FMF TEST fully solved graded A+ 2023/2024

FMF TEST 1775 - correct answer Marine Corps was created November 10, 1775 at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia Pennsylvania by resolution of Continental Congress. Two Battalions were raised and led by Captain Samuel Nicholas who was considered the 1st Commandant of the Marine Corps. In 1834, Marines came under the Department of the Navy. The National act of 1947 states it's current structure and was amended in 1952. 1776 - correct answer *1st Marine Landing* took place during the *Revolutionary War* in the *Bahamas at New Providence Island* where Marines seized guns and supplies. The uniform of the day was a leather stock around the neck. Got nickname *Leatherneck*. 1805 - correct answer Marines stormed the Barbary pirates' stronghold at Burma on the "Shores of Tripoli." Marines raised the "Stars and Stripes" for the first time in the Eastern Hemisphere. 1847 - correct answer During the *Mexican War*, Marines occupied the *"Halls of Montezuma"* during the Battle of *Chapultepec* in Mexico City. The royal palace fell to invading Marines, who were among the first United States troops to enter the capital. Marines also helped *take California*. 1859 - correct answer Army Colonel Robert E. Lee stormed an arsenal at Harper's Ferry to stop a slave revolt led by abolitionist John Brown. 1868 - correct answer 7th Commandant of the Marine Corps Brigadier General Jacob Zeilin created the Eagle Globe Anchor by modifying the British Marine Emblem. Eagle - Nation Globe - Worldwide Service Anchor - Sea Traditions 1883 - correct answer Semper Fidelis (always faithful) became the Marine Corp motto. 1900 - correct answer Marines defended the American Legation in Peking, China during the Boxer Rebellion. The Marines were part of a multi-national defense force that held out against the Boxers until a relief force ended the rebellion. 1913 - correct answer The Marine Corps established its aviation unit. Major Alfred A. Cunningham was the first pilot. 1917 - correct answer Marines participated in 8 distinct operations in France, allowing the 5th and 6th Marines to wear the French Fourragere. 1933 - correct answer The Marine Corps was reorganized into the Fleet Marine Force, formally establishing command and administrative relations between the Fleet and the Marine Corps. Marine Corps Equipment Board was established in Quantico, Virginia. 1965 - correct answer Marines landed in South Vietnam, which committed the Marine Corps to the longest war in its history. Marines conducted a pacification program designed to win the support of the local populace. Marines landed in the Dominican Republic to evacuate and protect U.S. citizens from a Coup. The Marines formed the core of a multinational force that quickly restored the peace. 1982 - correct answer Marines deployed to *Lebanon* as part of a multinational force to *restore peace and order* to the *war-torn country*. This displayed the Marine concept of a "Force in Readiness." On 23 October 1983, a suicide truck bomb attack on the headquarters building *killed 241 Americans* and *wounded 70 others*. The last Marine unit withdrew in July of 1984. 1991 - correct answer *Operation Desert Storm* Iraqi government refused to comply with United Nations resolutions. Marine aviation was heavily used when the air phase commenced in *January of 1991*. When *massive bombing* failed to dislodge Iraqi forces, Marine ground forces swept into *Kuwait* and *liberated* the country, causing severe damage to the Iraqi military capability. 2001 - correct answer *Operation Enduring Freedom* (official name for war in Afghanistan)