Timeline for What is the role of the U.S. Marines under contemporary joint warfare doctrine?
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| Apr 11, 2023 at 12:22 | comment | added | phoog | @o.m. but it is part of the Department of Homeland Security, formerly of the Department of Transportation and before that of the Treasury. When it is not transferred to the Department of the Navy it pursues its traditional role of civilian law enforcement. | |
| Apr 11, 2023 at 5:27 | comment | added | o.m. | @Mark, it is trained and equipped to use cannon. And since 9/11, they have been rather active without a declared state of war. | |
| Apr 11, 2023 at 2:58 | comment | added | Mark | The Coast Guard is only a second navy during wartime. During peacetime, it's pretty much a maritime police force (with some search-and-rescue duties). | |
| Apr 10, 2023 at 9:50 | comment | added | vsz | Indeed, and what pushes the Marines a lot more into the public light, is that in many smaller interventions the army is not used at all. They get used only in the biggest wars, like Vietnam, etc. | |
| Apr 9, 2023 at 16:20 | history | answered | o.m. | CC BY-SA 4.0 |