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China Coast Guard (中国海警局)
China Coast Guard (中国海警局), China's maritime law enforcement agency formed in 2013 from four merged services and placed under the People's Armed Police and Central Military Commission in 2018; the world's largest coast guard fleet (546 vessels), active around Scarborough Shoal and the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands.
Coast guard
Coast guard: maritime safety, security, and stewardship organizations. Covers the U.S. Coast Guard (founded 1790, military plus law enforcement, DHS since 2003), the civilian Canadian Coast Guard (1962), and international coast guard functions.
Confederate States Marine Corps
The Confederate States Marine Corps, also known as the Confederate Marine Corps, was the naval infantry branch of the Confederate armed forces from 1861 to 1865 during the American Civil War.
History of the United States Coast Guard
History of the United States Coast Guard: founded 1790 from Alexander Hamilton's revenue cutter plan, the nation's oldest continuous seagoing service; absorbed the Lighthouse Service (1939) and marine inspection (1946), moved to DOT (1967) and DHS (March 1, 2003), its largest agency, after a 9/11-driven transformation.
Indian Coast Guard (भारतीय तटरक्षक बल)
Indian Coast Guard (भारतीय तटरक्षक बल, Bharatiya Tatrakshak), India's fourth armed force under the Ministry of Defence, constituted by the Coast Guard Act 1978; motto Vayam Rakshamah; 151 ships, 76 aircraft, 4.6 million sq km SAR region.
Italian Coast Guard
The Italian Coast Guard (Guardia Costiera) is Italy's maritime authority for search and rescue, navigation safety, and fisheries, organized as a body of the Italian Navy.
MARCOS
MARCOS, officially the Marine Commando Force, is the special forces unit of the Indian Navy. Raised in February 1987, it specializes in maritime operations and is based at Mumbai.
Marines
Marines are naval infantry, soldiers organized for shipboard service and amphibious landings. Traces British marines to 1664 and the US Marine Corps to 1775 and 1798, covering amphibious doctrine, MEF organization, and Force Design modernization.
Naval Special Forces (Malaysia)
PASKAL (Pasukan Khas Laut), the Royal Malaysian Navy's naval special forces, established 1 October 1982 at Lumut; maritime counter-terrorism, EEZ and oil-rig protection, with Unit 2 at KD Sri Semporna, Sabah.
Norwegian Coast Guard
Norwegian Coast Guard (Kystvakten): military coast guard within the Royal Norwegian Navy, based at Sortland and Bergen; 15 vessels, 1,000+ staff, fisheries and Svalbard Fisheries Protection Zone enforcement, SAR, and six new MH-60R helicopters.
Philippine Coast Guard
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), the Philippines' armed uniformed maritime law enforcement service under the Department of Transportation; primary enforcer of Philippine rights in the South China Sea since the 2012 Scarborough Shoal standoff, known for its transparency strategy against Chinese gray-zone actions.
Republic of Korea Marine Corps (대한민국 해병대)
Republic of Korea Marine Corps (대한민국 해병대, ROKMC), South Korea's ~29,000-strong amphibious force founded 1949, becoming a quasi-fourth service in 2026; trains with USMC in KMEP, Ssang Yong, and CJLOTS.
Royal Marines
Royal Marines: UK amphibious commando force within the Naval Service, founded 1664, granted Royal title 1802; 3 Commando Brigade renamed UK Commando Force in 2026; green beret, Arctic specialists in Norway.
SEAL Team Six
SEAL Team Six, officially the Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU), is the Navy's Tier 1 counterterrorism unit, founded October 1, 1980 by Richard Marcinko after Operation Eagle Claw and known for the 2011 bin Laden raid.
Shanghai Special Naval Landing Force
The Shanghai Special Naval Landing Force (上海海軍特別陸戦隊) was a permanent marine unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy stationed in Shanghai from 1932 to 1945 to protect Japanese residents.
Shayetet 13 (שייטת 13)
Shayetet 13 (שייטת 13, Flotilla 13) is the Israeli Navy's naval commando unit, established 1950 by Yochai Ben-Nun and Yossele Dror, based at Atlit, modeled on Italy's Decima Flottiglia MAS, and active in nearly all of Israel's wars.
Special Boat Service
The Special Boat Service (SBS) is the Royal Navy's maritime special forces unit within UK Special Forces, formed in 1940 as the Special Boat Section, specialising in littoral operations alongside the SAS.
Special Naval Landing Forces
The Special Naval Landing Forces (SNLF, Tokubetsu Rikusentai) were Imperial Japanese Navy ground units formed in the late 1920s, used for amphibious landings and garrison duty until 1945.
Special warfare combatant-craft crewmen
Special warfare combatant-craft crewmen, or SWCC, are specially trained US Navy special operations forces who operate combatant craft in maritime, coastal, and riverine environments, descended from Vietnam-era riverine units.
Underwater Demolition Team
Underwater Demolition Teams (UDTs) were U.S. Navy combat-swimmer units formed in 1943 to clear beach obstacles, serving from Saipan and D-Day through the Korean War until absorbed by the Navy SEALs after 1962.
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard, also known as the US Coast Guard, is the United States' maritime military service, founded in 1790 and part of the Department of Homeland Security.
United States Naval Special Warfare Command
The United States Naval Special Warfare Command (NAVSPECWARCOM), established April 16, 1987 at Coronado, California, is the Navy component of USSOCOM, commanding SEALs and SWCC for maritime special operations.
United States Navy SEALs
United States Navy SEALs, the Navy's sea-air-land special operations force, descended from WWII Scouts and Raiders and Underwater Demolition Teams, were established as SEAL Team One in December 1961, and are organized under Naval Special Warfare Command at Coronado.