Marines on the move in Middle East 'as a result of emerging events'

A special operations Marine Corps unit participating in exercises expected to last through Oct. 22, departed early this week 'as a result of emergi...

A special operations Marine Corps unit participating in exercises expected to last through Oct. 22, departed early this week"as a result of emerging events," according to reports.

On Tuesday, the Marines issued a press release saying marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit would be participating in Marine Air-Ground task force training exercises in Kuwait, Oct. 8-22. The training started with the USS Bataan, an amphibious ready group and USS Carter Hall, which would arrive near Kuwait and offload elements and equipment for the exercises.

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