Navy-Marines' amphib mission has reptilian name
 

Navy-Marines' amphib mission has reptilian name

02-07-2012 09:06 PM

VIRGINIA BEACH For months, Navy and Marine Corps brass have talked up a massive training exercise with a funny name - Bold Alligator - and a serious objective: revitalizing amphibious warfare. More than a year of preparation went into the two-week exercise that began Jan. 31, involving 20,000 sailors and Marines, 15 U.S. warships and nine allied nations.

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