Fleet Marine Force Warfare Qualification Core Material 101: Marine
Corps History, Rank Structure, and Courtesies Fundamentals
When was Operation Desert Storm launched? Correct Ans-January of 1991.
Why was Operation Desert Storm launched? Correct Ans-The Iraqi goverment invaded
Kuwait and refused to comply with United Nations directives.
What was the tactical measures taken by US Marines during Operation Desert Storm?
Correct Ans-Heavy aviation bombartment followed by sweeping through the city with
ground forces when the bombardment did not dislodge the invaders. It caused extensive
damage to the Iraqi military capability.
When was the Battle of Belleu Wood? Correct Ans-06 June 1918
What country was the Battle of Belleu Wood and during what war? Correct Ans-France in
World War I
What was the significance of the US Marine involvement at the Battle of Belleu Wood?
Correct Ans-US Marines crushed a German offensive that was threatening Paris, France.
How did France honor the sacrifice of US Marines at the Battle of Belleu Wood? Correct
Ans-They renamed the area that was fought in 'The Wood of the Brigade of Marines'
,When was the Battle of Guadalcanal? Correct Ans-07 August 1942
What marine division landed in Guadalcanal? Correct Ans-1st Marine Division
Where is Guadalcanal located? Correct Ans-The Solomon Islands in the Pacific.
What was the importance of the Battle at Guadalcanal? Correct Ans-The first land
offensive of World War II, the first combat test of the new amphibious doctrine, and a turning
point in the Pacfic by providing a base to launch invasions of Japanese held islands.
When was the Battle of Tarawa? Correct Ans-20 November 1943
Where was the Battle of Tarawa? Correct Ans-Tarawa Atoll and Betio Island in the Gilbert
Islands of the Pacific Ocean.
What did one Japanese commander boast about the heavy Japanese fortifications at Tarawa
Atoll and Betio Island? Correct Ans-That it would take 1 million American's 100 years to
conquer it.
How long did it take the Marines to secure Tarawa Atoll and Betio Island at the Battle of
Tarawa? Correct Ans-76 hours
, What were the heavy US Marine casualties at the Battle of Tarawa attributed to? Correct
Ans-Offloading US Marines 100's of yards from shore due to an extended reef and drowning
of US Marines.
When was the Battle of Mariana Islands? Correct Ans-June and July of 1943
Which islands were involved in the Battle of Mariana Islands? Correct Ans-Saipan, Guam,
and Tinian.
What was the significance of the Battle of Mariana Islands? Correct Ans-The US Airforce
needed airfields and the US Navy needed advanced based to launch attacks in the Pacific
Who led the attack at the Battle of Mariana Islands? Correct Ans-Lieutenant General
Holland M. 'Howling Mad' Smith
How many troops were involved in the Battle of Mariana Islands? Correct Ans-136,000
troops under US Marine Command - highest of the time.
Where was the last and largest battle in the Pacific? Correct Ans-Battle of Okinawa
When was the Battle of Okinawa? Correct Ans-01 April 1945 to 22 June 1945
When was the Battle of Iwo Jima? Correct Ans-19 February 1945
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