ADVANCED USMC HISTORY
This Marine officer, later a two-time Medal of Honor recipient, led the daring rescue at Veracruz in 1914 before famously fighting at Belleau Wood
Who is Maj. (later Gen.) Smedley Butler?
This 1980 Marine Corps doctrinal publication, inspired I by maneuver warfare theory, later evolved into MCDP-1 Warfighting.
What is FMFM-1?
The red “blood stripe” on Marine dress blues symbolizes casualties from this 1847 battle during the Mexican-American War.
What is the Battle of Chapultepec?
This force, established in 1987, became the Marine Corps’ primary maritime interdiction unit before the formation of MARSOC in 2006.
What is the Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance (Force Recon)?
The acronym Marines use to remember the 14 leadership traits
What is JJDIDTIEBUCKLE
During World War II, this Marine division executed the longest amphibious operation in Corps history during the assault on Okinawa.
What is the 1st Marine Division?
The Marine Corps was the first U.S. service to adopt this lightweight 155mm howitzer, which replaced the aging M198.
What is the M777?
This Marine Corps hymn verse, removed in 1942 for being outdated, referenced “hostile tribes in the Philippines.”
What is the “Halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli” verse’s third stanza?
(Sometimes called the “Philippine stanza.”)
This MARSOC component, activated in 2014, is responsible for intelligence collection, analysis, and signals exploitation.
What is the Marine Raider Support Group?
The trait that means being physically and mentally tough
What is Endurance
This 1942 battle was the first major U.S. land offensive of WWII, marking the Corps' shift from small-war doctrine to large-scale amphibious operations.
What is Guadalcanal?
This amphibious assault vehicle, introduced in the 1970s, can transport up to 25 Marines from ship to shore at around 8 knots in water.
What is the AAV-7A1?
This rifle qualification badge, worn by Marines, has three levels: Marksman, Sharpshooter, and this highest level. The term for gear that is broken but repairable
What is Expert?
Marine Scout Snipers once trained at this specialized school at Quantico before it was disestablished in 2020.
What is the Marine Corps Scout Sniper School?
The trait that means thinking clearly and making sound decisions
What is Judgment
In 1951, the bloodiest battle for the Marines in the Korean War took place on this hill line, later known as the “Punchbowl.”
What is the Battle of the Punchbowl?
Marine aviation uses the term “MAGTF” to describe its integrated structure of ground, aviation, and logistics. The aviation element is specifically called this.
What is the ACE (Aviation Combat Element)?
This event every year at Marine Barracks Washington features silent precision drill by the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon.
What is the Evening Parade?
This Force Recon technique involves inserting a team by parachute from 30,000+ feet while using oxygen equipment.
What is HALO/HAHO insertion?
The leadership trait that means doing what’s right even when no one is watching
What is Integrity
This Marine aviator became the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth in 1962.
Who is Col. John Glenn?
In Marine close-air support procedures, this nine-line format standardizes calls for fire to fixed-wing aircraft.
What is the JTAR/9-Line CAS brief?
The Marine Corps’ oldest post, established in 1801, is located in this city.
What is Washington, D.C.?
(Marine Barracks Washington, “8th & I.”)
The “Maritime Special Purpose Force” (MSPF) commonly consisted of a Force Recon platoon paired with this small, specialized Marine unit.
What is a Battalion Landing Team (BLT) reconnaissance & surveillance team?
The principle that says “Be technically and tactically proficient
What is the 2nd leadership principle