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Sunday, August 14, 2016

U.S. Marines, sailors flex their amphibious muscles in Russia's backyard

U.S. Marines, sailors flex their amphibious muscles in Russia's backyard

U.S. Marines and sailors recently teamed with other NATO allies during a major show of force in Ukraine amid growing concerns about a Russian military plus-up on the Crimean border.
Troops from 16 nations completed Exercise Sea Breeze, which was held just a couple of hundred miles from the Crimean Peninsula, on July 30. U.S. military officials tout the annual air, land and maritime exercise as a way to enhance interoperability and strengthen regional security in a volatile region marked by the 2014 Russian incursion of Crimea and continuing civil war in Ukraine, which borders Russia.

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