United States Marine Corps

===Supporting Establishment===
The Supporting Establishment includes the [[Marine Corps Combat Development Command|Combat Development Command]], the [[Marine Corps Logistics Command|Logistics Command]], the [[Marine Corps Systems Command|Systems Command]], the [[United States Marine Corps Training and Education Command| Training and Education Command]], the [[Marine Corps Installations Command|Installations Command]], the [[United States Marine Band|Marine Band]], and the [[United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps|Marine Drum and Bugle Corps]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}

====Marine Corps bases and stations====
{{main|List of United States Marine Corps installations}}

The Marine Corps operates many major bases, 14 of which host operating forces, seven support and training installations, as well as satellite facilities.<ref name="BGenWilliams">{{Cite news |last= Williams |first= BGen Willie J. |title= Bases and Stations Are They Relevant? |journal= Marine Corps Gazette |volume= 88 |issue= 10 |pages= 12–16 |publisher= Marine Corps Association |date=October 2004}}</ref> Marine Corps bases are concentrated around the locations of the Marine Expeditionary Forces, though reserve units are scattered throughout the United States. 
The principal bases are [[Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton|Camp Pendleton]] on the West Coast, home to I Marine Expeditionary Force;<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.imef.marines.mil/About/ |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=www.imef.marines.mil}}</ref> [[Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune|Camp Lejeune]] on the East Coast, home to II Marine Expeditionary Force;<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is II MEF? |url=https://www.iimef.marines.mil/About/What-is-II-MEF/ |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=www.iimef.marines.mil}}</ref> and [[Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler|Camp Butler]] in [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa, Japan]], home to III Marine Expeditionary Force.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.okinawa.usmc-mccs.org/about |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=www.okinawa.usmc-mccs.org |language=en}}</ref>

Other important bases include air stations, recruit depots, logistics bases, and training commands. [[Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms]] in California is the Marine Corps's largest base and home to the Corps's most complex combined-arms live-fire training.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} [[Marine Corps Base Quantico]] in Virginia is home to [[Marine Corps Combat Development Command]] and nicknamed the "Crossroads of the Marine Corps".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.quantico.usmc.mil/activities/display.aspx?PID=1685&Section=BaseInfo |title=About MCB Quantico |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110428123457/http://www.quantico.usmc.mil/activities/display.aspx?PID=1685&Section=BaseInfo |archive-date=28 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= About Marine Corps University |publisher= U.S. Marine Corps |url= http://www.mcuf.org/about.asp |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070927174929/http://www.mcuf.org/about.asp |archive-date=27 September 2007 |access-date=27 September 2007}}</ref>
The Marine Corps maintains a significant presence in the [[National Capital Region (United States)|National Capital Region]], with [[Headquarters Marine Corps]] scattered amongst [[the Pentagon]], [[Henderson Hall (Arlington, Virginia)|Henderson Hall]], [[Washington Navy Yard]], and [[Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C.]] Additionally, Marines operate [[Detachment (military)|detachments]] at many installations owned by other branches to better share resources, such as specialty schools. Marines are also present at and operate many forward bases during expeditionary operations.{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}