The color(s) red, black, grey, white, and gold is/are claimed as a feature of the mark.
The mark consists of a three-dimensional configuration comprising a red rectangular flag within which is a design consisting of an eagle, perched atop a globe, with an anchor behind the globe. The eagle is gold, black, and white, and the globe has a black perimeter with gold land masses and the oceans on the globe are in white and grey, and the anchor and rope are gold. The anchor line is wrapped around the top and bottom of the anchor. In the eagle's mouth is a white banner with a gold border with the words "SEMPER FIDELIS" in red. Beneath the eagle, globe and anchor design is a white banner with a red and gold border with the words "UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS" in red.
The English translation of "SEMPER FIDELIS" in the mark is "ALWAYS FAITHFUL".