Most typically however, the word Marine is used to designate a certain division of [[military]] duty: anciently, those security forces or troops of [[warrior]]s assigned to naval vessels of [[Naval warfare|maritime nations]]; more recently in history (17th through 21st century) those military forces dedicated to both defense aboard ships and to amphibious combat operations abroad on land (for example, in the [[World War II#Far East|Pacific Theater of operations]] in [[World War II]], and the Mekong Delta during the [[Vietnam War]]). A marine "corps" generally [[definition|denotes]] the combat service division of a nation's [[navy]], which includes both sea and air combat capabilities.<ref>[http://military.wikia.com/wiki/Corps Corps - definition (military.wikia.com)]</ref> | Most typically however, the word Marine is used to designate a certain division of [[military]] duty: anciently, those security forces or troops of [[warrior]]s assigned to naval vessels of [[Naval warfare|maritime nations]]; more recently in history (17th through 21st century) those military forces dedicated to both defense aboard ships and to amphibious combat operations abroad on land (for example, in the [[World War II#Far East|Pacific Theater of operations]] in [[World War II]], and the Mekong Delta during the [[Vietnam War]]). A marine "corps" generally [[definition|denotes]] the combat service division of a nation's [[navy]], which includes both sea and air combat capabilities.<ref>[http://military.wikia.com/wiki/Corps Corps - definition (military.wikia.com)]</ref> |