Q: In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage.
passage: The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also known as the United States Marines, is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting amphibious operations with the United States Navy. The U.S. Marine Corps is one of the four armed service branches in the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.
 question: are the marines a branch of the navy?
A:
No