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{{USMC infobox
| image =USMCsilent drill1.JPG
| officers =
| enlisted =
| reserves =40,000
| cadets =
| civilians =
| secnav =Ray Mabus
| commandant =General James T. Conway
| smusmc =SgtMaj Carlton W. Kent
}}
The '''United States Marine Corps''' (USMC) is a branch of the [[United States]] armed forces. Resolutions of the Continental Congress established the Marine Corps on November 10, 1775. The mission of the Marine Corps is established in the National Security Act of 1947, amended in 1952; there are seven elements of the Marine Corps Mission.<ref>{{cite web |title=United States Marine Corps (USMC) Mission and Organization Fundamentals |url=http://www.lejeune.usmc.mil/2dfssg/med/files/103.htm |publisher=Camp Lejeune |author=USMC |date= |accessdate= }}</ref> Marines are trained, organized and equipped for offensive amphibious employment and as a "force in readiness," and its motto is ''Semper Fidelis ("always faithful")''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marine Corps Motto |url=http://www.usmcpress.com/heritage/marine_corps_motto.htm |publisher=USMC Heritage |author=USMC Press |date= |accessdate= }}</ref> Alongside the [[U.S. Navy]], the Marine Corps operates under the United States [[Department of the Navy]].
The '''United States Marine Corps''' (USMC) is a branch of the [[United States]] armed forces. Resolutions of the Continental Congress established the Marine Corps on November 10, 1775. The mission of the Marine Corps is established in the National Security Act of 1947, amended in 1952; there are seven elements of the Marine Corps Mission.<ref>{{cite web |title=United States Marine Corps (USMC) Mission and Organization Fundamentals |url=http://www.lejeune.usmc.mil/2dfssg/med/files/103.htm |publisher=Camp Lejeune |author=USMC |date= |accessdate= }}</ref> Marines are trained, organized and equipped for offensive amphibious employment and as a "force in readiness," and its motto is ''Semper Fidelis ("always faithful")''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marine Corps Motto |url=http://www.usmcpress.com/heritage/marine_corps_motto.htm |publisher=USMC Heritage |author=USMC Press |date= |accessdate= }}</ref> Alongside the [[U.S. Navy]], the Marine Corps operates under the United States [[Department of the Navy]].