台湾海军陆战队隶属于台湾海军总部,是台军参谋本部的一支战略预备队。平时,该部队由海军管理并指挥,战时则直接由参谋本部下达作战命令。这支部队的主要使命是遂行登陆与抗登陆作战,保卫海军主要基地及港口的安全,支援各个“外岛”的作战。台海军陆战队的前身是海军陆战分队,于1947年 Taiwan Marine Corps under the Taiwan Navy Headquarters, Taiwan Military General Staff Headquarters is a strategic reserve. Usually, the unit is under the command and control of the Navy. In wartime, orders are issued directly by the chief of staff. The main mission of this unit is to land and fight anti-landing operations to defend the navy's main bases and ports and to support the operations of the various “outer islands.” The predecessor of the Taiwan Strait Corps Marine Corps, in 1947