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.
While the Marines was constitutes at the same time as the Navy in 1775, mainly to secure a landing force for the Navy, they were made a separate force in 1798 through a special act of the parliament in 1798. However, since 1834, Marines has been a component of the US Department of Navy.