Blue Chromite 2017: Where the real strength lies in the Pacific
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Channel: Stars and Stripes · 2016 · News & Politics
Exercise Blue Chromite 2017 kicked off Oct. 29 in Okinawa and lasted for about a week. The fourth iteration of the annual exercise featured intense interoperability training between Pacific-based Marine Corps, Navy, Army and Air Force units. Two infantry battalions from the 3rd Marine Division, two 1st Marine Aircraft Wing air groups, two logistics battalions from 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and sailors aboard the USS Green Bay, USNS Fall River, and the USAV Harpers Ferry carried the lion's share in combat and humanitarian simulations designed to strengthen Navy and Marine “expeditionary, amphibious rapid-response capabilities” for any contingency in the region. Read more at: http://www.stripes.com/news/blue-chromite-exercise-brings-marine-corps-back-to-its-pacific-roots-after-years-in-the-desert-1.439357
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