During WWII, the Marine Corps had established itself as experts utilizing the doctrine of amphibious warfare. This was a significant resource as the US was engaging in an island hopping campaign throughout the Pacific Ocean. The Marines Corps had become so synonymous with amphibious warfare during WWII that the saying, “the Marines have landed” (Garand, G. & Strobridge, T., 1971, p. 13) became common in the US. Additionally, new tactics exploring the use of Marine close air support came to fruition in an attempt to inflict damage without committing large amounts of ground troops when possible. Throughout the war, the Marines engaged enemy forces in campaigns including those at Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and many other locations
