Marines

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The Marines of the Spanish Navy are an elite naval infantry force specializing in amphibious warfare and expeditionary operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military unit
naval infantry force
allegiance King of Spain
Kingdom of Spain
alliance NATO
country Spain
doctrine expeditionary warfare
littoral operations
equipmentType amphibious assault vehicles
armored personnel carriers
artillery
light infantry weapons
garrison Cartagena, Murcia
Las Palmas, Canary Islands
San Fernando, Cádiz
historicalPrecursor Tercio de Armada
Tercios de la Armada del Mar Océano
language Spanish
militaryBranch Armada Española
motto Valientes por tierra y por mar
notableUnit Agrupación de Infantería de Marina de Madrid
Brigada de Infantería de Marina
Tercio de Armada (TEAR)
Unidad de Operaciones Especiales de Infantería de Marina
Unidad de Seguridad de Canarias
Unidad de Seguridad de Cartagena
Unidad de Seguridad de Ferrol
operatesWith Spanish Fleet Marine Force
Spanish Navy amphibious ships
partOf Spanish Armed Forces
Spanish Navy
role amphibious assault
amphibious raids
amphibious reconnaissance
naval infantry
power projection from the sea
protection of key maritime facilities
protection of naval bases
specialization amphibious warfare
expeditionary operations
force protection
naval security
trainingFocus amphibious operations
close-quarters battle
joint operations with Spanish Army and Air Force
ship-to-shore movement
urban combat
translationOfMotto Brave by land and by sea
type marine corps
uses Spanish naval bases
amphibious assault ships of the Spanish Navy

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Spanish Navy
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