Thousands Of Marines Storm U.S. Beaches As Operation Bold Alligator Sees Biggest Amphibious Landing For A Decade -- Daily Mail
* 20,000 troops from eight countries take part in massive amphibious landing exercise in North Carolina and Virginia
* Exercise sees fictional country of Amber invaded by army from neighbouring Garnet
* Week-long operation will also see air raids on enemy 'forts' and counter-insurgency tactics
Thousands of Marines stormed the beaches of Virginia and North Carolina last night in the largest amphibious training exercise for a decade.
Troops from the U.S., UK, Canada, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Australia took part in the massive military operation near Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and Virginia Beach.
The night exercise, known as Bold Alligator, pitched Marines from international forces in a fictional, friendly country called Amberland whose neighbour, Amber, had been invaded by Garnet.
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