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marines always talk about how much better they are when their the same
First it's Marines, not marines. Second we are not the same.
The Marine Corps is America’s Expeditionary Force in Readiness a balanced air-ground-logistics team. We are forward-deployed and forward-engaged: shaping, training, deterring, and responding to all manner of crises and contingencies. We create options and decision space for our nation’s leaders. Alert and ready, we respond to today’s crisis, with today’s force ... today. Responsive and scalable, we team with other services, allies and interagency partners. We enable and participate in joint and combined operations of any magnitude. A middleweight force, we are light enough to get there quickly, but heavy enough to carry the day upon arrival, and capable of operating independently of local infrastructure. We operate throughout the spectrum of threats irregular, hybrid, conventional or the shady areas where they overlap. Marines are ready to respond whenever
the nation calls ... wherever the President may direct.
[This message has been edited by usmcbrooks (edited 12/18/2013 3:53p).]