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Fleet Marine Force FMF Core Questions with
Correct Answers | Updated (100% Correct
Answers)
Marines landed in South Vietnam in what year? Answer: 1965
In what battle did Marines earn the name "Teufehunden" or "Devil
Dogs"? Answer: Belleu wood
What battle took place during the 1968 vetnamese holiday of Tet?
Answer: Hue City
What was the largest all-Marine battle in History? Answer: Iwo Jima
On 7 August 1942 the Marines landed on the beaches of
Guadalcanal. What island chain was this? Answer: Solomon
Who held the Marine Corps Commandant position for 39 years?
Answer: Archibaid Henderson
Who is remembered for his performance at Cuzco Well
(Guantanamo Bay, Cuba)? Answer: John Quick
Who earned the Medal of Honor for semaphoring for an emergency
lift of the naval bombardment while under Spanish and American
Shellfire? Answer: Johns Quick
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Who is recognized for earning two Medals of Honor: (1) Chinese
Boxer Rebellion and (2) First Caco War in Haiti? Answer: Dan Daly
Who served in Nicaragua through several periods of political unrest
and rebellious activity? Answer: Louis B. "chesty" Puller
Who became known as the "Tiger of the Mountains" in 1930?
Answer: Louis B. Puller
Who is recognized for Marine Prowess in aerial dogfights? Answer:
Gregory Boyington
What Marine is immortalized in the now famous photograph taken
of the second flag raising on Iwo Jima? Answer: Ira H. Hayes
Who was the first enlisted woman in the Marine Corps? Answer:
Private Johnson
Who was the first female general officer in the Marine Corps?
Answer: Brewer
What date was the U.S. Marine Corps was established? Answer: 10
November 1775
The first Marine Corps Amphibious landing took place in what year?
Answer: 1776
The first Marine Corps Amphibious landing took place in what
location? Answer: New Providence Island in the Bahamas
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Marines stormed the Barbary pirates' stronghold on Burma in what
year? Answer: 1805
The Shores of Tripoli were part of what campaign? Answer: Burma
Who became the commander of the first Marine Corps Battalions?
Answer: Samuel Nicholas
Who commanded the attack on Harper's Ferry? Answer: Robert E.
Lee
The Marine Corps adopted the eagle, globe and anchor as its
emblem in what year? Answer: 1868
Who was responsible for adopting the eagle, globe and anchor as
the Marine Corps' emblem? Answer: Jacob Zeilin
In what year did Marines defend the American Legation in Peking
China during the Boxer Rebellion? Answer: 1900
Who was the Marine Corps first pilot? Answer: Alfred Cunningham
What year did the Marine Corps establish its Aviation unit? Answer:
1913
How many elements are there in the Marine Corps mission?
Answer: 7
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True or False, To provide detachments and organizations for service
of the armed vessel of the Navy and security detachments for the
protection of Naval stations and bases is the responsibility th U.S.
Marine Corps? Answer: True
One mission of the Marine Corps is to? Answer: Perform such other
duties as the President directs
How many chains of command exist within the Marine Corps?
Answer: 2
Who is not found in operational chain of command? Answer:
Secretary of the Navy
The Cammandant of the Marine Corps is in what chain of
command? Answer: Service
Who is the Commandant of the Marine Corps directly responsible
to? Answer: Secretary of the Navy
What is the Marine Corps principle organization for the conduct of
all missions across the range of military operations? Answer: MAGTF
A MEF consists of what subordinate comands? Answer: CE, ACE,
CSSE, GCE
What is the GCE of a MEB? Answer: Re-enforced infantry regiment
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Fleet Marine Force FMF Core Questions with
Correct Answers | Updated (100% Correct
Answers)
Marines landed in South Vietnam in what year? Answer: 1965
In what battle did Marines earn the name "Teufehunden" or "Devil
Dogs"? Answer: Belleu wood
What battle took place during the 1968 vetnamese holiday of Tet?
Answer: Hue City
What was the largest all-Marine battle in History? Answer: Iwo Jima
On 7 August 1942 the Marines landed on the beaches of
Guadalcanal. What island chain was this? Answer: Solomon
Who held the Marine Corps Commandant position for 39 years?
Answer: Archibaid Henderson
Who is remembered for his performance at Cuzco Well
(Guantanamo Bay, Cuba)? Answer: John Quick
Who earned the Medal of Honor for semaphoring for an emergency
lift of the naval bombardment while under Spanish and American
Shellfire? Answer: Johns Quick
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Who is recognized for earning two Medals of Honor: (1) Chinese
Boxer Rebellion and (2) First Caco War in Haiti? Answer: Dan Daly
Who served in Nicaragua through several periods of political unrest
and rebellious activity? Answer: Louis B. "chesty" Puller
Who became known as the "Tiger of the Mountains" in 1930?
Answer: Louis B. Puller
Who is recognized for Marine Prowess in aerial dogfights? Answer:
Gregory Boyington
What Marine is immortalized in the now famous photograph taken
of the second flag raising on Iwo Jima? Answer: Ira H. Hayes
Who was the first enlisted woman in the Marine Corps? Answer:
Private Johnson
Who was the first female general officer in the Marine Corps?
Answer: Brewer
What date was the U.S. Marine Corps was established? Answer: 10
November 1775
The first Marine Corps Amphibious landing took place in what year?
Answer: 1776
The first Marine Corps Amphibious landing took place in what
location? Answer: New Providence Island in the Bahamas
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Marines stormed the Barbary pirates' stronghold on Burma in what
year? Answer: 1805
The Shores of Tripoli were part of what campaign? Answer: Burma
Who became the commander of the first Marine Corps Battalions?
Answer: Samuel Nicholas
Who commanded the attack on Harper's Ferry? Answer: Robert E.
Lee
The Marine Corps adopted the eagle, globe and anchor as its
emblem in what year? Answer: 1868
Who was responsible for adopting the eagle, globe and anchor as
the Marine Corps' emblem? Answer: Jacob Zeilin
In what year did Marines defend the American Legation in Peking
China during the Boxer Rebellion? Answer: 1900
Who was the Marine Corps first pilot? Answer: Alfred Cunningham
What year did the Marine Corps establish its Aviation unit? Answer:
1913
How many elements are there in the Marine Corps mission?
Answer: 7
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True or False, To provide detachments and organizations for service
of the armed vessel of the Navy and security detachments for the
protection of Naval stations and bases is the responsibility th U.S.
Marine Corps? Answer: True
One mission of the Marine Corps is to? Answer: Perform such other
duties as the President directs
How many chains of command exist within the Marine Corps?
Answer: 2
Who is not found in operational chain of command? Answer:
Secretary of the Navy
The Cammandant of the Marine Corps is in what chain of
command? Answer: Service
Who is the Commandant of the Marine Corps directly responsible
to? Answer: Secretary of the Navy
What is the Marine Corps principle organization for the conduct of
all missions across the range of military operations? Answer: MAGTF
A MEF consists of what subordinate comands? Answer: CE, ACE,
CSSE, GCE
What is the GCE of a MEB? Answer: Re-enforced infantry regiment
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