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News Digest from the May 2014 Edition

TOKYO ORDERS MARINE CORPS TO BE ESTABLISHED Japan intends to establish a 3,000-strong rapid amphibious assault force modelled on the US Marine Corps (USMC). The force will be equipped with amphibious assault vehicles and the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. It will be based on Kyushu or Nansei islands. As part of preparations Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) soldiers have been undertaking joint exercises with the USMC for several years, the most recent ...

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