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Urban combat hits three states over nine days

A search and rescue of chemical-weapons casualties aboard a U.S. Navy vessel, a helicopter assault on Fort Irwin and an antenna that looks like an inflatable beach ball. What do they have in common?Marine Expeditionary Units which brought urban combat to 3 states over nine days.How Marines get in a RUT Marine Expeditionary Units like the 13th and 26th provide a sea-based rapid-response force all over the world. These task forces are called on for crisis response, reinforcing embassies, amphibious and other operations, as well as humanitarian aid, supporting evacuations and disaster relief.In Realistic Urban Training (frequently called RUT) they're taken out of their comfort zone, often placed in unfamiliar environments and required to overcome a series of realistic challenges that they may encounter in combat. It involves a combination of aviation, ground combat and logistics applied to urban warfare, meant to prepare the "Fighting 13th" for deployment this fall to the western Pacific....

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