marines

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Soldiers, marines, and their support crews need food, water, ammo, and other supplies; a base of some sort would have to be set up.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Members of Taiwan’s military routinely receive U.S. training, including a unit of marines that recently trained in Guam.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Four marines were initially charged with murder, but they gave conflicting accounts of the events, and over time US military prosecutors dropped charges against three of them, granting them immunity from further legal action.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025

“We chose a terrifying looking skull and crossbones off the wall because we were marines and skulls and crossbones are pretty standard military thing,” he said.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025

Two marines — they had obviously been in Nam awhile — came over and stood near the sergeant and looked at us.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers