marines
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Another photo showed a grinning Kim sitting with Ju Ae at a table in the ship's mess hall, surrounded by uniformed marines eating instant rice meals.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
Soldiers, marines, and their support crews need food, water, ammo, and other supplies; a base of some sort would have to be set up.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
French marines seized the Grinch after it was found to be flying a false Comorian flag.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
The seizure involved two helicopters, 10 marines and 10 US Coast Guard members, and special operations forces, a source familiar with the operation told CBS.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025
‘Did you know that? The marines didn’t know until about ten minutes ago.’
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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