OFFICER FMF CONSOLIDATED 101-119 | 657 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
First to fight Answer - Marines have been at the forefront of every war since
the Revolutionary War, conducting over 300 landings of foreign shores ranging
from the tropics to the poles.
Leatherneck Answer - From 1775 - 1875, the Marine uniform included a
leather stock around the neck to protect and keep head erect.
Devil Dog Answer - 1918 Battle of Belleau Wood, Germans called Marines
Teufelhunden. 5th and 6th Marine Regiments.
Esprit de corps Answer - Spirit of the Corps, Pride in unit and loyalty to USMC.
Uncommon valor was a common virtue Answer - Admiral Nimitz said this of
Marines at Battle of Iwa Jima
Semper Fidelis Answer - Always Faithful, Adapted 1883
Retreat, Hell! We're attacking in a different direction. Answer - Battle of Chosin
Resevior. General Oliver Smith, CG 1st MARDIV.
1775 Answer - Creation of the Corps, 10 Nov 1775 Tun Tavern, Philadelphia, 2
Battalions under the command of Capt Samuel Nicholas.
,1776 Answer - First Marine landing, Revolutionary War Providence Island,
Bahamas to secure ammunition.
1798 Answer - Congress makes Marines own Branch of service which brings it
back into existence
1805 Answer - Marines storm Barbary coast pirates @ Derna, "shore of
Tripoli", O'Bannon given Mameluke sword. First raising of Colors in Eastern
Hemisphere
1847 Answer - Mexican War, Battle of Chepulttepec, "Halls of Montezuma",
NCO 'blood strip' commemorates this battle.
1859 Answer - Army COL Robert E Lee leads Marines to put down John
Brown's slave revolt at Harpers Ferry
1861 Answer - Civil War, Limited engagement, Marines served mostly with
Naval detachments at sea, manning Naval guns.
1868 Answer - Eagle Globe Anchor adapted by Brigadier General Jacob Zelian,
7th Commandant, as USMC symbol. Modified from Royal Marine's symbol.
1883 Answer - Semper Fidelis Adapted as motto
1898 Answer - Spanish-American War, Marines conducted operations in
Pacific, Cuba
1900 Answer - Boxer Rebellion, Peking, China, Defended Legation Quarters.
,1901-1934 Answer - Banana Wars - engagements from Caribbean to Pacific,
protected American interest, lifes in unstable political areas.
1913 Answer - Marine Aviation est, Maj Alfred Cunningham first pilot.
1933 Answer - USMC reorganized to Fleet Marine Force; Marine Corps
Equipment Board est at Quantico, VA to develop/test new equipment
07 DEC 1941 Answer - Pearl Harbor, US enters WW2
08-23 DEC 1941 Answer - Battle Wake Island, Marines defended island until
forced withdraw, major delay in Japanese advance.
1950 Answer - Korean War: 1MARDIV lands Inchon; 1st combat test for Marine
helicopters; Battle of Chosin - Successful Tactical retrograde.
1958 Answer - Marines finalize reorganization of combat structure to Fleet
Marine Force.
1965 Answer - Marines land in South Vietnam; Also land in Dominican
Republic
1982 Answer - Marines land in Lebanon as a peace keeping force. Withdraw
July 1984.
23 Oct 1983 Answer - suicide truck bomb hits HQ, Kills 241, wounded 70
, 1983 Answer - Operation Urgent Fury, Grenada, Marines sent during
government instability to protect US citizen and US interests
1989 Answer - Operation Just Cause, Panama, Marines sent to overthrow
military government of General Manuel Noriega
1990 Answer - Operation Desert Shield - Iraqi forces invade Kuwait, Marines
sent to halt advance, validated USMC's Maritime Prepositioning Force and
MAGTF
1991 Answer - Operation Desert Storm - Iraqi failed to comply with UN, Marine
aviation followed by Marine ground assault
1995 Answer - LTCOL SARAH DEAL BURROW - 1st female pilot - flew 53's
2001 Answer - OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM
2003 Answer - OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM
1stLt Presley O'Bannon Answer - 1805, Battle of Derna (Tripoli), displayed
heroism. Awarded Mameluke by Prince Hamlet Bey, gold halt, ivory handle,
curved blade
BGen Archibald Henderson Answer - "Grand Old Man of the Marine Corps", 39
years as 5th Commandant from 1820-1859. Introduced higher standards of
training, appearance, discipline
SgtMaj John Quick Answer - Cuzco Well, Guantanamo Bay Cuba, Awarded
Medal of Honor for semaphoring (old flag communication system) for
emergency lifting of Naval Bombardment during assault.
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
First to fight Answer - Marines have been at the forefront of every war since
the Revolutionary War, conducting over 300 landings of foreign shores ranging
from the tropics to the poles.
Leatherneck Answer - From 1775 - 1875, the Marine uniform included a
leather stock around the neck to protect and keep head erect.
Devil Dog Answer - 1918 Battle of Belleau Wood, Germans called Marines
Teufelhunden. 5th and 6th Marine Regiments.
Esprit de corps Answer - Spirit of the Corps, Pride in unit and loyalty to USMC.
Uncommon valor was a common virtue Answer - Admiral Nimitz said this of
Marines at Battle of Iwa Jima
Semper Fidelis Answer - Always Faithful, Adapted 1883
Retreat, Hell! We're attacking in a different direction. Answer - Battle of Chosin
Resevior. General Oliver Smith, CG 1st MARDIV.
1775 Answer - Creation of the Corps, 10 Nov 1775 Tun Tavern, Philadelphia, 2
Battalions under the command of Capt Samuel Nicholas.
,1776 Answer - First Marine landing, Revolutionary War Providence Island,
Bahamas to secure ammunition.
1798 Answer - Congress makes Marines own Branch of service which brings it
back into existence
1805 Answer - Marines storm Barbary coast pirates @ Derna, "shore of
Tripoli", O'Bannon given Mameluke sword. First raising of Colors in Eastern
Hemisphere
1847 Answer - Mexican War, Battle of Chepulttepec, "Halls of Montezuma",
NCO 'blood strip' commemorates this battle.
1859 Answer - Army COL Robert E Lee leads Marines to put down John
Brown's slave revolt at Harpers Ferry
1861 Answer - Civil War, Limited engagement, Marines served mostly with
Naval detachments at sea, manning Naval guns.
1868 Answer - Eagle Globe Anchor adapted by Brigadier General Jacob Zelian,
7th Commandant, as USMC symbol. Modified from Royal Marine's symbol.
1883 Answer - Semper Fidelis Adapted as motto
1898 Answer - Spanish-American War, Marines conducted operations in
Pacific, Cuba
1900 Answer - Boxer Rebellion, Peking, China, Defended Legation Quarters.
,1901-1934 Answer - Banana Wars - engagements from Caribbean to Pacific,
protected American interest, lifes in unstable political areas.
1913 Answer - Marine Aviation est, Maj Alfred Cunningham first pilot.
1933 Answer - USMC reorganized to Fleet Marine Force; Marine Corps
Equipment Board est at Quantico, VA to develop/test new equipment
07 DEC 1941 Answer - Pearl Harbor, US enters WW2
08-23 DEC 1941 Answer - Battle Wake Island, Marines defended island until
forced withdraw, major delay in Japanese advance.
1950 Answer - Korean War: 1MARDIV lands Inchon; 1st combat test for Marine
helicopters; Battle of Chosin - Successful Tactical retrograde.
1958 Answer - Marines finalize reorganization of combat structure to Fleet
Marine Force.
1965 Answer - Marines land in South Vietnam; Also land in Dominican
Republic
1982 Answer - Marines land in Lebanon as a peace keeping force. Withdraw
July 1984.
23 Oct 1983 Answer - suicide truck bomb hits HQ, Kills 241, wounded 70
, 1983 Answer - Operation Urgent Fury, Grenada, Marines sent during
government instability to protect US citizen and US interests
1989 Answer - Operation Just Cause, Panama, Marines sent to overthrow
military government of General Manuel Noriega
1990 Answer - Operation Desert Shield - Iraqi forces invade Kuwait, Marines
sent to halt advance, validated USMC's Maritime Prepositioning Force and
MAGTF
1991 Answer - Operation Desert Storm - Iraqi failed to comply with UN, Marine
aviation followed by Marine ground assault
1995 Answer - LTCOL SARAH DEAL BURROW - 1st female pilot - flew 53's
2001 Answer - OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM
2003 Answer - OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM
1stLt Presley O'Bannon Answer - 1805, Battle of Derna (Tripoli), displayed
heroism. Awarded Mameluke by Prince Hamlet Bey, gold halt, ivory handle,
curved blade
BGen Archibald Henderson Answer - "Grand Old Man of the Marine Corps", 39
years as 5th Commandant from 1820-1859. Introduced higher standards of
training, appearance, discipline
SgtMaj John Quick Answer - Cuzco Well, Guantanamo Bay Cuba, Awarded
Medal of Honor for semaphoring (old flag communication system) for
emergency lifting of Naval Bombardment during assault.
