the Marines
noun
: the part of a country's military forces that includes soldiers who serve on a ship or are closely associated with a naval force : the U.S. Marine Corps or the British Royal Marines
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As an adult, Overstreet continued to bounce around, enlisting in the Marines, taking up residence in San Francisco, and ultimately moving to New York in 1958.
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 4 Feb. 2025
More than 140 women have completed the Army’s elite Ranger School and a few have passed the Marines Corps’ Infantry Officer Course (though none, as yet, has become a SEAL).
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2025
There are three variants of the F-35 for different branches of the military: F-35A for the Air Force, F-35B for the Marines and F-35C for the Navy.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
As the United States sought greater control, however, it was met with fierce local resistance, especially by the Cacos, armed insurgents in the countryside who traced their origins to the fight for independence but later terrorized the population while battling the Marines.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 4 Feb. 2025
More than 140 women have completed the Army’s elite Ranger School and a few have passed the Marines Corps’ Infantry Officer Course (though none, as yet, has become a SEAL).
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2025
There are three variants of the F-35 for different branches of the military: F-35A for the Air Force, F-35B for the Marines and F-35C for the Navy.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
As the United States sought greater control, however, it was met with fierce local resistance, especially by the Cacos, armed insurgents in the countryside who traced their origins to the fight for independence but later terrorized the population while battling the Marines.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
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