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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The Long Beach native joined the Marine Corps in January 2021, according to a statement issued by the U.S. Marine Corps, and was trained as an electronic intelligence/electromagnetic warfare analyst.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
In 2023, the Navy and Air Force fell short of their recruitment targets, while the Marine Corps and the Space Force—by far the smallest branch—continued to meet their enlistment goals.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
After a tough and unstable upbringing in Chicago, Parks, now 46, joined the Marine Corps in 2005, then was deployed to Iraq.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Closer to home, the Marine Corps is tinkering with the Autonomous Low-Profile Vessel, a narco-boat capable of ferrying a pair of Naval Strike Missiles.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
In 2023, the Navy and Air Force fell short of their recruitment targets, while the Marine Corps and the Space Force—by far the smallest branch—continued to meet their enlistment goals.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
After a tough and unstable upbringing in Chicago, Parks, now 46, joined the Marine Corps in 2005, then was deployed to Iraq.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Closer to home, the Marine Corps is tinkering with the Autonomous Low-Profile Vessel, a narco-boat capable of ferrying a pair of Naval Strike Missiles.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 8 Jan. 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 Feb. 2025.
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