light infantry warfare. "Edson's" Raiders of 1st Marine Raider Battalion and "Carlson's" Raiders of 2nd Marine Raider Battalion are said to have been the...
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operating behind the lines. "Edson's" Raiders of 1st Marine Raiders Battalion and "Carlson's" Raiders of 2nd Marine Raiders Battalion are said to be the first...
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The United States Marine Raider stiletto was issued to the Marine Raiders and 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion during World War II. At the start of World...
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- present A 160th SOAR(A) MH-47 conducts water insertion of Marine Raiders A Marine Raider glides towards his target during high-altitude parachute operations...
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Marine Raiders is a 1944 RKO war film showing a fictional depiction of the 1st Marine Raider Battalion and 1st Marine Parachute Battalion on Guadalcanal...
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Marine Raider Battalion (1st MRB) is a special operations forces of the United States Marine Corps and a subordinate combat component of the Marine Corps...
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missions units for decades. In 2003, the Marine Corps created the present-day successors to the Marine Raiders and provided them to Special Operations...
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as Raiders Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made, a 2015 documentary about three fans who recreated Raiders of the Lost Ark Raider (novel)...
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Marine Raider Battalion Marine Raider Support Group 1st Marine Raider Support Battalion 2nd Marine Raider Support Battalion 3rd Marine Raider Support...
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Special forces (section Marine Raiders)
of the U.S. The battalion became known as Marine Raiders due to Admiral Chester Nimitz's request for "raiders" in the Pacific front of the war.[citation...
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The Florida Marine Raiders (formerly the Lakeland Raiders) were a professional indoor football team; though they began play in 2012 as a member of the...
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Raid on Makin Island (category United States Marine Corps in World War II)
Makin Island (17–18 August 1942) was an attack by the United States Marine Corps Raiders on Japanese military forces on Makin Island (now known as Butaritari)...
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U.S. Marine Raider Association. "Marine Raider Museum Notice" Archived 2010-05-05 at the Wayback Machine, World War II U.S. Marine Raiders website. Retrieved...
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Evans Carlson (category Marine Raiders)
was a decorated and retired United States Marine Corps general officer who was the leader of "Carlson's Raiders" during World War II. Many credit Carlson...
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US Army began experiments with camouflage in 1940–1941. In 1942, the Marine Raiders were the first issued the Frog Skin uniform, which was reversible with...
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officer. The USMC Raider "Dagger" insignia is equivalent to the US Navy SEAL "Trident" in that the device indicates that the Marine is a part of the special...
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operating behind the lines. "Edson's Raiders of 1st Marine Raiders Battalion and "Carlson's" Raiders of 2nd Marine Raiders Battalion are said to be the first...
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behind enemy lines. President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Marine Raiders in February 1942 after Admiral Chester Nimitz requested commando units...
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Facebook. Marine Raider Memorial March, retrieved 2019-04-08 "Marine Raiders march 770 miles in remembrance". The Official United States Marine Corps Public...
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Ka-Bar (category United States Marine Corps equipment)
this pattern were carried by many Marines in the 1st Marine Division as well as by Marine Raiders in the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion commanded by Lt. Col...
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of the Marine Corps but outside the MAGTF structure, or within the Supporting Establishment. The Marine Raider battalions of the Marine Raider regiment...
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James Roosevelt (category Marine Raiders)
transferred to the Marine Raiders in January 1942, a new Marine Corps commando force, and became second-in-command of the 2nd Raider Battalion under Evans...
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Michael Strank (category Marine Raiders)
the 3rd Raiders were removed from the combat zone and returned to Guadalcanal, arriving on January 14. On February 1, the 1st Marine Raider Regiment...
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capability in October 2008. Units Marine Raider Regiment (Marine Raiders) consists of a Headquarters Company and three Marine Raider Battalions, the 1st, 2nd and...
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United States Armed Forces (section U.S. Marine Corps)
of the MAGTF is the Marine Raider Regiment, functioning under United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command. Marine Raiders specialize in direct...
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Merritt A. Edson (category Marine Raiders)
World War II started Edson was sent as the commanding officer of the Marine Raiders and earned his second Navy Cross on Tulagi. When his unit was sent to...
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Guadalcanal campaign (category United States Marine Corps in World War II)
September, he relocated three Marine battalions, including the 1st Raider Battalion, under Merritt A. Edson (Edson's Raiders), and the 1st Parachute Battalion...
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Paramarines (redirect from 1st Marine Parachute Regiment)
parachute corps in the Marines was questioned, as were other specialized elite units, such as the Marine Raiders. The Marine Corps also lacked the transport...
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capability when used in an offensive role (the Raiders would eventually adopt the United States Marine Raider stiletto, a combat knife with a stiletto-style...
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" President Roosevelt's son James Roosevelt served with the Marine Raiders. The Raiders initially saw action at the Battle of Tulagi and the Battle of...
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