USA

OVERVIEW

The U.S. Marine Corps, the world's largest naval infantry force, is a separate military service within the Dept. of the Navy. The Marine Corps maintains three permanent combatant-command level operational commands that are organized and trained to provide forces to unified combatant commanders. These units are Marine Forces Command (MARFORCOM, formerly Marine Forces Atlantic), Marine Forces Pacific (MARFORPAC) and Marine Special Operations Command (MARFORSOC). MARFORCOM...