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The question would be who was the only one to command an Army division. Marines like to say there's no such thing as an ex-Marine, so a Squad Leader who had served in the Marines before transferring to the Army could technically be a Marine commanding an Army unit, and I've known a couple of them.
Anyhow, it wasn't one person - there were two - and both commanded the Army's 2nd Infantry Division. This was possible because, when the division was formed in 1917, a brigade of Marines was assigned to the division. Brigadier General Charles A. Doyen was the first, and Major General John Lejune were the two Marines who commanded a US Army Division.
Another more recent command shift happened when the Tenth United State Army on Okinawa lost Lieutenant General Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., US Army as Killed in Action. In that case, Major General Roy Geiger assumed command of the Tenth United States Army which included the XXIV Corps of the US Army and the III Amphibious Corps of the US Marine Corps. Geiger was a Naval Aviator and two time winner of the Navy Cross. He was the only Marine to Command a United States Army in battle. He was relieved by General "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell who had spent most of WWII commanding in China.
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Has the 32d Army Air and Missile Defense Command been awarded a unit award?
Yes the 32d army air missle defense command been awarded a unit award
Can a marine that earned a ranger tab be assigned to an army ranger squad?
If they ETS from the Marines and then reenlist into the Army. They won't be assigned to an Army Ranger unit from the Marine Corps.
Can a marine that earned a ranger tab be assigned to a ranger squad?
If they ETS from the Marines and then reenlist into the Army. They won't be assigned to an Army Ranger unit from the Marine Corps.
Can an army soldier wear the navy presidential unit citation?
Yes, there are numerous examples of Army unit attached to Marine units that earn the Navy PUC
What unit did longstreet command in the Battle of Gettysburg?
The First Corp of the Army of Northern Virginia.
What is the army eqivalent to the marine marine expeditionary unit?
There isn't one. The Army could compose something similar if need be, but there aren't any regular standing units equivalent to a MEU.
Which branch of the military is in charge of all US military land-based operations?
No branch is in control of all land based operations the two land fighting forces are the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps. The Army is very independent and usually operates on it's own but the Marine Corps is very commonly put under command of U.S. Navy Admirals despite Being an entirely seperate branch of service. But the Army is usually somewhere in the middle of things even Marine led operations usually have an Army unit attached to the main force. So overall the Army has the most control but not all of it.
The center of operations as of an army or unit?
You could be thinking of either a Command Post, a Forward Operating Base (in which the command post would be), or Headquarters, which may also be a Command Post.
What are the requirements and responsibilities of an Army Ranger AND Navy SEAL AND Marine -- respectively?
To answer a number of questions at once, too become a Navy SEAL you must be in the US Navy. No one but Navy sailors can be or train to be a SEAL. No women either. The above is true for all 3 branches. To become an Army Ranger, you most be in the Army. Marine Recon - Only Marines can be Marine Recon. Also, no females are allowed in the school or service in the unit
Why do marines hate army?
Because the are three times bigger than the Marine Corps, and have a job title for everything. In the Marine Corps they are cross trained in multiple jobs, and live in a tight-knit community that takes pide in itself, where as the Army has such a huge community that they don't know who is who in their unit or even platoon. The Marine Corps focuses on small unit leadership, where as the Army focuses on numbers. Laments terms: Marines= Quality/quantity Army= Quantity/quality.
Which branch of the military is in charge of all US military land based operations?
No branch is in control of all land based operations the two land fighting forces are the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps. The Army is very independent and usually operates on it's own but the Marine Corps is very commonly put under command of U.S. Navy Admirals despite Being an entirely seperate branch of service. But the Army is usually somewhere in the middle of things even Marine led operations usually have an Army unit attached to the main force. So overall the Army has the most control but not all of it.
Which branch of military is in charge of all US military land-based operations?
No branch is in control of all land based operations the two land fighting forces are the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps. The Army is very independent and usually operates on it's own but the Marine Corps is very commonly put under command of U.S. Navy Admirals despite Being an entirely seperate branch of service. But the Army is usually somewhere in the middle of things even Marine led operations usually have an Army unit attached to the main force. So overall the Army has the most control but not all of it.
