...such other land combat, aviation, and other services as may be organic therein. The Marine Corps shall be organized, trained, and equipped to provide fleet...components for service with the fleet in the seizure and defense of advanced naval bases and for the conduct of such land operations as may be essential...

...deficiencies as we see them. TO MAINTAIN THE HARINE CORPS, HAVING THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS: TO PROVIDE FLEET MARINE FORCES OF COMBINED ARMS, TOGETHER...COMPONENTS, FOR SERVICE WITH THE FLEET IN THE SEIZURE AND DEFENSE OF ADVANCED NAVAL BASES AND FOR THE CONDUCT OF SUCH LAND OPERATIONS AS MAY BE ESSENTIAL...

...air components; and as you can see, we are utilized in the Department of the Navy in defense of the advanced naval bases, and for the conduct of such...operations as may be essential to the prosecution of land campaigns. The functions that we contemplate are not the creation of a second land army. MISSION...

...COHEN. What do you see as the role of the Marine Corps in the future? ANSWER. The Marine Corps provides fleet marine forces of combined arms, together with supporting air components, for service in the seizure or defense of advanced air and naval bases and for the conduct of such land operations...

...prosecution of a naval campaign. To maintain the Marine Corps, having the following specific functions: To provide Fleet Marine Forces of combined arms, together...of such land operations as may be essential to the proscecution of a naval campaign. These functions do not contemplate the creation of a second land...

...that participate as the air component of the Fleet Marine Forces in the seizure and defense of advance naval bases and for the conduct of such land operations as may be essential to the prosecution of the naval campaign. Most of the dollars associated with financing the cost of Marine Corps flying hours...

...States. 4. To maintain the US Marine Corps whose specific functions are: a. To provide Marine Forces together with supporting air components, for service...defense of advanced naval bases and for the conduct of limited land operations in connection therewith. b. To develop, in coordination with the Army and the...

...- Three combat divisions, air wings and such other land combat, aviation, and other services to ... organized, trained and equipped to provide Fleet Marine Forces of combined arms ... for service with the fleet. - Detachments and organizations for service on armed vessels of the...

...- Three combat divisions, air wings and such other land combat, aviation, and other services to ... organized, trained and equipped to provide Fleet Marine Forces of combined arms ... for service with the fleet. - Detachments and organizations for service on armed vessels of the...

...Three combat divisions, three air wings and such other land combat, aviation, and other services . . . organized, trained and equipped to provide Fleet Marine Forces of combined arms ... for the seizure or defense of advanced naval bases and the conduct of land operations in support...