[Global Network Military Report] According to a report by the US "Stars and Stripes" on November 24, a US Navy spokesperson recently stated that even if the Marine Corps lost 9 soldiers in a training session in July, there will be another round of new crowns in October. As the epidemic broke out, the US military still insisted on deploying amphibious forces in the Pacific. Some military commentators pointed out that the U.S. military may be eager to prove that it has recovered from the new crown pneumonia epidemic through the rapid deployment of troops, while forgetting the lessons of the last "rollover" accident.
A spokesperson for the US Navy announced that the amphibious forces that had “rolled over” would be re-deployed in the Pacific.
According to reports, the US Third Fleet spokesperson, Colonel Sean Robertson, stated that the Makin Island Amphibious Operations Preparation Team and the 15th Marine The clan expeditionary force is conducting routine missions in the Pacific. The fleet consists of the "Makin Island" amphibious assault ship, the "San Diego" amphibious transport ship and the "Somerset" amphibious dock landing ship, but US spokesman Robertson refused to disclose the specific deployment location of the mission on security grounds. . According to a report from the US Naval Research Institute, two US Defense Department officials revealed that at a base near Hawaii, the two units completed a multi-month training program last week and officially deployed on November 21.
"Makin Island" amphibious assault ship
reported that in the past few months, the US Marines suffered several blows due to natural and man-made disasters. On July 30, the amphibious combat vehicle of the US Marine Corps had a "rollover" accident, and the loss was not small. It was the same two forces performing routine exercises on San Clemente Island in California when an amphibious assault vehicle carrying 16 soldiers sank into the Pacific Ocean. The investigation report released by the US military pointed out that the accident caused the death of 9 American soldiers. The
report also pointed out that in addition to the training accident, the deployment of the two forces has also been greatly affected by the new crown epidemic.
According to the US Marine Corps Times, the 15th Naval Expeditionary Force deployed in the North Pacific region had a positive case of the new crown virus in October. The US military stated that the infected soldiers were quarantined on the ship and then transferred to land. Regarding this matter, the US Navy’s attitude was ambiguous and did not disclose the specific number of infections, but insisted that the new crown epidemic will not affect the combat capability of the unit.
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