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
More than 10,000 U.S. sailors, marines and airmen were involved in the mission, as well as more than a dozen warships and aircraft, Centcom said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 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
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
At 3:20 in the morning, wide awake in his bunk, Ishmael heard the order delivered to the troop hold: “All marines lay topside to your debarkation stations!’
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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