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Throughout the history of America there have been those among the public that would ask, "Why it necessary to keep the United States Marine Corps?" They argue that it is not cost effective to have a separate force whose job can in effect be completed by the three other services. These facts cannot be disputed. The Army can handle all conflicts on land; the Navy can handle all battles at sea; the Air Force can dominate the sky. So why does the United States need a strictly amphibious force such as the Marine Corps? The answers are the Corps' traditions, its positioning of troops around the world, and its effective use of combined arms. These three characteristics set the Marine Corps apart from the other services and make it a necessity in the American Armed Forces.
There is nothing new in the concept of making landings on enemy held beaches; however, the notion of having a force specifically designed to take on such a mission is relatively new idea. During the American......

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