Fleet Marine Force FMF Core Test Study Guide

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