United States Marine Corps A decade later, in the Mexican–American War (1846–1848), the Marines made their famed assault on Chapultepec Palace in Mexico City, which would be later celebrated as the "Halls of Montezuma" in the Marines' hymn. In the 1850s, the Marines would see further service in Panama and Asia, attached to Matthew Perry's East India Squadron on its historic trip to the Far East. The Marine Corps played a small role in the Civil War (1861–1865); their most prominent task was blockade duty. As more and more states seceded from the Union, about a third of the Corps' officers left the United
Venezuelan Marine Corps control of the Navy but operationally deployed with the Marine Corps 1st Naval Construction Brigade RADM José Ramón Yépez 2nd Naval Construction Brigade RADM Jose Prudencio Padilla Naval Infantry's equipment is the same standard issue as the rest of the armed forces, excluding Special Forces armaments. Armored units and heavy equipment of the Naval Infantry is the following: Armor Artillery and anti-aircraft batteries Tactical and transport land vehicles Speedboats and launches Other models in service include Caroní, Manapiare, Caimán, 22 Apure/Apure II assault launches, (all designed and made in Venezuela) and US Coibas. Venezuelan Marine Corps The Venezuelan Bolivarian Marine