List of United States Marine Corps regiments

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This is a list of United States Marine Corps regiments, sorted by status and number, with the current or most-recent type and division. Some of the inactive regiments are succeeded by active battalions.

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Active

US 1st Marine Division SSI.svg

1st Marine Division

Unit NameInsigniaNickname
1st Marine Regiment 1st Marine Regiment Logo.png First of the First [1]
5th Marine Regiment 5th Marine Regiment Logo.jpg The Fighting Fifth [2]
7th Marine Regiment USMC - 7th Marine Regiment New Logo.png Magnificent Seventh [3]
11th Marine Regiment Cannoncockers11thMarReg.jpg The Cannon Cockers [4]
1stMLG insignia.png

1st Marine Logistics Group

Unit NameInsigniaNickname
Combat Logistics Regiment 1 Clr1logo.jpg N/A
Headquarters Regiment,
1st Marine Logistics Group
CLR-17 logo.jpg N/A
2nd MarDiv.png

2nd Marine Division

Unit NameInsigniaNickname
2nd Marine Regiment USMC - 2ND MARINE REG.png Tarawa [5]
6th Marine Regiment 6thmarlogo2.png The Fighting Sixth [6]
10th Marine Regiment 10th Marine Regiment Seal.jpg Arm of Decision [7]
2nd MLG Logo.jpg

2nd Marine Logistics Group

Unit NameInsigniaNickname
Combat Logistics Regiment 2 CLR 2 LOGO.jpg N/A
Combat Logistics Regiment 27 CLR27.png N/A
US 3d Marine Division SSI.svg

3rd Marine Division

Unit NameInsigniaNickname
3rd Marine Littoral Regiment 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment.jpg N/A [8]
4th Marine Regiment 4th Marine Regiment Logo.png China Marines [9]
12th Marine Littoral Regiment 12thMLRlogo.jpg Thunder & Steel [10]
3d MLG logo 2013.png

3rd Marine Logistics Group

Unit NameInsigniaNickname
Combat Logistics Regiment 3 CLR3 Graphic.jpg N/A
Headquarters Regiment,
3rd Marine Logistics Group
CLR-37 LOGO.png N/A
4THMARDIV.svg

4th Marine Division (Reserve)

Unit NameInsigniaNickname
14th Marine Regiment 14th Marines logo.png N/A
23rd Marine Regiment USMC - 23rd Marine Regiment.png N/A
25th Marine Regiment USMC - 4th Division 25th Regiment.png Cold Steel
USMC 4th MLG vector.svg

4th Marine Logistics Group

Unit NameInsigniaNickname
Combat Logistics Regiment 4 Marine Combat Logistics Regiment 4.gif N/A
Combat Logistics Regiment 45 N/A


Other regiments

Unit NameInsigniaNickname
Recruit Training Regiments Recruit Training Regiment.gif
Marine Corps Security Force Regiment Mcsfbn.gif Gunslingers
Marine Raider Regiment USMC MSOR logo.svg
USMC Wounded Warrior Regiment Wwr.jpg

List of active regiments by type and number

Infantry

Artillery

Littoral

Logistics

Other

Inactive

5th MarDiv.png

5th Marine Division

Unit NameInsigniaNickname
13th Marine Regiment 13th Marines.jpg
26th Marine Regiment 26th Marines insignia.png The Professionals
27th Marine Regiment 27th Marines.JPG
28th Marine Regiment 28th Marines.JPG Uncommon Valor
6th MarDiv.png

6th Marine Division

Unit NameInsigniaNickname
15th Marine Regiment
22nd Marine Regiment 22nd Marines insignia.jpg
29th Marine Regiment 29th Marine Regiment.jpg

Other decommissioned regiments

Unit NameInsigniaNickname
1st Marine Parachute Regiment 1st Marine Parachute Regiment.svg Paramarines
8th Marine Regiment 8TH20MARINES.jpg More Than Duty
9th Marine Regiment 9THMARINES.svg Striking Ninth
16th Marine Regiment
17th Marine Regiment
18th Marine Regiment 18th Marine Regiment Insignia.jpg
19th Marine Regiment 19th Marines.jpg
20th Marine Regiment
21st Marine Regiment
24th Marine Regiment 24thMarinesCrest.png N/A
Combat Logistics Regiment 15 CLR-15 insignia.jpg N/A
Combat Logistics Regiment 25 CLR-25 logo.jpg N/A
Combat Logistics Regiment 35 Clr-35.PNG N/A

Notes

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