Cooperation between branches?

[sfb92]

I was recently wondering how often the different services interact with each other. From my Dad and reading I know that the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps interact quite often due to the Marines using doctors, chaplains, corpsmen, and other navy personnel. Also people from other branches can attend other branches schools, i.e. my Dad was a Marine and went to jump school at Ft. Benning. But these cases are rather limited, in a larger scale how often due the branches work together in everyday tasks such as training and performing their jobs? Hopefully somebody understands my question, sorry if it's kind of confusing.

[Sentra239]

Typically Marines and Navy work among with eachother or stationed nearby each other to provide the supports they seek from one another. The Army and Air Force work under the same concept.

However, during deployments and combat zone, all branches works as one. ANGLICO can call both Naval and Air Force air/ground gun support, and whichever branch's QRF is near when the call is needed, they respond to it.. When Med'vac is needed, whoever's bird is closest respond to the call.

Training wise, only one jump school as far as I know of, and that's Ft. Benning is where everyone go - minus the air force, I think.

[1depd]

Many training schools are used by several branches. The cop school at Lackland is used by the Air Force (duh) and the Navy. Military Police investigator school is conducted by the Army and attended by the Air Force. I currently work near a SeaBee training base and go on it frequently. There are Army and Air Force attending the training at this base. An Air Force base I work near and go on frequently also trains Navy and I believe I've seen some Army there as well.

The Marines are part of the Navy so they interact often, because they are same branch, although many Marines I know say they are in the mens section. I also include the Marines when I refer to the Navy, but that is mostly to irritate the Marines. (I love to mess with those guys)

As far as the rest of your questions, the answer is it depends. It depends on the base. When I was stationed in Turkey we were co-located with the Army. The Air Force acted as their personnel section to a point. The Air Force also performed all of their support functions. We used to joke that one Army general was the only reason 900 Air Force members and their families were at the location. At this same base the Navy provided all of our household goods shipments. At another base I was stationed the only support the Navy provided was for major medical issues, but we did patrol the Marine reserve base just outside our gate. The Air Force only had a small clinic requiring support form either civilian facilities or the local Navy base, which had a large hospital. There was no interaction with the Army.

[sfb92]

Thanks for the informative replies Sentra239 and 1depd they really answered my question, but after reading 1depd's response I saw all of the branches were under the Department of Defense. That brings me to my new question to the branches of the DoD interact with the U.S. Coast Guard as often, or no because they fall under the DoD and the USCG falls under the Department of Homeland Security?

[manahmanah]

The Marines are part of the Navy

:mad:NOT TRUE!!!!:mad:

:p

[Coastie 585]

Thanks for the informative replies Sentra239 and 1depd they really answered my question, but after reading 1depd's response I saw all of the branches were under the Department of Defense. That brings me to my new question to the branches of the DoD interact with the U.S. Coast Guard as often, or no because they fall under the DoD and the USCG falls under the Department of Homeland Security?

What is your definition of "Interaction"?

About a week and a half ago we let a group of about 100 marines use our parade field for one of their "Change of Command Ceremonies".

For some reason we work with the marines somewhat often, I think it may be because they set up the training regiment for us after WWII.

Warning, history lesson ahead!

During WWII we drove the Higgins Landing Crafts. One of our men (Douglas Munroe) sent a group of HLCs to pick up a platoon of over 500 marines that were getting pushed back into the sea during the battle of Guadalcanal. Munroe died but rescued over 500 marines, he was given the Medal of Honor and after that the Marines set up our training schools.

And we have been in every war the United States has participated in. From the War of 1812 to OIF.

http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9gnMiHjvJ...fs/marines.jpg

http://www.uscg.mil/history/Munro.html

[Big Sexy]

The Marines are part of the Navy so they interact often, because they are same branch, although many Marines I know say they are in the mens section. I also include the Marines when I refer to the Navy, but that is mostly to irritate the Marines. (I love to mess with those guys)

If it was possible to still send red, BIG would be considering sending it, due to that piece of untrue, Al Quaida worthy, pure and simple propaganda. Or to put it in laymans terms; Bull$h!t !!!:mad:

For the record, USMC & USN are both under the department of the Navy, but far from the same branch. The Navy has it's own proud history and tradition and we have ours.

[Sierra]

We are actually forming up our own version of marines (note the small m to differentiate) to have land capabilities without having to rely so extensively on Marines. When I don't feel so lazy I'll look up the info on it; I can't recall what we are calling them.

I wondered how long it would take a Marine to see that. ;)

[Plazoo]

The Marines are part of the Navy so they interact often, because they are same branch, although many Marines I know say they are in the mens section. I also include the Marines when I refer to the Navy, but that is mostly to irritate the Marines. (I love to mess with those guys)

WTF!! I think Chesty just threw up in his grave!!!! :eek:

(and I did a little in my mouth when I read that.) Same branch my ***.

[1depd]

See it worked.:D


Beers all around, especially you Marine types.

[cntryboy0531]

See it worked.:D


Beers all around, especially you Marine types.

**hands you a flak jacket and helmet, then runs away**


Good luck and god help you. You done stirred up a hornets nest!!!! :eek: :D

[citcop]

Three of our Apache's ( I'm an Army guy) are flying down to laze targets for Marine F-18 bomb runs this week in Beaufort. A nice little 4 day mission which I missed out on thanks to a late phone call.

Thats cooperation.

[Ronnin]

The USCG does interact with the USMC quite a bit, there are many "Military schools" that Coastie's need but since we're such a small service we just use other branch's schools. And if a school is offered say by both the USN and the USMC, usually the USMC school gets picked.

Also i've HEARD that our first MSST teams were trained by Marines, and also our PATFORSWA teams train with Marines.

[sfb92]

Warning, history lesson ahead!

During WWII we drove the Higgins Landing Crafts. One of our men (Douglas Munroe) sent a group of HLCs to pick up a platoon of over 500 marines that were getting pushed back into the sea during the battle of Guadalcanal. Munroe died but rescued over 500 marines, he was given the Medal of Honor and after that the Marines set up our training schools.

And we have been in every war the United States has participated in. From the War of 1812 to OIF.

http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9gnMiHjvJ...fs/marines.jpg

http://www.uscg.mil/history/Munro.html

TPD Cadet, thanks for the link on Douglas Munro. I knew he was the only Coast Guard Medal of Honor recipient and that he rescued a lot of Marines, but not much else. Thanks for letting me in on the full story of his heroics.

[Coastie 585]

TPD Cadet, thanks for the link on Douglas Munro. I knew he was the only Coast Guard Medal of Honor recipient and that he rescued a lot of Marines, but not much else. Thanks for letting me in on the full story of his heroics.

No prob, they drill it into our heads in basic.