Amphibious Marine Infantry Brigade | |
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Amfibi Deniz Piyade Tugayı | |
Founded | 1966[1] |
Country | Turkey |
Allegiance | Turkish Armed Forces |
Branch | Turkish Naval Forces |
Type | Marines |
Role | Air 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 |
Size | Brigade |
Brigade | Foça, İzmir |
Nickname(s) | Turkish Crocodiles |
Motto(s) | "Always Ready!" "Once a marine, always a marine" |
Colors | Green |
March | Alay marşı |
Mascot(s) | Crocodile |
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Abbreviation | AMFİBİ |
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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]