right, so there is marine, navy, air force and army right? army is on land, navy is at sea, air force covers the air and the marine???? i never know. or confused more like it.can somebody tell me.
2007-03-03 03:56:54 · 13 answers · asked by MiSz JaY 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
They U.S. Army is on land, but they DO have some boats (not ships, boats)
The U.S. Air Force is mainly aviation for fighter jets, transport planes (cargo and people) and air intrusion detection.
The U.S. Navy is multifaceted in they are SEA GOING (ships, and boats), aviation (air craft carriers carry various types of planes), ground (Seals do fight ground battles), and ground troop supported (U.S. Sea Bees).
The U.S. Marines are also multifaceted in that they do have jets/helos, and they do ground battles. Like someone else pointed out, the U.S Marines are the first in and the last out (except when the U.S. Army comes in to occupy the defeated).
The U.S. Marines are part of the DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.
Yes they are a separate branch, but if you look at the U.S.M.C. seal, you'll see that it does indeed say DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY. Alongside the U.S. Navy, the Marine Corps operates under the United States Department of the Navy. (By the way, The Corps is nonetheless larger than the entire armed forces of many significant military powers; for example, it is larger than the Israeli Defense Forces.)
But overall, the combined armed forces branches of the United States of America is the greatest fighting force in the world.
God bless America!
(USN, retired)
2007-03-03 04:27:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Air Force and Army operate from fixed, land bases. The Navy and Marine Corp are the United States' forces of forward projection. They can go by ship anywhere there are international waters and sit there as long as they need to, ready to land and hold that landing area. The idea is to let the enemy know that we are there and ready to land if need be (Intimidation). The Air Wing on an aircraft carrier is larger than some nations' total air force.
The Marine Corp is not a occupying force. They are supposed to be used for initial assaults from the sea.
It is the job of the Army and Air Force to come in afterwards and occupy and hold the objective for long periods of time. The Marines are then pulled out and are ready to move on to the next target from the sea.
2007-03-03 12:50:46 · answer #2 · answered by Cotton 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Originally, 'marines' were troops carried aboard ship either to defend against boarding or to make landings for battles near shore (since ships don't fight too well on land). By definition they had to be tough, versatile, and able to travel light. The current Marine Corps is technically part of the Navy, but treated in some ways as a separate branch because they have developed the capability to conduct extended operations without immediate dependence on the Navy.
The Marine Corps doesn't have separate development programs so all their equipment is cobbled together from technology used by the other branches. Oddly, you still hear the Army, Navy, and Air Farce (oops, I meant Force) talk about working together to produce the legendary 'combined arms team' - its not mythical, it's right under their noses.
2007-03-03 12:42:03 · answer #3 · answered by dukefenton 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Marine Corps and the Navy have people in the air, on land, and at sea. Where ever you find Marines, you will find Navy, too, and where ever you find Navy, you will find Marines. The Marine Corps is part of the Navy, and they provide services for one another.
The army too, is on land, in the air, and occasionally at sea. However, sea duty is pretty much a Navy sport. The air force, except for it's ground crews and admin., are usually just in the air.
I hope this untangles the mystery of our armed forces, for you !
2007-03-03 12:29:10 · answer #4 · answered by briang731/ bvincent 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Marines are in many ways part of the Navy.They do a little of everything,security on ships at dock and at sea,they do land operations as well and are the best there are. In truth it seems they do a bit of everything but as I understand it they are still essentially a part of the Navy more or less.
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2007-03-03 12:12:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Marine Corps does the sea, ground and air. They are part of the Navy. the only thing the Marine Corps does not do is medical.
2007-03-03 12:03:49 · answer #6 · answered by erin c 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Marine Corps is part of the Navy Department-
"The Mens Department"
2007-03-07 12:02:15 · answer #7 · answered by supressdesires 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Marine Corp is capable of fighting on land,sea or in the air.The air wing is used primarily for support of ground troops.It is considered a separate branch of the military even though all my pay checks came from The Dept. of The Navy.
2007-03-03 12:26:27 · answer #8 · answered by Tim 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Im the daughter of a Marine Vet.
Marines by Land Air and Sea!
they are always the first there and the last to leave
B.T.W. the marines are there own branch not a part of the navy
2007-03-03 12:03:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
I think it's like this:
The Army has Soldiers,
The Air Force have Jet Pilots,
and so, The Navy have Marines.
Oh! So by Jenny and Erin, the Marines are multi-skilled, yet still Navy.
2007-03-03 12:03:20 · answer #10 · answered by canguroargentino 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋