the Marine Corps
noun
: the part of the U.S. military that consists of soldiers who serve at sea and also on land
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And, in 1834, the Marine Corps was moved under the Navy Department, leaving just the Army under the War Department.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
The former will become part of the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, and the latter will become a part of Joint Base San Antonio, the Times reported.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 26 June 2025
Breyer has not yet ruled on the legality of the Marine Corps mobilization.
—Dietrich Knauth, USA Today, 20 June 2025
A day after, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the battalion from the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms.
—Ethan Wolin, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2025
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
The former will become part of the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, and the latter will become a part of Joint Base San Antonio, the Times reported.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 26 June 2025
Breyer has not yet ruled on the legality of the Marine Corps mobilization.
—Dietrich Knauth, USA Today, 20 June 2025
A day after, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the battalion from the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms.
—Ethan Wolin, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2025
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“The Marine Corps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Marine%20Corps. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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