United States Marine Corps

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162 U.S. GOVERNMENT MANUAL

United States Marine Corps

Commandant of the Marine Corps, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 2 Navy Annex (Pentagon

5D773), Washington, DC 20380–1775

Phone, 703–614–1034. Internet, http://www.usmc.mil.

Commandant of the Marine Corps GEN.JAMES T. CONWAY, USMC

Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps GEN.JAMES AMOS, USMC

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps SGT.MAJ.CARLTON KENT, USMC

Director, Marine Corps Staff BRIG.GEN.WILLIE J. WILLIAMS,

USMC

Director, Command, Control, Communications,

and Computers

BRIG.GEN.GEORGE ALLEN, USMC

Deputy Commandant for Aviation LT.GEN.GEORGE J. TRAUTMAN,

USMC

Deputy Commandant for Installations and

Logistics

LT.GEN.FRANK A. PANTER,JR.,

USMC

Deputy Commandant for Manpower and

Reserve Affairs

LT.GEN.RICHARD C. ZILMER,

USMC

Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies, and

Operations

LT.GEN.THOMAS D. WALDHAUSER,

USMC

Deputy Commandant for Programs and

Resources

LT.GEN.DUANE THISEN, USMC

Counsel for the Commandant ROBERT D. HOGUE

Director of Administration and Resource

Management

ALBERT A. WASHINGTON

Director of Marine Corps History and Museums CHARLES P. NEIMEYER

Director of Public Affairs COL.BRIAN F. SALAS, USMC

Director, Special Projects Directorate TOM DAWSON

Legislative Assistant to the Commandant BRIG.GEN.RICHARD L. SIMCOCK, II,

USMC

Chaplain of the Marine Corps REAR ADM.MARK TIDD, CHC, USN

Marine Corps Dental Off‌icer KENNETH R. WRIGHT

Medical Off‌icer of the Marine Corps REAR ADM.RICHARD R. JEFFRIES,

USN

President, Permanent Marine Corps Uniform

Board

BRIG.GEN.LEIF H. HENDRICKSON,

USMC

Commanding General, Marine Corps Recruiting

Command

MAJ.GEN.ROBERT E. MILSTEAD,JR.,

USMC

Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat

Development Command

LT.GEN.GEORGE FLYNN, USMC

Commander, Marine Corps Systems Commands BRIG.GEN.MICHAEL BROGAN,

USMC

Commander, Marine Corps Base Quantico COL.DANIEL J. CHOIKE, USMC

The United States Marine Corps was

established on November 10, 1775, by

resolution of the Continental Congress.

Marine Corps composition and functions

are detailed in 10 U.S.C. 5063.

The Marine Corps, which is part of the

Department of the Navy, is the smallest

of the Nation’s combat forces and is

the only service specif‌ically tasked by

Congress to be able to f‌ight in the air, on

land, and at sea. Although marines f‌ight

in each of these dimensions, they are

primarily a maritime force, inextricably

linked with the Navy to move from the

sea to f‌ight on land.

The Marine Corps conducts entry-level

training for its enlisted marines at two

bases, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris

Island, SC, and Marine Corps Recruit

Depot, San Diego, CA. Off‌icer candidates