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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Dreibelbis said that the Marine Corps is very confident in the M777 artillery cannons that were fired Saturday.
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
An artillery shell fired as part of the Marine Corps’ 250-year anniversary celebrations prematurely detonated over Interstate 5 in California Saturday, striking a patrol vehicle with shrapnel, according to the California Highway Patrol.
—Susannah Cullinane, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
The Republican vice president and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are visiting Camp Pendleton in North San Diego County to celebrate the Marine Corps’ 250th anniversary, and troops will put on a show of amphibious vehicles and aircraft with a beach landing demonstration.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
The mission supported the Marine Corps Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-26, held at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
An artillery shell fired as part of the Marine Corps’ 250-year anniversary celebrations prematurely detonated over Interstate 5 in California Saturday, striking a patrol vehicle with shrapnel, according to the California Highway Patrol.
—Susannah Cullinane, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
The Republican vice president and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are visiting Camp Pendleton in North San Diego County to celebrate the Marine Corps’ 250th anniversary, and troops will put on a show of amphibious vehicles and aircraft with a beach landing demonstration.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
The mission supported the Marine Corps Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-26, held at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
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“The Marine Corps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Marine%20Corps. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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