I'M CORPORAL BEN WHITTEN WITH YOUR MARINE MINUTE.
MARINES WITH SCOUT SNIPER PLATOON, 1ST BATTALION, 25TH MARINE REGIMENT PARTICIPATED IN INTEGRATED TRAINING EXERCISE, OR ITX, 5-19. THE MARINES UTILIZED THE M110 SEMI-AUTOMATIC SNIPER SYSTEM AS WELL AS THE M40A6 SNIPER RIFLE DURING THE EXERCISE. AFTER ITX 5-19, 1ST BATTALION, 25TH MARINE REGIMENT WILL BE ACTIVATED AND DEPLOY TO THE INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND TO CONDUCT MULTIPLE EXERCISES ACROSS THE REGION. ITX'S MEASURE UNITS' ABILITIES TO PROVIDE A COHESIVE, TRAINED, AND READY TEAM IN SUPPORT OF SERVICE AND COMBATANT COMMANDER REQUIREMENTS.
THIS WEEK IN MARINE CORPS HISTORY; JULY 28, 1915. THE UNITED STATES OCCUPATION OF HAITI BEGAN WHEN 330 US MARINES LANDED AT PORT-AU-PRINCE, ON THE AUTHORITY OF US PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON. THIS BEGAN THE MARINES' LONGEST CARIBBEAN INTERVENTION.
THAT'S IT FOR YOUR MARINE MINUTE, FOR MORE NEWS AROUND THE CORPS GO TO MARINES.MIL.
| Date Taken: | 07.29.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 07.29.2019 15:28 |
| Category: | Newscasts |
| Audio ID: | 59073 |
| Filename: | 1907/DOD_107064225.mp3 |
| Length: | 00:01:00 |
| Year | 2019 |
| Genre | Newscast |
| Location: | US |
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