Through Thick and Thin | U.S. Marines and Sailors having each other’s backs since 1775

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    Dec
    2017

Through Thick and Thin | U.S. Marines and Sailors having each other’s backs since 1775


CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan -- From the time when the U.S. Navy began, groups of specifically trained, maritime infantry have accompanied them.

Since November 10, 1775, when Congress approved the establishment of two Marine battalions, as America's expeditionary force in readiness, the U.S. Marine Corps has teamed with the Navy to form an irreplaceable expeditionary force whose mission remains crucial to the security of the U.S.

http://www.marines.mil/News/News-Display/Article/1384983/through-thick-and-thin-us-marines-and-sailors-having-each-others-backs-since-17/