Marine Corps ProKnow

What year were the British Royal Marines founded

1664

When was the Marine Corps founded

November 10, 1775

Core Values of The Marine Corps

Honor, Courage, Commitment

Quatrefoil

Crossed pieces of rope on covers, used to identify fellow marines

Leatherneck

Leather collar or neckpiece worn to protect from enemy sword slashes from 1775-1875

Rank of Sergeant Major

Established by Congress in 1798, First Sergeant Major was Archibald Sommers. 1957 first sergeant Major of Marine Corps was Sergeant Major Bestwick

Marine Corps Band

Established in 1798. "The President's Own"

Mameluke Sword

1805, ruler of Tripoli Prince Hamet, presents sword to 1st LT Presley O'Bannon as a token of gratitude

The Blood stripe

First appeared 1798, reappeared 1840 and 1859

battle of Chapultepec in the Mexican War in 1847, 90% of the Marine officers and noncommissioned officers were

casualties.

The Grand Old Man of the Marine Corps

Archibald Henderson

5th Commandant

Served for 38 Years (1820-1859)

Father of Marine Aviation

began in 1912

2nd LT Alfred A Cunningham first marine to earn wings

Marine Corps Emblem

1868 emblem was adopted

The emblem consisted of an eagle with spread wings sitting on top of a globe of the Western Hemisphere with an anchor in the background. The eagle symbolizes the nation, the globe worldwide service, and the anchor naval traditions

First commissioned officer in continental Marines, 1st commandant

Samuel Nicholas

Re-establishment of the Marine Corps after revolutionary war

July 11, 1798

The essence of war

is a violent struggle between two hostile, independent, and irreconcilable wills

Essential principles of warfighting philosophy

Friction, fluidity, disorder, danger, and uncertainty

War is ultimately driven by

the power of human Will

Concept of warfighting

function effectively in an uncertain, chaotic, and fluid environment

effective across the full spectrum of conflict

recognize and exploit the fleeting opportunities

considers the moral and mental as well as the physical

succeed against a numerically superior foe

win quickly against a larger foe on his home soil with minimal casualties and limited external support.

Marine Corps concept for winning under warfighting conditions is a warfighting doctrine based on

rapid, flexible, and opportunistic maneuver

Maneuver Warfare

A warfighting philosophy that seeks to shatter the enemy's cohesion through a variety of rapid, focused, and unexpected actions which create a turbulent and rapidly deteriorating situation with which the enemy cannot cope.

Marine Corps performs three important functions

Make Marine

Win battles

Return Quality Citizens

Fundamental to our character as a Marine Corps is our role as

the Nation's force-in-readiness

MAGTF is composed of what 4 elements

Ground Combat Element

Aviation Combat Element

Logistics Combat Element (transport, engineering)

Command Element (administration)

MAGTF organization size

Marine Expeditionary Force ~40-80k

Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) ~16.5-40k

Marine Expeditionary Brigade ~14-17k

Marine Expeditionary Unit ~2.2k

Special Purpose MAGTF team

Marine Littoral Regiment (MLR)

It will persistently operate across the competition continuum to support the Joint Force’s role in assuring allies and partners, deterring adversaries, conducting and enabling Joint Force contact, blunt, and surge activities.

MLR will be capable of the following missions

Conduct Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations

Conduct Strike Coordinate Air and Missile Defense Actions Support Maritime Domain Awareness

Support Surface Warfare

Support Operations in the Information Environment

Marine Raiders (MARSOC)

Special operations

established 24 February 2006

renamed Marine Raider Regiment on June 18, 2015

Force Design

Commandant's number one priority with closer naval integration listed as the most important aspect of the design restructure

Warfighting

Increase efficiency and flexibility of USMC’s command and control processes.

Work with the Navy on Littoral Operations in a Contested Environment (LOCE) and Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO).

Project power by utilizing unmanned and minimally manned platforms to create low risk stand-in forces.

Marine Corps two primary missions

crisis response and deterrence

Distributed operations require

naval integration

Marine Littoral Regiment focuses on

deterrence by sea denial

The MLR will deter enemies by

supporting expeditionary advanced base operations (EABO) on islands in the Indo-Pacific.

MLR is expected to be operational in

2022

Manpower Officer

0102

four functions- general administration, personnel administration, operational administration, and manpower administration.

Ground Intelligence Officer

0203

tactical planning and employment of ground surveillance and reconnaissance units

Human Source Intelligence Officer

0204

Command and or lead CI/HUMINT units

Signals Intelligence/Ground Electronic Warfare Officer

0206

Air Intelligence Officer

0207

Infantry Officer

0302

responsible for training their Marines for every variety of ground combat mission in any environment

Logistics Officer

0402

coordinating the movement of Marines and equipment from ship to shore to forward operating bases

Communications Officer

0602

Field Artillery Officer

0802

provide close-fire support for infantry and armored reconnaissance units

Combat Engineer Officer

1302

Cyberspace Officer

1702

Amphibious Assault Officer

1803

Ground Supply Officer

3002

Financial Management Officer

3404

Judge Advocate

4402

Communication Strategy and Operations Officer

4502

Military Police Officer

5803

Aircraft Maintenance Officer

6002

Aviation Supply Officer

6602

Low Altitude Air Defense

7204

Air Support Control Officers

7208

Air Defense Control Officers

7210

Air Traffic Control Officers

7220

Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) MAGTF Electronic Warfare Officer (EWO

7315

Flight Students

7599

Basic Officer Course Phases

Phase 1- Individual Skills

Phase 2- Rifle Squad Leader Skills

Phase 3- Rifle Platoon Leader Skills

Phase 4- Basic MAGTF Officer Skills

Core Values of Commandants planning guild

Force design

Warfighting

Education and Training

Core values

Command and Leadership