Marine Corps refers to the arms of the navy responsible for cross-sea landing operations and other specific amphibious operations. Some countries call it naval infantry.
The Chinese Marine Corps is an independent arm of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (one of the five major arms of the navy). It is an amphibious combat force composed of various services and arms, which can implement rapid landing and undertake coastal and island defense or support tasks. It is a fist to deal with local wars and military conflicts, and also a "sharp knife" in joint offensive operations, which plays an important role in modern wars.
Since the establishment of 1 Marine Corps in 1953 and 1 Marine Corps Brigade in May 1980, the Chinese Marine Corps has developed into an amphibious combat force with rapid response, consisting of amphibious scouts, marine infantry, armored tanks, artillery, missile units, airborne troops, chemical defense units and communications units.
At present, all the fleets of our navy have set up marine brigades. Each marine brigade has three marine battalions, 1 tank battalion, 1 artillery battalion, 1 amphibious chariot battalion and 1 communication battalion. Each marine battalion has three marine companies, 1 air defense missile company and 1 mortar company. The brigade headquarters was established.
After many military reorganizations, the South China Sea Fleet only retained two brigades, the 1 brigade and the 164 brigade, and the rest of the marines were reorganized into amphibious reconnaissance teams, which belonged to various fleets, and then integrated into the naval special operations group, and the administrative establishment was under the jurisdiction of the South China Sea Fleet.