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A '''Marine Corps''' is an amphibiously-capable [[infantry]] force employed by a [[navy]] as [[military police]] and for ground warfare capability.
The '''United States Marine Corps'' (USMC), is a branch of the [[United States Armed Forces]] which originally acted as a "Naval [[Infantry]]."
 
The Marine Corps is unique among the branches of the military in that it operates alongside the [[United States Navy]] under the [[United States Department of the Navy|Department of the Navy]].


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The 'United States Marine Corps (USMC), is a branch of the United States Armed Forces which originally acted as a "Naval Infantry."

The Marine Corps is unique among the branches of the military in that it operates alongside the United States Navy under the Department of the Navy.