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The Marine Corps has been part of the [[United States Department of the Navy]] since 30 June 1834 with its sister service, the [[United States Navy]].<ref>Hoffman, Colonel Jon T., ''USMC: A Complete History'', Marine Corps Association, Quantico, VA, (2002), p. 57.</ref> The USMC operates [[List of United States Marine Corps installations|installations]] on land and aboard sea-going [[amphibious warfare ship]]s around the world. Additionally, several of the Marines' tactical [[Naval aviation|aviation]] squadrons, primarily Marine Fighter Attack squadrons, are also embedded in Navy [[carrier air wing]]s and operate from the [[aircraft carrier]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Air Wings Built for Two |url=https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/1202wings/ |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=Air & Space Forces Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> | The Marine Corps has been part of the [[United States Department of the Navy]] since 30 June 1834 with its sister service, the [[United States Navy]].<ref>Hoffman, Colonel Jon T., ''USMC: A Complete History'', Marine Corps Association, Quantico, VA, (2002), p. 57.</ref> The USMC operates [[List of United States Marine Corps installations|installations]] on land and aboard sea-going [[amphibious warfare ship]]s around the world. Additionally, several of the Marines' tactical [[Naval aviation|aviation]] squadrons, primarily Marine Fighter Attack squadrons, are also embedded in Navy [[carrier air wing]]s and operate from the [[aircraft carrier]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Air Wings Built for Two |url=https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/1202wings/ |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=Air & Space Forces Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
The history of the Marine Corps began when two [[battalion]]s of [[Continental Marines]] were formed on 10 November 1775 in | The history of the Marine Corps began when two [[battalion]]s of [[Continental Marines]] were formed on 10 November 1775 in Philadelphia as a service branch of infantry troops capable of fighting both at sea and on shore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marines.com/history-heritage/timeline|title=U.S. Marine Corps Decade Timeline|access-date=1 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001031854/http://www.marines.com/history-heritage/timeline|archive-date=1 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[Pacific War|Pacific theater]] of [[World War II]], the Corps took the lead in a massive campaign of amphibious warfare, [[Leapfrogging (strategy)|advancing from island to island]].<ref name="USMC-WW2-I-I-2">{{Cite book |access-date=2 June 2007 |chapter-url=http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/I/USMC-I-I-2.html |chapter=Part I, Chapter 2: Evolution of Modern Amphibious Warfare, 1920–1941 |title=Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal |series=History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II, Volume I |author=Hough, Frank O. |author2=Ludwig, Verle E. |author3=Shaw, Henry I. Jr |publisher=Historical Branch, HQMC, United States Marine Corps |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070530012649/http://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/I/USMC-I-I-2.html |archive-date=30 May 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=USMC-WW2-IV-II-1>{{Cite book |access-date=3 August 2008 |chapter-url=http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/IV/USMC-IV-II-1.html |chapter=Part II, Chapter 1: The Development of FMFPac |title=Western Pacific Operations |year=1971 |author1=Garand, George W. |author2=Truman R. Strobridge |name-list-style=amp |series=History of U.S. Marine Corps Operation in World War II, Volume IV |publisher=Historical Branch, HQMC, United States Marine Corps |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725095249/http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/IV/USMC-IV-II-1.html |archive-date=25 July 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=USMC-WW2-V-VI-1>{{Cite book |access-date=3 August 2008 |chapter-url=http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/V/USMC-V-VI-1.html |year=1968 |chapter=Part VI, Chapter 1: Amphibious Doctrine in World War II |title=Victory and Occupation |author1=Frank, Benis M |author2=Henry I. Saw, Jr. |name-list-style=amp |series=History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II, Volume V |publisher=Historical Branch, HQMC, United States Marine Corps |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011233619/http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/V/USMC-V-VI-1.html |archive-date=11 October 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2022, the USMC has around 177,200 active duty members and some 32,400 personnel in [[United States Marine Corps Reserve|reserve]].<ref name="DoD Budget and Manpower Details" /> | ||
==Mission== | ==Mission== | ||