the Marine Corps
noun
: the part of the U.S. military that consists of soldiers who serve at sea and also on land
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Herbert’s false claims Herbert served in the Marine Corps from Dec. 11, 1989, to Dec. 10, 1993, when he was honorably discharged, prosecutors said.
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Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
Raised largely in Montgomery, Alabama, Willis spent three years in the Marine Corps following his graduation from high school.
—News Desk, Artforum, 20 June 2025
Mahoney also performed the duties of acting commandant of the Marine Corps from November 2023 to March 2024 after Gen. Eric Smith suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 18 June 2025
The canyon is part of the former site of Camp Elliott, a training camp for the Marine Corps — and later, other branches of the military — starting in the late 1930s.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2025
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Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
Raised largely in Montgomery, Alabama, Willis spent three years in the Marine Corps following his graduation from high school.
—News Desk, Artforum, 20 June 2025
Mahoney also performed the duties of acting commandant of the Marine Corps from November 2023 to March 2024 after Gen. Eric Smith suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 18 June 2025
The canyon is part of the former site of Camp Elliott, a training camp for the Marine Corps — and later, other branches of the military — starting in the late 1930s.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2025
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“The Marine Corps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Marine%20Corps. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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