FMF 101 EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT.
EGA - ANSWEREagle, globe, anchor: marine corps emblem
"Forward from the sea" - ANSWERNavy/USMC joint vision
FMF PIN Surf wave crashing on sandy beach - ANSWERLittoral zone where
sailors/marines served alongside each other, on the shores of Tripoli & sands of Iwo
Jima ("operational maneuver from the sea")
FMF PIN Two crossed rifles - ANSWERSymbolizes rifle ethic (navy- fc/dc, marines-
rifleman), instilling warrior ethos in sailors
FMF PIN "Fleet Marine Force" - ANSWERMarine componency est 1992, change
operational environment to joint environment (warfare programs distinct Navy Culture)
1775 - ANSWER-10NOV1775
-Tun Tavern, Philadelphia, PA
-"raised two battalions of marines"
-Captain Samuel Nichols, commander of Bns, FIRST commandant
1776 - ANSWER-First marine landing
-New Providence Island, Bahamas
-"Leatherneck", stiff leather stock
1805 - ANSWER-Barbary Pirates of Burma
-"Shores of Tripoli "
-marines raised Stars&Stripes for first time in Eastern Hemisphere
1834 - ANSWERMarines organized under the DON
1847 - ANSWER-Mexican War, Mexico City
-"Halls of Montezuma"
-Battle of Chapultepec
-Royal palace fell, Marines took CA
1859 - ANSWER-Harpers Ferry stormed by Col. Robert E Lee (US Army) to put down
revolt led by John Brown
1868 - ANSWER-Marines adopt EGA
-BGen Jacob Zellin (7th commandant) modified Royal Marine Emblem to depict marines
as American and maritime
, -Globe&Anchor: worldwide/sea traditions
-Spread eagle: symbol of Nation
1883 - ANSWERMarines adopted motto "Semper Fidelis", Latin for Always Faithful
1900 - ANSWER-marines defend American legation in Peking, China
-Boxer Rebellion
-Small defense force held out Boxers until relief force could reach & end rebellion
1912 - ANSWER-marines establish aviation unit
-Maj Alfred A Cunningham was 1st pilot (01AUG1912-1st LT)
1917 - ANSWER-Landed in France, participated in operations distinguishing
themselves/earning number of decorations
-French Fourragere still worn by 5th/6th Marines
1933 - ANSWER-USMC reorganized into FMF
-established Command and Administrative relations between Fleet & marines
1965 - ANSWER-Marines in south Vietnam (large scale offensive ops), participation
program, support local populace
-Marines in Dominican Republic to evacuate/protect US citizens in response to a coup
of the government
***Marines became a MULTINATIONAL FORCE
1982 - ANSWER-Beirut, Lebanon to restore peace & order
-became a "Force in Readiness"
1983 - ANSWER-23OCT1983
-suicide truck bomb attack on 1/8 marines barracks
-241 killed, 70 wounded
-last marine withdrew July 1984
1991 - ANSWER-Operation Desert Storm (Iraqi government invaded Kuwait)
-Marine aviation phase commenced in January
-massive bombing failed, ground forces swept Kuwait
2001 - ANSWER-11SEP Terrorist attack in NYC at World Trade Center
-Operation Enduring Freedom -> GWOT
-07OCT early combat ops (Land: b-1 lancers/b2 spirit/ b52 bombers, carrier: f14 tomcat/
fa18 hornet fighters/ tomahawk)
2003 - ANSWERInvasion of Iraq (20MAR-01MAY) USA, UK, AUS, Poland
Belleau Wood - ANSWER-06JUN1918, France, WWII
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT.
EGA - ANSWEREagle, globe, anchor: marine corps emblem
"Forward from the sea" - ANSWERNavy/USMC joint vision
FMF PIN Surf wave crashing on sandy beach - ANSWERLittoral zone where
sailors/marines served alongside each other, on the shores of Tripoli & sands of Iwo
Jima ("operational maneuver from the sea")
FMF PIN Two crossed rifles - ANSWERSymbolizes rifle ethic (navy- fc/dc, marines-
rifleman), instilling warrior ethos in sailors
FMF PIN "Fleet Marine Force" - ANSWERMarine componency est 1992, change
operational environment to joint environment (warfare programs distinct Navy Culture)
1775 - ANSWER-10NOV1775
-Tun Tavern, Philadelphia, PA
-"raised two battalions of marines"
-Captain Samuel Nichols, commander of Bns, FIRST commandant
1776 - ANSWER-First marine landing
-New Providence Island, Bahamas
-"Leatherneck", stiff leather stock
1805 - ANSWER-Barbary Pirates of Burma
-"Shores of Tripoli "
-marines raised Stars&Stripes for first time in Eastern Hemisphere
1834 - ANSWERMarines organized under the DON
1847 - ANSWER-Mexican War, Mexico City
-"Halls of Montezuma"
-Battle of Chapultepec
-Royal palace fell, Marines took CA
1859 - ANSWER-Harpers Ferry stormed by Col. Robert E Lee (US Army) to put down
revolt led by John Brown
1868 - ANSWER-Marines adopt EGA
-BGen Jacob Zellin (7th commandant) modified Royal Marine Emblem to depict marines
as American and maritime
, -Globe&Anchor: worldwide/sea traditions
-Spread eagle: symbol of Nation
1883 - ANSWERMarines adopted motto "Semper Fidelis", Latin for Always Faithful
1900 - ANSWER-marines defend American legation in Peking, China
-Boxer Rebellion
-Small defense force held out Boxers until relief force could reach & end rebellion
1912 - ANSWER-marines establish aviation unit
-Maj Alfred A Cunningham was 1st pilot (01AUG1912-1st LT)
1917 - ANSWER-Landed in France, participated in operations distinguishing
themselves/earning number of decorations
-French Fourragere still worn by 5th/6th Marines
1933 - ANSWER-USMC reorganized into FMF
-established Command and Administrative relations between Fleet & marines
1965 - ANSWER-Marines in south Vietnam (large scale offensive ops), participation
program, support local populace
-Marines in Dominican Republic to evacuate/protect US citizens in response to a coup
of the government
***Marines became a MULTINATIONAL FORCE
1982 - ANSWER-Beirut, Lebanon to restore peace & order
-became a "Force in Readiness"
1983 - ANSWER-23OCT1983
-suicide truck bomb attack on 1/8 marines barracks
-241 killed, 70 wounded
-last marine withdrew July 1984
1991 - ANSWER-Operation Desert Storm (Iraqi government invaded Kuwait)
-Marine aviation phase commenced in January
-massive bombing failed, ground forces swept Kuwait
2001 - ANSWER-11SEP Terrorist attack in NYC at World Trade Center
-Operation Enduring Freedom -> GWOT
-07OCT early combat ops (Land: b-1 lancers/b2 spirit/ b52 bombers, carrier: f14 tomcat/
fa18 hornet fighters/ tomahawk)
2003 - ANSWERInvasion of Iraq (20MAR-01MAY) USA, UK, AUS, Poland
Belleau Wood - ANSWER-06JUN1918, France, WWII
