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By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Garas As long as navies have taken to the sea, groups of specially trained, seafaring infantry have accompanied them and the United States Navy is no different. Since November 10, 1775, when the Continental Congress approved a resolution to establish two battalions of …

Story by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dennis Grube, USS Makin Island Public Affairs The term “Gung Ho,” a Chinese expression meaning “working together,” was adopted by Marine Lt. Col. Evans F. Carlson, as the slogan of his Marine Raiders. It soon spread throughout the U.S. Marine Corps as an …