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the marine corps is separate from the air force. but the marine corps has had an aviation component since 1912
The motto of Philippine Marine Corps Force Recon Battalion is 'Recon'.
No, but the Air Force was once a part of the Army. You're probably confusing that with the Marine Corps being a department of the Navy
Marine Force Recon
Commander is a rank exclusive to the Navy. It is the equivalent of an Army/Air Force/Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel (O5). A Navy Captain is equivalent to an Army/Air Force/Marine Corps Colonel (O6), whereas a Captain in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps is O3. A Navy Captain outranks a Commander, but a Commander outranks an Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps Captain.
Marine Corps
The MEF, Marine Expeditionary Force
Japan
The United States Marine Corps.
O3 in the Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force; O6 is the Navy and Coast Guard (a Navy and Coast Guard Captain is equivalent to an Army/Marine Corps/Air Force Colonel).
The Army, the Air Force, the Navy, and the Marine Corps.
As an Air Ground Task Force such as an MEU.