FMF CORE EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Marines landed in South Vietnam in what year? - ANS 1965
In what battle did Marines earn the name "Teufehunden" or "Devil Dogs"? - ANS Belleu
wood
What battle took place during the 1968 vetnamese holiday of Tet? - ANS Hue City
What was the largest all-Marine battle in History? - ANS Iwo Jima
On 7 August 1942 the Marines landed on the beaches of Guadalcanal. What island chain was
this? - ANS Solomon
Who held the Marine Corps Commandant position for 39 years? - ANS Archibaid Henderson
Who is remembered for his performance at Cuzco Well (Guantanamo Bay, Cuba)? - ANS John
Quick
Who earned the Medal of Honor for semaphoring for an emergency lift of the naval
bombardment while under Spanish and American Shellfire? - ANS Johns Quick
Who is recognized for earning two Medals of Honor: (1) Chinese Boxer Rebellion and (2) First
Caco War in Haiti? - ANS Dan Daly
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,Who served in Nicaragua through several periods of political unrest and rebellious activity? -
ANS Louis B. "chesty" Puller
Who became known as the "Tiger of the Mountains" in 1930? - ANS Louis B. Puller
Who is recognized for Marine Prowess in aerial dogfights? - ANS Gregory Boyington
What Marine is immortalized in the now famous photograph taken of the second flag raising on
Iwo Jima? - ANS Ira H. Hayes
Who was the first enlisted woman in the Marine Corps? - ANS Private Johnson
Who was the first female general officer in the Marine Corps? - ANS Brewer
What date was the U.S. Marine Corps was established? - ANS 10 November 1775
The first Marine Corps Amphibious landing took place in what year? - ANS 1776
The first Marine Corps Amphibious landing took place in what location? - ANS New
Providence Island in the Bahamas
Marines stormed the Barbary pirates' stronghold on Burma in what year? - ANS 1805
The Shores of Tripoli were part of what campaign? - ANS Burma
Who became the commander of the first Marine Corps Battalions? - ANS Samuel Nicholas
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,Who commanded the attack on Harper's Ferry? - ANS Robert E. Lee
The Marine Corps adopted the eagle, globe and anchor as its emblem in what year? -
ANS 1868
Who was responsible for adopting the eagle, globe and anchor as the Marine Corps' emblem? -
ANS Jacob Zeilin
In what year did Marines defend the American Legation in Peking China during the Boxer
Rebellion? - ANS 1900
Who was the Marine Corps first pilot? - ANS Alfred Cunningham
What year did the Marine Corps establish its Aviation unit? - ANS 1913
How many elements are there in the Marine Corps mission? - ANS 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? - ANS True
One mission of the Marine Corps is to? - ANS Perform such other duties as the President
directs
How many chains of command exist within the Marine Corps? - ANS 2
Who is not found in operational chain of command? - ANS Secretary of the Navy
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, The Cammandant of the Marine Corps is in what chain of command? - ANS Service
Who is the Commandant of the Marine Corps directly responsible to? - ANS Secretary of the
Navy
What is the Marine Corps principle organization for the conduct of all missions across the range
of military operations? - ANS MAGTF
A MEF consists of what subordinate comands? - ANS CE, ACE, CSSE, GCE
What is the GCE of a MEB? - ANS Re-enforced infantry regiment
The Marine Corps operating forces consist of? - ANS Marine Corps Forces, Marine Corps
Security Forces, and Marine Security guard detachments
Marine Security detachments provide forces to the who? - ANS Department of State
What do Marine Corps security forces protect? - ANS Naval Installations
True or False, the BSSG is a component of the MEB MAGTF? - ANS True
How many MEU (SOC) Command elements are in I MEF? - ANS 3
How many MEY (SOC) Command elements are in III MEF? - ANS 1
How many MEY (SOC) Command elements are in II MEF? - ANS 3
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ANSWERS
Marines landed in South Vietnam in what year? - ANS 1965
In what battle did Marines earn the name "Teufehunden" or "Devil Dogs"? - ANS Belleu
wood
What battle took place during the 1968 vetnamese holiday of Tet? - ANS Hue City
What was the largest all-Marine battle in History? - ANS Iwo Jima
On 7 August 1942 the Marines landed on the beaches of Guadalcanal. What island chain was
this? - ANS Solomon
Who held the Marine Corps Commandant position for 39 years? - ANS Archibaid Henderson
Who is remembered for his performance at Cuzco Well (Guantanamo Bay, Cuba)? - ANS John
Quick
Who earned the Medal of Honor for semaphoring for an emergency lift of the naval
bombardment while under Spanish and American Shellfire? - ANS Johns Quick
Who is recognized for earning two Medals of Honor: (1) Chinese Boxer Rebellion and (2) First
Caco War in Haiti? - ANS Dan Daly
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,Who served in Nicaragua through several periods of political unrest and rebellious activity? -
ANS Louis B. "chesty" Puller
Who became known as the "Tiger of the Mountains" in 1930? - ANS Louis B. Puller
Who is recognized for Marine Prowess in aerial dogfights? - ANS Gregory Boyington
What Marine is immortalized in the now famous photograph taken of the second flag raising on
Iwo Jima? - ANS Ira H. Hayes
Who was the first enlisted woman in the Marine Corps? - ANS Private Johnson
Who was the first female general officer in the Marine Corps? - ANS Brewer
What date was the U.S. Marine Corps was established? - ANS 10 November 1775
The first Marine Corps Amphibious landing took place in what year? - ANS 1776
The first Marine Corps Amphibious landing took place in what location? - ANS New
Providence Island in the Bahamas
Marines stormed the Barbary pirates' stronghold on Burma in what year? - ANS 1805
The Shores of Tripoli were part of what campaign? - ANS Burma
Who became the commander of the first Marine Corps Battalions? - ANS Samuel Nicholas
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,Who commanded the attack on Harper's Ferry? - ANS Robert E. Lee
The Marine Corps adopted the eagle, globe and anchor as its emblem in what year? -
ANS 1868
Who was responsible for adopting the eagle, globe and anchor as the Marine Corps' emblem? -
ANS Jacob Zeilin
In what year did Marines defend the American Legation in Peking China during the Boxer
Rebellion? - ANS 1900
Who was the Marine Corps first pilot? - ANS Alfred Cunningham
What year did the Marine Corps establish its Aviation unit? - ANS 1913
How many elements are there in the Marine Corps mission? - ANS 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? - ANS True
One mission of the Marine Corps is to? - ANS Perform such other duties as the President
directs
How many chains of command exist within the Marine Corps? - ANS 2
Who is not found in operational chain of command? - ANS Secretary of the Navy
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, The Cammandant of the Marine Corps is in what chain of command? - ANS Service
Who is the Commandant of the Marine Corps directly responsible to? - ANS Secretary of the
Navy
What is the Marine Corps principle organization for the conduct of all missions across the range
of military operations? - ANS MAGTF
A MEF consists of what subordinate comands? - ANS CE, ACE, CSSE, GCE
What is the GCE of a MEB? - ANS Re-enforced infantry regiment
The Marine Corps operating forces consist of? - ANS Marine Corps Forces, Marine Corps
Security Forces, and Marine Security guard detachments
Marine Security detachments provide forces to the who? - ANS Department of State
What do Marine Corps security forces protect? - ANS Naval Installations
True or False, the BSSG is a component of the MEB MAGTF? - ANS True
How many MEU (SOC) Command elements are in I MEF? - ANS 3
How many MEY (SOC) Command elements are in III MEF? - ANS 1
How many MEY (SOC) Command elements are in II MEF? - ANS 3
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