List of United States Marine Corps regiments

This is a list of United States Marine Corps regiments, sorted by status and number, with the current or most-recent type and division. Some of the inactive regiments are succeeded by active battalions.

Active

1st Marine Division

Unit Name Insignia Nickname
1st Marine Regiment First of the First[1]
5th Marine Regiment The Fighting Fifth[2]
7th Marine Regiment Magnificent Seventh[3]
11th Marine Regiment The Cannon Cockers[4]

1st Marine Logistics Group

Unit Name Insignia Nickname
Combat Logistics Regiment 1 N/A
Combat Logistics Regiment 15 N/A
Headquarters Regiment,
1st Marine Logistics Group
N/A

2nd Marine Division

Unit Name Insignia Nickname
2nd Marine Regiment Tarawa[5]
6th Marine Regiment The Fighting Sixth [6]
8th Marine Regiment N/A [7]
10th Marine Regiment Arm of Decision [8]

2nd Marine Logistics Group

Unit Name Insignia Nickname
Combat Logistics Regiment 2 N/A
Combat Logistics Regiment 25 N/A
Headquarters Regiment,
2nd Marine Logistics Group
N/A

3rd Marine Division

Unit Name Insignia Nickname
3rd Marine Regiment N/A [9]
4th Marine Regiment China Marines [10]
12th Marine Regiment Thunder & Steel [11]

3rd Marine Logistics Group

Unit Name Insignia Nickname
Combat Logistics Regiment 3 N/A
Combat Logistics Regiment 35 N/A
Headquarters Regiment,
3rd Marine Logistics Group
N/A

4th Marine Division (Reserve)

Unit Name Insignia Nickname
14th Marine Regiment N/A
23rd Marine Regiment N/A
25th Marine Regiment Arctic Warriors

4th Marine Logistics Group

Unit Name Insignia Nickname
Combat Logistics Regiment 4 N/A
Combat Logistics Regiment 45 N/A

Other regiments

Unit Name Insignia Nickname
Recruit Training Regiments
Marine Corps Security Force Regiment Gunslingers
Marine Raider Regiment
USMC Wounded Warrior Regiment

List of active regiments by type and number

Infantry

Artillery

Logistics

Other

Inactive

5th Marine Division

Unit Name Insignia Nickname
13th Marine Regiment
26th Marine Regiment The Professionals
27th Marine Regiment
28th Marine Regiment Uncommon Valor

6th Marine Division

Unit Name Insignia Nickname
15th Marine Regiment
22nd Marine Regiment
29th Marine Regiment

Other inactive regiments

Unit Name Insignia Nickname
Marine defense battalions
1st Marine Parachute Regiment Paramarines
1st Marine Raider Regiment
4th Marine Regiment

[Note 1]

Hold High the Torch
9th Marine Regiment Striking Ninth
16th Marine Regiment
17th Marine Regiment
18th Marine Regiment
19th Marine Regiment
20th Marine Regiment
21st Marine Regiment
24th Marine Regiment N/A

Notes

  1. Regimental Headquarters and the Headquarters Company are active as an element of the 3rd Marine Division to command battalions from other regiments while they are on unit deployment to Okinawa. The battalions of the 4th Marines are attached to other regiments organic to the 1st Marine Division.

See also

References

  1. "1st Marine Regiment". United States Marine Corps. Archived from the original on 2007-07-07. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
  2. "5th Marine Regiment". United States Marine Corps. Archived from the original on 2007-01-25. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
  3. "7th Marine Regiment". United States Marine Corps. Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
  4. "11th Marine Regiment". United States Marine Corps. Archived from the original on 2006-08-28. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
  5. "2nd Marine Regiment". United States Marine Corps. Archived from the original on 2007-02-09. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
  6. "6th Marine Regiment". United States Marine Corps. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
  7. "8th Marine Regiment". United States Marine Corps. Archived from the original on 2007-03-15. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
  8. "10th Marine Regiment". United States Marine Corps. Archived from the original on 2004-10-31. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
  9. "3rd Marine Regiment". United States Marine Corps. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
  10. "4th Marine Regiment". United States Marine Corps. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
  11. "12th Marine Regiment". United States Marine Corps. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
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