Amphibious Marine Brigade (Turkish Armed Forces)

Amphibious Marine Infantry Brigade
Amfibi Deniz Piyade Tugayı
Founded1966[1]
Country Turkey
AllegianceTurkish Armed Forces
BranchTurkish Naval Forces
TypeMarines
RoleAir assault
Airlift
Amphibious warfare
Anti-tank warfare
Armoured warfare
Artillery observer
Bomb disposal
CBRN defense
Close-quarters combat
Counterinsurgency
Counter-battery fire
Demining
Desert warfare
Direct action
Disaster response
Emergency management
Fire support
Force protection
Forward air control
HUMINT
Indirect fire
Intelligence assessment
ISTAR
Maneuver warfare
Medical evacuation
Military engineering
Military intelligence
Military logistics
Mountain warfare
Naval boarding
Patrolling
Raiding
Reconnaissance
SIGINT
Special reconnaissance
Support special operations
Tactical communications
Tracking
Urban warfare
SizeBrigade
BrigadeFoça, İzmir
Nickname(s)Turkish Crocodiles
Motto(s)"Always Ready!"
"Once a marine, always a marine"
ColorsGreen
MarchAlay marşı
Mascot(s)Crocodile
Engagements
Insignia
AbbreviationAMFİBİ

The Amphibious Marine Brigade (Turkish: Amfibi Deniz Piyade Tugayı), also known as Amphibious Commando (Turkish: Amfibi Komando), is the marine corps special operations capable unit of the Turkish Naval Forces based in Foça near İzmir, three amphibious battalions, an MBT battalion, an artillery battalion, a support battalion and other company-sized units.[3][4]

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  2. ^ "Marine Badges :: Turkey". Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Hata Sayfası". Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Amfibi deniz piyadeleri". Retrieved 17 January 2015.