Closely affiliated with IUPUI, Indiana University Fort Wayne focuses its academic mission and strengths on health science. Degree programs are offered in dentistry, medical imaging and medicine, nursing, and social work.
The United States Marine Corps was created on November 10, 1775, when the Continental Congress resolved that âtwo Battalions of Marines be raisedâ to serve as landing forces and shipboard security for the recently organized navy fleet.
a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces trained for land, sea, and air combat, typically for land combat in conjunction with an amphibious or airborne landing, and whose commandant is responsible to the secretary of the navy. Origin of Marine Corps Expand. 1790-1800.