U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, engage targets during a live-fire demonstration near At-Tanf Garrison, Syria, on Sept, 7, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Carlos Lopez)
Military.com: Marines Get Glimpse at Russian Tactics During Middle East Deployment
Thousands of Marines carrying out crisis-response missions in the Middle East are getting a better look at what war with a potential adversary such as Russia might look like.
As the battlespace in the Middle East gets more complex -- with Russia backing Syrian forces and Turkey, a NATO ally, fighting on the opposite side of the conflict from the U.S. -- members of the Marine Corps' ground-based crisis response force are encountering new threats while operating in the region.
For a service that has spent nearly two decades fighting insurgent groups, it's providing a real-world look at what they can expect if they face off against more advanced enemies with sophisticated equipment.
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WNU Editor:Getting a glimpse and experiencing it are two different things when it comes to war scenarios with the Russian military.
