC

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Battle of Bladensburg - 1814

37
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War of 1812 battles

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Battle of Bladensbury -1814 (Brits march on DC)
Battle of New Orleans - Jackson

38
Q

WWI battle fought to protect Paris

A

Battle of Belleau Wood

39
Q

battle after Pearl Harbor attack

A

Wake Island

40
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Battle of Guadalcanal

A

1942: first US land offensive.
Solomon Islands
first combat test of amphibous doctrine
cruicial turning point in the Pacific b/c gave bases

41
Q

Battle of Tarawa

A

Gilbert Island were first in teh line of offense in Central Pacific. Heavily Jap fortified

42
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WWII Battles

A

Wake Island
Guadalcanal
Tarawa
Mariana Islands
Bougainville
Okinawa

43
Q

led Korean amphibious assault

A

General Oliver Smith at 1950. Inchon

44
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Vietnam Battles

A

Khe Sanh
Hue City

45
Q

Battle of Chosin Reservoir

A

1950
cut off by CHinese Communists so retrograde
7/10
brought out all operable equipment, properly evacuated their wounded/dead, maintained tactical integrity

46
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first large-scale battle fought during Operation Iraqi Freedom

A

an-Nasiriya in 2003

47
Q

black marines who trained in Lejeune

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Montfort Port Marines

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