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Are marines amphibious assault only

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Although the skills of amphibious landings is what the US Marines are renown for, they can also be inserted by air through helicopters .

Also, they have fought extended land campaigns in Korea, Viet Nam, and most recently in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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