It was the home, for nearly seventy years ( 1940-2010 ), of the U. S. Army Armor Center, the U. S. Army Armor School ( now at Fort Benning ), and was used by both the Army and the Marine Corps to train crews on the M1 Abrams main battle tank.

The Interceptor Body Armor system and Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment ( MOLLE ) load-bearing system currently in service with the U. S. Army and Marine Corps today are partially a result of the Land Warrior program.

A Humvee equipped with the Marine Armor Kit in Post-invasion Iraq, 2003 – present | post-invasion Iraq

Humvee with the official Marine Armor Kit.

* Robotech Defender " Aqualo " ( 1148: 1 / 72 Scale ) is the Dougram H404S " Mackerel " Marine Combat Armor.

He was also involved in the conception and publication of the following works: 500 Bretons à connaître ( Ancre de Marine, 1989 ), revising the Guide Bleu Bretagne ( Hachette, 1991 ), Guides Gallimard Bretagne, Les noms qui ont fait l ’ histoire de Bretagne ( Coop Breizh / ICB, 1997 ), Dictionnaire des femmes en Bretagne ( UTL / Coop Breizh, 1999 ), La Bretagne entre Armor et Argoat ( Reader ’ s Digest, 1999 ).

A platoon commander at the siege of Khe Sanh, and in charge of the 3rd Marine Division's Kit Carson Scouts program for five months, most of his time was spent with small units and getting experience of raids, ambushes, riverine operations and intelligence gathering with the Central Intelligence Agency.

A United States Marine Corps | U. S. Marine Corps M1123 HMMWV in 2004, equipped with a bolt-on MAK armor kit.

The maritime part of the region constitutes the area of application of the international Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources ( CCAMLR ), where for technical reasons the Convention uses an approximation of the Convergence line by means of a line joining specified points along parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude.

The Brazilian Armed Forces (, ) is the unified military organization comprising the Brazilian Army ( including the Brazilian Army Aviation ), the Brazilian Navy ( including the Brazilian Marine Corps and Brazilian Naval Aviation ) and the Brazilian Air Force.

The project was led by Dr Jeff Peakall and Dr Daniel Parsons at the University of Leeds in collaboration with the University of Southampton, Memorial University ( Newfoundland, Canada ), and the Institute of Marine Sciences ( Izmir, Turkey ).

The US military has specialized units, which can respond to a bioterrorism event ; among them are the US Marine Corp's Chemical Biological Incident Response Force and the U. S. Army's 20th Support Command ( CBRNE ), which can detect, identify, and neutralize threats, and decontaminate victims exposed to bioterror agents.

* Walter E. Boomer ( born 1938 ), retired former four-star General and Assistant Commandant of the United States Marine Corps and business executive

Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Marine Life Conservation, Ship Pollution ( MARPOL 73 / 78 ), Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands

From summer 2011, Operation Licorne, the French force, previously over 5, 000 strong, is roughly 700, and consists of Licorne headquarters, Battalion Licorne ( BATLIC ), seemingly made up of elements of the 2nd Marine Infantry Regiment and the Régiment d ' infanterie-chars de marine, and a helicopter detachment.

Marine reptiles included ichthyosaurs in the early and middle of the Cretaceous ( becoming extinct during the late Cretaceous Cenomanian-Turonian anoxic event ), plesiosaurs throughout the entire period, and mosasaurs appearing in the Late Cretaceous.

His command positions included: commanding officer of a platoon and two rifle companies during two tours of duty in Vietnam ; commanding officer of Special Training Branch and Recruit Series at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California ( 1966 – 1968 ); commanding officer of Counter-Guerilla Warfare School, Northern Training Area on Okinawa ( 1970 ), Company officer at the United States Naval Academy ( 1970 – 1973 ); commanding officer of the Marine Barracks at Naval Air Station North Island, California ( 1973 – 1976 ), and commanding officer, 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines ( 1983 – 1985 ).

He served in this capacity until July 12, 1991, and was assigned duty as assistant deputy chief of staff for manpower and reserve affairs ( personnel < nowiki > Management / Personnel </ nowiki > Procurement ), Headquarters Marine Corps on August 5, 1991.

The Chief of Naval Operations presides over the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations ( OpNav ), which is one of three headquarters staffs in Department of the Navy ( the others being the Office of the Secretary of the Navy and Headquarters Marine Corps.

Created by the Japan Marine Science and Technology Center ( JAMSTEC ), it was one of the few unmanned deep-sea probes in operation that could dive deeper than.

Other legislation included National Environmental Policy Act ( NEPA ), signed into law in 1970, which established a United States Environmental Protection Agency and a Council on Environmental Quality ; the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 ; the Endangered Species Act of 1973, the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 1974 ), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ( 1976 ), the Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1977, which became known as the Clean Water Act, and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, commonly known as the Superfund Act ( 1980 ).

Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling, Air Pollution – Persistent Organic Pollutants ( signed 2001, ratified 2002 ), Climate Change – Kyoto Protocol ( signed May 1998, ratified together with 14 other EU countries May 31, 2002 ).

In the town, the Marine brigade, still under the command of the British admiral Sir John Leake, and the governor, Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt ( who had commanded the land forces in August ), and reinforced shortly before by a further 400 Royal Marines, held the fortress against repeated attacks.

* Lunne, T. & Long, M .,( 2006 ), Review of long seabed samplers and criteria for new sampler design, Marine Geology, Vol 226, p. 145-165

party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes ( Basel Convention ), Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection ( Montreal Protocol ), Ship Pollution ( MARPOL 73 / 78 ), Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands ( Ramsar Convention ), Whaling

the Marine Detachment of Mare Island won the 1918 Tournament East-West football game ( this bowl game series was later renamed the Rose Bowl Game ), defeating the US Army team fielded by Camp Lewis by a score of 19-7.

For the IJA, even though the U. S. Marines had exchanged their light tanks for M4 medium tanks, they could not ; and with the less common supplement of their Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tanks, the IJA was left to do battle against U. S. Marine M4 Sherman medium tanks, with armor that had been designed and fielded in the 1930s.

The SMAW system ( launcher, ammunition and logistics support ) was fielded in 1984 as a United States Marine Corps – unique system.

The US Marine Corps also fielded M47s starting in late 1952 ; after the Korean War, all seven Marine tank battalions, three divisional, two reserve training, and two force level, each fielded M47s.

I Corps fielded three infantry divisions, the elite Airborne and Marine Divisions, four Ranger Groups and an armored brigade.

AFATDS is presently fielded to all Active Component Army and Marine Corps units.

In January 2009, that entity was upgraded to the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument by President George W. Bush.

In January 2009, that entity was upgraded to the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument by President George W. Bush.

In January 2009, that entity was upgraded to the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument by President George W. Bush.

On January 6th 2009, that entity was upgraded to the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument by President George W. Bush.

During his military career, he served as Commander, United States European Command ( COMUSEUCOM ) and Supreme Allied Commander Europe ( SACEUR ) from 2003 to 2006 and as the 32nd Commandant of the Marine Corps from July 1999 to January 2003.

In January 1967, Jones was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U. S. Marine Corps.

From January 1976 to August 1979, Jones served in the Officer Assignments Section at Headquarters Marine Corps, Washington, D. C. During this assignment, he was promoted to major in July 1977.

In January 2009, that entity was upgraded to the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument by President George W. Bush.

The Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, including Palmyra Atoll, was established on January 6, 2009.

Williams was discharged by the Marine Corps in January 1946, in time to begin preparations for the upcoming pro baseball season.

He finished the war in Hawaii, and then he was released from active duty on January 12, 1946, but he did remain in the Marine Forces Reserves. Press photo of Williams signing autographs in Kokomo, Indiana 1944.

On January 6, 2009, President George W. Bush included the atoll as a part of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument.

* January 11 – Gregory " Pappy " Boyington, American pilot, United States Marine Corps fighter ace ( b. 1912 )

* January 4 – An Act to Regulate Appointments in the Marine Hospital Service of the United States is signed by President Grover Cleveland.

* January 24 – Ira Hayes, U. S. Marine flag raiser on Iwo Jima ( b. 1923 )

* January 12 – Ira Hayes, U. S. Marine flag raiser on Iwo Jima ( d. 1955 )

It was declared ready for operations on January 1, 2000, and deployed to the Horn of Africa in November 2000 to form the core of the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea ( UNMEE ) under the command of Royal Netherlands Marine Corps Major General Patrick Cammaert.

On 15 January 2011, it was announced that Marine Le Pen had received the two-thirds vote needed to become the new leader of the FN.

He served in the Western Recruiting Division at San Francisco until January 1921, when he was transferred to the Marine Barracks at Puget Sound, Washington.

Its base was ( and remains ) in Wapping High Street and it is now known as the Marine Support Unit .< ref >< cite > History of the Marine Support Unit ( Met ) accessed 24 January 2007 </ cite ></ ref > The Thames Police Museum, dedicated to the history of the Marine Police Force, is currently housed within the headquarters of the Marine Support Unit, and is open to the public by appointment.

Since January 2007 Prof. Dr. Karin Lochte, Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, is Chair of the Board of Governors.