The Marine Corps’ video marking its 248th birthday opens with a Latin phrase even older than the Corps itself: “Si vis pacem, para bellum.” If you desire peace, prepare for war. War — the preparation ...

With the Marine Corps celebrating its 250th birthday Nov. 10 and Veterans Day on Nov. 11, we look at the birth of the corps. Continental Marines land at New Providence during the Battle of Nassau. On ...

In his first birthday message as the Marine Corps’ top leader, the new commandant urged Marines to keep their high standards sacred and their “honor clean.” The Marine Corps’ birthday, which marks the ...

PHILADELPHIA -- The United States Marine Corps celebrates its 248th birthday on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. In 1775, the Corps was born out of a Philadelphia tavern during the American Revolutionary War.

On Nov. 10, Marines and veterans around the globe will celebrate 248 years of the Marine Corps. The Marine Corps’ video marking its 248th birthday opens with a Latin phrase even older than the Corps ...