Marines Plan Large-Scale Exercise In Operational Conditions In Calif.

July 14 2015

USA

The U.S. Marine Corps is planning its first large-scale exercise using an additional 132,000 acres of federal land at Twentynine Palms, Calif., reports the Marine Corps Times.

The LSE-16 drills scheduled for next summer are intended to replicate future operational conditions with more realistic training scenarios and live-firings.

The expanded training area will permit full-spectrum operations for the first time, including intensive operations over extended ranges, including...

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