Organization
This is the Marine Corps' principle organization, made up of both air and ground elements.
What is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF)?
Role in the fireteam that initiates the action directed by the squad leader, controls their fire teams primarily by example
What is a Team Leader
November 10th, 1775 is known as this special day in the Marine Corps
What is the USMC Birthday
Listed as the Commandant's number one priority, goes hand and hand with naval integration and requires a forward naval presence.
What is Force Design?
Element of a MAGTF that contains aircraft to support the tactical situation. Includes both fixed wing and helicopters
What is the Aviation Combat Element (ACE)?
The rifle that is carried by the Rifleman in a Rifle Platoon.
This Philadelphia merchant and Captain soon became considered the First Commandant of the Marine Corps
Who is Samuel Nicholas?
A new type of MAGTF that focuses on deterrence by sea denial
What is the Marine Littoral Regiment (MLR)
Element of a MAGTF that contains all the administration, intelligence, operations, etc.
What is the Command Element (CE) ?
This member of a fire team provides most of the firepower for the team with their M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle.
What is a Automatic Rifleman
This early Marine tradition evolved in the late 1700s and was used so sharpshooting Marines to distinguish between friend and foe.
What is the Quatrefoil
Although the current threat environment is rapidly evolving, these Marine Corps core missions remain the same.
What is crisis response and deterrence?
The largest type of MAGTF, usually commanded by a Lieutenant General
What is a Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF)?
The weapon used by the Team Leader is a fire team.
What is the M4 Carbine
Archibald Henderson, the 5th Commandant of the Marine Corps, held this position for 38 long years granting him this nickname.
What is 'The Grand Old Man of the Marine Corps'
One of the Commandants Core Values that involves working with the Navy on Littoral Operations in Contested Environments and Expeditionary Advance Base Operations.
What is Warfighting
A type of MAGTF that can be formed to conduct a specific mission that is limited in scope and focus, usually a small force.
What is a Special Purpose MAGTF (SPMAGTF) ?
This is the correct number of FIRE TEAMS in a RIFLE PLATOON. (What is __ <---Just a number)
What is 9
These two people are the only Marines to have ever received the Medal of Honor for two separate actions.
Who is Gunnery Sergeant Dan Daly and Major Smedley Butler
Operations that involve small independent teams moving between islands and the sea, conducting short operations.
What is Expeditionary Advance Base Operations