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