Beschrijving

The US Marine Corps has been a key part of the US presence in a host of combat zones in the first years of the 21st century, from Iraq to Afghanistan. With a front-line strength of over 200,000 active-duty personnel, the C is significantly larger than the entire armed forces of some countries. It fulfils a vital component of the United States’ military capability, uniquely being able to deploy a combined-arms task force to almost anywhere across the globe in a matter of days. The infantry role is at the heart of C thinking; all Marines are trained as riflemen, and other components of the C, such as Marine aviation, have always been tasked first and foremost with supporting the infantry on the ground.

While sharing some weapons systems with the US Army, US Navy, and US Air Force, the Marine Corps has developed its own distinctive approach to matters of dress, personal equipment and armament. Since the year 2000 the \