Many countries around the world maintain marines and naval infantry military units. Even if only a few nations have the capabilities to launch major amphibious assault operations, most marines and naval infantry forces are able to carry out limited amphibious landings, riverine and coastal warfare tasks. The list includes also army units specifically trained to operate as marines or naval infantry forces, and navy units with specialized naval security and boarding tasks.
Abkhazia
Marine Infantry Battalion (Батальон Морской Пехоты - Batal'on Morskoy Pekhoty)[N 1][1]
Base Services Group (Agrupación de Servicios de Cuartel)[14]
Fleet Marine Infantry Force "Lieutenant Don Cándido de Lasala [es]" (Fuerza de Infantería de Marina de la Flota de Mar "Teniente de Navío Don Cándido de Lasala")[15]
Headquarters and Logistic Support Battalion (Batallón Comando y Apoyo Logístico)[16]
2nd Marine Infantry Battalion [es] "Commander Pedro Edgardo Giachino" (Batallón de Infantería de Marina No. 2 "Capitán de Fragata Pedro Edgardo Giachino")[17]
1st Field Artillery Battalion (School) [es] (Batallón de Artillería de Campaña No. 1 (Escuela))[18]
1st Marine Infantry Amazonia Battalion "Lt.(jg) Raúl Riboty Villalpando" (Batallón de Infantería de Marina de la Amazonía N° 1 "Teniente Segundo Raúl Riboty Villalpando")[403]
2nd Marine Infantry Amazonia Battalion "Lt.Sergio Gonzales Quevedo" (Batallón de Infantería de Marina de la Amazonía N° 2 "Teniente Primero Sergio Gonzales Quevedo")[404]
Marine Infantry Company "Captain Juan Fanning García" (Compañía de Infantería de Marina "Capitán de Navío Juan Fanning García")[405][406]
Amphibious Operations International Training Center (Centro de Entrenamiento Internacional de Operaciones Anfibias)[407]
1617th Independent Anti Aircraft Missile Artillery Battalion (1617-й отдельный зенитный ракетно-артиллерийский дивизион - 1617-y Otdel'nyy Zenitnyy Raketno-Artilleriyskiy Divizion)
180th Independent Naval Engineers Battalion (180-й отдельный морской инженерный батальон - 180-y Otdel'nyy Morskoy Inzhenernyy Batal'on)
155th Independent Marine Infantry Brigade "Mozyr" [ru] (155-я отдельная "Мозырская" бригада морской пехоты - 155-ya Otdel'naya "Mozyrskaja" Brigada Morskoy Pekhoty[450]
59th Independent Marine Infantry Battalion (59-й отдельный батальон морской пехоты – 59-y Otdel'nyy Batal'on Morskoy Pekhoty)
47th Air Assault Battalion "Ussuri Cossacks" (47-й "Уссурийский казачий" десантно-штурмовой батальон - 47-y "Ussuriyskiy Kazachiy" Desantno-Shturmovoy Batal'on)
288th Independent Anti Aircraft Missile Artillery Battalion (288-й отдельный зенитный ракетно-артиллерийский дивизион - 288-y Otdel'nyy Zenitnyy Raketno-Artilleriyskiy Divizion)
1484th Independent Marine Infantry Signal Battalion (1484-й отдельный батальон связи морской пехоты - 1484-y Otdel'nyy Batal'on Svyazi Morskoy Pekhoty)
1618th Independent Anti Aircraft Missile Artillery Battalion (1618-й отдельный зенитный ракетно-артиллерийский дивизион - 1618-y Otdel'nyy Zenitnyy Raketno-Artilleriyskiy Divizion)
127th Independent Marine Engineers Battalion (1127-й отдельный морской инженерный батальон – 127-y otdel'nyy morskoy inzhenernyy batal'on)
810th Independent Guards Marine Infantry Brigade "60th Anniversary of the Formation of the USSR" [ru] (810-я отдельная гвардейская бригада морской пехоты имени 60-летия образования СССР - 810-ya Otdel'naya Gvardeyskaya Brigada Morskoy Pekhoty "imeni 60-Letiya Obrazovaniya SSSR")[453]
382nd Independent Marine Infantry Battalion (382-й отдельный батальон морской пехоты – 382-y Otdel'nyy Batal'on Morskoy Pekhoty)
557th Independent Marine Infantry Battalion (557-й отдельный батальон морской пехоты – 557-y Otdel'nyy Batal'on Morskoy Pekhoty)
542nd Air Assault Battalion (881-й десантно-штурмовой батальон - 881-y Desantno-Shturmovoy Batal'on)
547th Independent Anti Aircraft Missile Artillery Battalion (547-й отдельный зенитный ракетно-артиллерийский дивизион - 547-y Otdel'nyy Zenitnyy Raketno-Artilleriyskiy Divizion)
126th Independent Coastal Defense Brigade [ru] (126-я отдельная бригада береговой обороны - 126-ya Otdel'naya Brigada Beregovoy Oborony)[454]
501st Independent Marine Infantry Battalion "Feodosia" (501-й отдельный батальон морской пехоты "Феодосия" – 501-y Otdel'nyy Batal'on Morskoy Pekhoty "Feodosia")[451][455]
3rd Independent "Krasnodar-Harbin" Marine Infantry Regiment (3-й отдельный "Краснодарско-Харбинский" полк морской пехоты - 3-y Otdel'nyy "Krasnodarsko-Kharbinskiy" Polk Morskoy Pekhoty)[454]
Independent Marine Infantry Battalion (отдельный батальон морской пехоты – Otdel'nyy Batal'on Morskoy Pekhoty)
Independent Air Assault Battalion (отдельный батальон морской пехоты – Otdel'nyy Desantno-Shturmovoy Batal'on)
177th Independent Marine Infantry Regiment (177-й отдельный полк морской пехоты - 177-y Otdel'nyy Polk Morskoy Pekhoty)[456]
414th Independent Marine Infantry Battalion (414-й отдельный батальон морской пехоты - 414-y Otdel'nyy Batal'on Morskoy Pekhoty)
727th Independent Marine Infantry Battalion (727-й отдельный батальон морской пехоты – 727-y Otdel'nyy Batal'on Morskoy Pekhoty)
69th Independent Guard Marine Engineers Regiment "Mogilev" (69-й отдельный гвардейский морской инженерный "Могилевский" полк - 69-y Otdel'nyy Gvardeyskiy Morskoy Inzhenernyy "Mogilevskiy" polk)[452]
Marine Infantry Training Center (центр подготовки морской пехоты - Tsentr Podgotovki Morskoy Pekhoty)[457]
São Tomé and Príncipe
Naval Fusiliers Unit (Unidade de Fuzileiros Navais)[458]
Saudi Arabia
Marine Corps (مشاة البحرية - Mushat Albahria)[459]
"Ocean Sea" Company of His Majesty the King's Royal Guard Regiment (Compañía "Mar Océano" del Regimiento de la Guardia Real de Su Majestad el Rey)[469]
1st Marine Infantry Amphibious Brigade "Captain Manuel Ponte Rodriguez [es]" (1a Brigada de Infantería de Marina Anfibia "Capitán de Navío Manuel Ponte Rodríguez")
11th Marine Infantry Battalion "General Rafael Urdaneta" (Batallón de Infantería de Marina Nro. 11 "General Rafael Urdaneta")
12th Marine Infantry Mechanized Battalion "Lieutenant Commander Miguel Ponce Lugo" (Batallón de Infantería de Marina Mecanizada Nro.12 "Capitán de Corbeta Miguel Ponce Lugo")
32nd Marine Infantry Battalion "Admiral Luis Brión" (Batallón de Infantería de Marina Nro. 32 "Almirante Luis Brión")
33rd Artillery Battalion "Vice Admiral Lino de Clemente" (Grupo de Artillería Nro. 33 "Vicealmirante Lino de Clemente")
34th Support Battalion "Pedro Gual" (Batallón de Apoyo Nro. 34 "Pedro Gual")
4th Marine Infantry Amphibious Brigade "Almirante Alejandro Petión" (4a Brigada de Infantería de Marina Anfibia "Almirante Alejandro Petión")
41st Amphibious Vehicles Battalion "Generalísimo Francisco de Miranda" (Batallón de Vehículos Anfibios Nro. 41"Generalísimo Francisco de Miranda")
42nd Marine Infantry Battalion "Rear Admiral Renato Beluche" (Batallón de Infantería de Marina Nro. 42 "Contralmirante Renato Beluche")
43rd Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion "Marshal Juan Crisóstomo Falcón" (Grupo de Artillería Autopropulsada Nro. 43 "Marsical Juan Crisóstomo Falcón")
44th Amphibious Support Battalion "Ana María Campos" (Batallón de Apoyo Anfibio Nro. 44 "Ana María Campos")
5th Marine Infantry Riverine Brigade " Commander José Tomás Machado [es]" (5a Brigada de Infantería de Marina Fluvial "Capitán de Fragata José Tomás Machado")
51st Marine Infantry Riverine Command "General Daniel Florencio O'Leary" (Comando Fluvial de Infantería de Marina Nro. 51 "General Daniel Florencio O'Leary")
52nd Marine Infantry Riverine Command "General in Chief Ezequiel Zamora" (Comando Fluvial de Infantería de Marina Nro. 52 "General en Jefe Ezequiel Zamora")
53rd Marine Infantry Riverine Command "José María España [es]" (Comando Fluvial de Infantería de Marina Nro. 53 "José María España")
54th Riverine Squadron "Captain Antonio Díaz [es]" (Escuadrón Fluvial Nro. 54 "Capitán de Navio Antonio Díaz ")
55th Air Cavalry Group "Lieutenant Pedro Lucas Urribarri" (Grupo de Caballería Aérea Nro. 55 "Teniente de Navio Pedro Lucas Urribarri")
56th Riverine Support Battalion "Ensign Vincente Parrado" (Batallón de Apoyo Fluvial Nro. 56 "Alférez Vicente Parrado")
6th Marine Infantry Riverine Brigade "Admiral Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual" (6a Brigada de Infantería de Marina Fluvial "Almirante Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual")
61st Marine Infantry Riverine Command "Rear Admiral José María García [es]" (Comando Fluvial de Infantería de Marina Nro. 61 "Contralmirante José María García")
62nd Marine Infantry Riverine Command "Lieutenant Jacinto Muñoz" (Comando Fluvial de Infantería de Marina Nro. 62 "Teniente de Navio Jacinto Muñoz")
63rd Marine Infantry Riverine Command "Lieutenant Pedro Camejo" (Comando Fluvial de Infantería de Marina Nro. 63 "Teniente Pedro Camejo")
64th Air Cavalry Group "General in Chief José Gregorio Monagas" (Grupo de Caballería Aérea Nro. 64 "General en Jefe José Gregorio Monagas")
65th Riverine Support Battalion "Commander Joaquín Quintero [es]" (Batallón de Apoyo Fluvial Nro. 65 "Capitán de Fragata Joaquín Quintero")
7th Marine Infantry Riverine Brigade "Brigadier Franz Risquez Iribarren" (7a Brigada de Infantería de Marina Fluvial "General de Brigada Franz Risquez Iribarren")
71st Marine Infantry Riverine Command "Rear Admiral Francisco Pérez Hernández" (Comando Fluvial de Infantería de Marina Nro. 71 "Contralmirante Francisco Pérez Hernández")
72nd Marine Infantry Riverine Command "Rear Admiral Armando Medina" (Comando Fluvial de Infantería de Marina Nro. 72 "Contralmirante Armando Medina")
73rd Air Cavalry Group "Captain Sebastián Boguier [es]" (Grupo de Caballería Aérea Nro. 73 "Capitán de Navío Sebastián Boguier")
74th Riverine Support Battalion "Colonel Antonio Ricaurte" (Batallón de Apoyo Fluvial Nro. 74 "Coronel Antonio Ricaurte")
8th Sea Commando Brigade "Generalísimo Francisco de Miranda" (8a Brigada de Infantería de Comandos del Mar "Generalísimo Francisco de Miranda")
81st Special Operations Battalion "Lieutenant Commander Henry Lilong García" (Batallón de Operaciones Especiales Nro. 81 "Capitán de Corbeta Henry Lilong García")[690]
82nd Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion "General in Chief José Félix Ribas" (Batallón de Reconocimiento Anfibio Nro. 82 "General en Jefe José Félix Ribas")
83rd Special Forces Battalion "CaciqueGuaicaipuro" (Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales Nro. 83 "Cacique Guaicaipuro")
84th Support Battalion "Juan Germán Roscio" (Batallón de Apoyo Nro.84 "Juan Germán Roscio")
9th Naval Police Brigade "Grand Marshal de Ayacucho" (9a Brigada de Policia Naval "Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho")
91st Naval Police Battalion "Captain José Alejo Troconis del Mas [es]" (Batallón de Policía Naval Nro 91 "Capitán de Navío José Alejo Troconis del Mas")
92nd Naval Police Battalion "Rear Admiral Matías Padrón" (Batallón de Policía Naval Nro 92 "Contralmirante Matías Padrón ")
93rd Naval Police Battalion "Rear Admiral Otto Pérez Seijas" (Batallón de Policía Naval Nro 93 "Contralmirante Otto Pérez Seijas")
94th Naval Police Battalion "Captain Juan Daniel Danels" (Batallón de Policía Naval Nro 94 "Capitán de Navío Juan Daniel Danels")
Marine Infantry Reserve and Replacements Regiment "Rear Admiral Armando López Conde" (Regimiento de Reserva y Reemplazos de la Infantería de Marina "Contraalmirante Armando López Conde")[691]
Marine Infantry Signal Battalion "Commander Felipe Baptista" (Batallón de Comunicaciones de la Infantería de Marina " Capitán de Fragata Felipe Baptista")[691]
Marine Infantry Support Battalion "Admiral Luis Brión"(Batallón de Apoyo de la Infantería de Marina "Admiral Luis Brión")[691]
Bolivarian Marine Infantry Qualification and Training School "Rear Admiral Armando López Conde" (Escuela de Capacitación y Formación de la Infantería de Marina Bolivariana "Contralmirante Armando López Conde")
^Currently all its battalion are detached, assigned as reinforcements to the 1st Marine Division. The Regimental HQ act as a holding command for the USMC battalions serving their rotation six months forward deployment in Okinawa under the Unit Deployment Program.
^ abcdefgMassimo Annati (May 2021). "Lo Sviluppo delle Capacità Anfibie Cinesi" [The Development of the Chinese Anphibious Capabilies]. Rivista Italiana Difesa (in Italian). 2021 (5): 85.