Marines 'assault' US beaches in amphibious drill

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Marines 'assault' US beaches in amphibious drill
AFPBy Paul Richards | AFP – 9 hrs ago

   

 

    A member of the French Foreign Legion directs French military traffic down the beach during Operation Bold Alligator 2012 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. This is a multinational military exercise involving 14,000 Marines, Sailors, Airmen, and Soldiers with more than 25 ships and eight countries. (AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards)Enlarge Photo

    A member of the French Foreign Legion directs French military traffic down the beach …

With beach landings, 25 naval ships and an air assault, the United States and eight other countries are staging a major amphibious exercise on the US East Coast this week, fighting a fictional enemy that bears more than a passing resemblance to Iran.

After a decade dominated by ground wars against insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan, the drill dubbed Bold Alligator is "the largest amphibious exercise conducted by the fleet in the last 10 years," said Admiral John Harvey, head of US Fleet Forces Command.

About 20,000 US forces, plus hundreds of British, Dutch and French troops as well as liaison officers from Italy, Spain, New Zealand and Australia are taking part in the exercise along the Atlantic coast off Virginia and North Carolina.

An American aircraft carrier, amphibious assault ships including France's Mistral, Canadian mine sweepers and dozens of aircraft have been deployed for the drill, which began on January 30 and runs through mid-February.

Monday was "D-day" for Bold Alligator, with US Marines stepping on to the beach from hovercraft, near the Camp Lejeune base in North Carolina.

The American military, mindful that Marines have spent most of their time in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan since 2001, said the goal was "to revitalize, refine, and strengthen fundamental amphibious capabilities and reinforce the Navy and Marine Corps role as 'fighters from the sea.'"

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....can anyone say getting ready for invasion of......IRAN!

[Pepsi]

Lets hope it doesn't come to that..

[lucy]

I agree. Let's hope it isn't a dress rehearsal of an invasion of our shores.....

[johnhp]

I agree. Let's hope it isn't a dress rehearsal of an invasion of our shores.....

Who is going to invade the US? 

[ivanm]

Marines 'assault' US beaches in amphibious drill
AFPBy Paul Richards | AFP – 9 hrs ago

   

 

    A member of the French Foreign Legion directs French military traffic down the beach during Operation Bold Alligator 2012 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. This is a multinational military exercise involving 14,000 Marines, Sailors, Airmen, and Soldiers with more than 25 ships and eight countries. (AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards)Enlarge Photo

    A member of the French Foreign Legion directs French military traffic down the beach …

With beach landings, 25 naval ships and an air assault, the United States and eight other countries are staging a major amphibious exercise on the US East Coast this week, fighting a fictional enemy that bears more than a passing resemblance to Iran.

After a decade dominated by ground wars against insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan, the drill dubbed Bold Alligator is "the largest amphibious exercise conducted by the fleet in the last 10 years," said Admiral John Harvey, head of US Fleet Forces Command.

About 20,000 US forces, plus hundreds of British, Dutch and French troops as well as liaison officers from Italy, Spain, New Zealand and Australia are taking part in the exercise along the Atlantic coast off Virginia and North Carolina.

An American aircraft carrier, amphibious assault ships including France's Mistral, Canadian mine sweepers and dozens of aircraft have been deployed for the drill, which began on January 30 and runs through mid-February.

Monday was "D-day" for Bold Alligator, with US Marines stepping on to the beach from hovercraft, near the Camp Lejeune base in North Carolina.

The American military, mindful that Marines have spent most of their time in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan since 2001, said the goal was "to revitalize, refine, and strengthen fundamental amphibious capabilities and reinforce the Navy and Marine Corps role as 'fighters from the sea.'"

Read More Here: http://news.yahoo.com/marines-assault-us-beaches-amphibious-drill-145636007.html

....can anyone say getting ready for invasion of......IRAN!

That would be a logical conclusion.

[dustup]

Who is going to invade the US? 

....no one in their right mind......except Mexicans.....like I said.......

[johnhp]

....no one in their right mind......except Mexicans.....like I said.......

How is it you are so stupid?

[dustup]

How is it you are so stupid?

....cause you taught me everything I know......

[johnhp]

....cause you taught me everything I know......

You really don't know much about the art of the come back, do you?

[dustup]

You really don't know much about the art of the come back, do you?

....as much as you do!  .....you taught me everything I know! 

[johnhp]

....as much as you do!  .....you taught me everything I know! 

You are really sad.

[dustup]

You are really sad.

....playground antics again you are SO childish! 

[johnhp]

....playground antics again you are SO childish! 

Dustup

i am not sure what your problem is.  i understand you think you have some sort of insight into the nature of power in the US.  i appreciate that.  That said, i recognize that you are completely unable to speak reasonably about it.  i am not sure what more you would like me to say about your failings.

[JC3.0]

I find.... .... ......posting like this..... ...... ........to be more childish...... ...... ......and more like playground antics...... ...... ........than anything he rails against..... ..... .... ..... ....

[johnhp]

I find.... .... ......posting like this..... ...... ........to be more childish...... ...... ......and more like playground antics...... ...... ........than anything he rails against..... ..... .... ..... ....

awe........... ............some!