The Naval Infantry Command, also known as the Naval Infantry of the Navy of the Argentine Republic and generally referred to in English as the Argentine marines, are the amphibious warfare branch of the Argentine Navy and one of its four operational commands.
Argentine Marines using an Assault Amphibious Vehicle to patrol Port Stanley during the occupation of the Falkland Islands 1982.
Argentine Marines during Operation Rosario, 1982.
2009: Training on USS Oak Hill
Marines from Argentina line up in formation alongside U.S. Marines during the largest amphibious assault exercise in Latin America, UNITAS 45-04
Marines, or naval infantry, are soldiers who specialise at operating in littoral zones, both on land and at sea. Historically, the main tasks undertaken by marines have included raiding ashore in support of naval objectives, and the boarding of vessels during combat or capture of prize ships. Marines also help maintain discipline and order aboard the ship. In most countries, marines are an integral part of that state's navy.
United States Marines aboard USS Wasp engage Royal Marines on HMS Reindeer in 1814
Assyrian bireme with visible marines
Ancient Greek trireme
Italian marines in 1911 landed on the Libyan coast during the Italo-Turkish war