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| US marines to land in Kuwait |
| 2002-09-17 |
| US Marines will stage an amphibious landing in Kuwait during a month-long exercise in the Gulf that coincides with US diplomatic efforts to keep the pressure on Iraq. "Eager Mace 02" will involve up to 2000 Marines from an amphibious assault force led by the helicopter carrier USS Belleau Wood. "It is an amphibious exercise that is scheduled for later in September," said Lieutenant Commander Nick Balice, a spokesman for the US Central Command, who said it was expected to last three to four weeks. A Pentagon official said it would involve amphibious, ground, air and surface naval forces. And it'll leave them in position, freshly exercised, just in case... Although it is an annual event, the exercise will put US force on display amid a building showdown with Iraq over what Washington says is a secret program to develop and acquire chemical, biological and nuclear weapons. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |