United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States Military responsible for providing force projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces to anywhere on the planet in a matter of hours.

Battlefield 1942
In Battlefield 1942, the United States Marine Corps fight the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN).

Engagements against the IJN

 * Wake Island
 * Invasion of the Philippines
 * Coral Sea
 * Midway
 * Guadalcanal
 * Iwo Jima

Scout

 * Combat Knife
 * No.4 Lee Enfield (Scoped)
 * M1911
 * 3x Mk2 Hand Grenades
 * Binoculars

Assault

 * Combat Knife
 * M1918 BAR
 * M1911
 * 3 Mk2 Hand Grenades

Anti-Tank

 * Combat Knife
 * M1 Bazooka
 * M1911
 * 3x Mk2 Hand Grenades

Medic

 * Combat Knife
 * Thompson
 * M1911
 * 3x Mk2 Hand Grenades
 * Medical Bag

Engineer

 * Combat Knife
 * M1 Garand
 * M1911
 * Wrench
 * 4x Anti-Tank Mines
 * 4x ExpPack

Vehicles

 * Willys MB
 * M3A1 half-track
 * M4 Sherman
 * M7 Priest
 * F4U Corsair
 * SBD Dauntless
 * LCVP
 * Elco 80
 * M2 Browning
 * 40mm Bofors
 * Yorktown-class aircraft carrier
 * King George V-class battleship
 * Fletcher-class destroyer

Battlefield Vietnam
In Battlefield Vietnam, the United States Marine Corps is one of the playable factions. They fight against the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong. Marines wear casual camouflaged military fatigues and a sleeveless shirt, which reveals how exceptionally muscular they are, compared to soldiers of other factions.

Engagements Against the NVA

 * Operation Hastings: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines vs. 5th Battalion, 812th Regiment
 * Siege of Khe Sahn: 26th Marines vs. NVA 325th C Division
 * Defense of Con Thien: 26th Marines vs. NVA 325th C Division

Assault
Loadout 1 Loadout 2
 * Combat Knife
 * M1911
 * M16
 * Four (4x) Hand Grenades
 * Binoculars
 * Combat Knife
 * M1911
 * Mossberg 500
 * Four (4x) Hand Grenades
 * Binoculars

Engineer
Loadout 1 Loadout 2
 * Combat Knife
 * M1911
 * M14
 * Five (5x) Claymores
 * Blowtorch
 * Wrench
 * Combat Knife
 * M1911
 * M14
 * M1 Mortar
 * Four (4x) landmines
 * Wrench

Heavy Assault
Loadout 1 Loadout 2
 * Combat Knife
 * M1911
 * M60
 * M79
 * Binoculars
 * Combat Knife
 * M1911
 * M14
 * L.A.W.
 * Binoculars

Scout
Loadout 1 Loadout 2
 * Combat Knife
 * M1911
 * M40
 * Three (3x) Smoke Grenades
 * Binoculars
 * Combat Knife
 * M1911
 * M16 with Scope
 * Three (3x) Smoke Grenades
 * Binoculars

Battlefield 2


In Battlefield 2, the United States Marine Corps is one of the playable three factions. They fight against the People's Liberation Army and the Middle Eastern Coalition. In Battlefield 2: Armored Fury, the USMC fight the PLA and MEC in the new maps. In Battlefield 2: Special Forces, they are rather replaced by the United States Navy SEALs.

Engagements Against the PLA

 * Dalian Plant
 * Daqing Oilfields
 * Dragon Valley
 * FuShe Pass
 * Songhua Stalemate
 * Wake Island 2007
 * Midnight Sun (Armored Fury)

Engagements Against the MEC

 * Gulf of Oman
 * Kubra Dam
 * Mashtuur City
 * Operation Clean Sweep
 * Sharqi Peninsula
 * Strike at Karkand
 * Zatar Wetlands
 * Operation Harvest (Armored Fury)
 * Operation Road Rage (Armored Fury)

Anti-Tank

 * Knife
 * 92FS
 * MP5
 * SRAW

Assault

 * Knife
 * 92FS
 * M16A2
 * M203
 * Smoke Grenade

Engineer

 * Knife
 * 92FS
 * M11-87
 * Hand Grenades
 * Anti Tank Mines
 * Wrench

Medic

 * Knife
 * 92FS
 * M16A2
 * Hand Grenades
 * Defibrillator
 * Medic Bag

Sniper

 * Knife
 * 92FS (Suppressed)
 * M24
 * Hand Grenades
 * Claymore

Spec-Ops

 * Knife
 * 92FS
 * M4
 * Hand Grenades
 * C4

Support

 * Knife
 * 92FS
 * M249 SAW
 * Hand Grenades
 * Ammo Bag

Battlefield 1943


In Battlefield 1943, the United States Marine Corps is one of the two factions, fighting against the Imperial Japanese Navy on every map. They seem to use dark green to represent themselves, as their uniforms, vehicles and even some of their weapons are dark green, as opposed to the IJN's beige

Engagements against the IJN

 * Wake Island
 * Iwo Jima
 * Guadalcanal
 * Coral Sea

Rifleman

 * M1 Bayonet
 * M1 Garand
 * 3 M17 Rifle Grenades
 * 2 Mk2 Hand Grenades

Infantry

 * M12 Wrench
 * Thompson
 * M18 Rocket Launcher
 * 2 Mk2 Hand grenades

Scout

 * M1 Bayonet (in hand)
 * M1903 Springfield
 * M1911
 * 3 packs of TNT

Vehicles

 * Willys MB
 * Sherman
 * LCVP
 * Yorktown class aircraft carrier
 * Vought F4U Corsair
 * B-25 Mitchell
 * M1919 Browning
 * 40mm Bofors

Battlefield: Bad Company 2
In Battlefield: Bad Company 2, the United States Marines Corps makes a brief appearance in two singleplayer missions: Operation Aurora, where the player is part of a World War II Marine operation against the IJN, and in High Value Target, where Bad Company gets support from the modern Marines against Russian forces. The modern Marines all use the same character model as the US Army's Assault kit model from multiplayer.

Weapons Used

 * Thompson
 * Type 100 (only used by Thomas Wyatt)
 * Mk2 Hand Grenades
 * Knife

Vehicles Used

 * Vought F4U Corsair
 * Type 95 Kurogane (stolen)
 * Raft
 * Type B1 submarine (stolen)

Notable Personnel

 * Owens
 * Thomas Wyatt
 * Faraday
 * McKee

Weapons Used

 * XM8 Prototype

Vehicles Used

 * HMMWV

Battlefield 3
In Battlefield 3, the United States Marine Corps is a confirmed friendly faction, and the player will control a Marine, SSgt. Henry Blackburn, in at least one singleplayer mission, in an effort against the People's Liberation and Resistance in Sulaymaniwah, Iraqi Kurdistan, in the year 2014.

Weapons used

 * M4 Carbine
 * M16A4
 * M240
 * M136 AT4
 * Mounted PK machine gun (captured)
 * SMAW rocket launcher

Vehicles used

 * HMMWV
 * LAV-25
 * AAV-7A1
 * M1A2 Abrams
 * Technical (captured)
 * AH-6 Little Bird
 * AH-1Z Viper
 * A-10 Thunderbolt II
 * F-18 Hornet
 * B-1 Lancer

Notable personnel

 * Henry Blackburn
 * Jonathan Miller

Multiplayer
In multiplayer, as of yet, the USMC is confirmed to appear on the map Operation Métro where they face the Russian Spetsnaz.

Assault

 * M16A4 with 4X scope
 * M9
 * Medkit
 * Defibrillator
 * Hand grenade

Engineer

 * M4 Carbine with tactical flashlight
 * M9
 * SMAW
 * Repair Tool
 * Hand grenade

Support

 * M249 with 4X scope
 * M9
 * Ammunition box
 * Hand grenade

Recon

 * Mk 11
 * M9
 * C4
 * Hand grenade