Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Operation Bold Alligator Exercise Underway -- A News Roundup



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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More News On Operation Bold Alligator

Bold Alligator war game preps US allies for new threats -- BBC
Libya Lessons Learned Drive Huge Amphib Exercise -- Aol Defense
Bold Alligator -- Military Times
Operation Bold Alligator 2012 underway -- Military Times
Marines 'assault' US beaches in amphibious drill -- AFP
Marines storm U.S. beaches in training exercise -- CBS/AP
Marines Seek to Reclaim Beach-Assault Skills -- National Defense
Bold Alligator a lesson for Marines in cramped quarters -- Military Times
Carrier Joins Marine Amphibs, Gives Ops More Bite In 'Bold Alligator' -- Aol Defense
Combat Cargo steps up for Exercise Bold Alligator -- Dvids
MARSOC, Intel Teams Spotlighted In 'Bold Alligator' -- Aol Defense
On Navy Warships, the Web Slows to a Crawl -- Danger Room
Marines and Sailors Learning to Coexist Aboard Ships -- National Defense
Navy-Marines' Amphib Mission has Reptilian Name -- Military Times
Operation Bold Alligator (Photo gallery) -- USA Today

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