Army vs Marines

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For many years, The United States Army and the United States Marine Corps has been subjects of comparison on many areas. The United States military force is divided into three different branches of military service under the Department of Defense: The U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Navy. The U.S. Marine Corps is actually a branch of the Navy while the Coast Guard is usually under the Department of Homeland Security. The United States Army and the United States Marines while similar in some areas they still very different in their mission goals and they accomplish those goals in different ways. Many people want to compare these two branches of our military force, but they are simply not the same. While the Marines tend to be a very mobile attack force, complete with infantry units, high powered weaponry, and tactical skills. They are trained to attack from the water and to establish a beach head, which is an area of control on foreign territory. After the marines take the territory, the other armed forces, such as the U.S. Army, move in so they can maintain control, while the Marines then move on. The Marines need to be lightweight, mobile, and fast. Along with being able to attack from the ocean, the Marines also are completely capable of taking land territory. They are trained to be able to deploy rapidly, and are often the first United States personnel on site after the US Army Special Forces. The Marines will also guard the American embassies overseas, where they must provide security and safety to the embassy. In volatile areas, being of the Marine embassy guard is a risky job. The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the armed forces that is responsible for providing force projection from the sea. It uses the mobility of the Navy in order to deliver combined arms task forces. It is just one of the seven United States
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