US Marines Are Running Island-Hopping Exercises And Practicing Destroying Missile Sites In The Pacific

Earlier this month, US Marines stationed in the Pacific practiced island-hopping exercises known as Noble Fury 21. Pictured: US Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment demonstrate basing capabilities as part of Exercise Noble Fury on October 7 

Daily Mail: US Marines are running island-hopping exercises and practicing destroying missile sites over fears of a future war with China 

 * Earlier this month, US Marines stationed in the Pacific practiced island-hopping exercises known as Noble Fury 21

 * This involves Marines being dropped covertly on islands and atolls in the region to attack Chinese missile sites and warships 

 * As part of the exercise, the Marines 'seize control' of an island and coordinate with Sailors from the US Navy that they've acquired targets 

 * More Marines arrive with their own missile systems to destroy the targets, while the remaining Marines are picked up a helicopter and taken to another island 

 * It comes as the Marines unveil a new force design to counter China's building of missile sites on islands in the South China Sea 

US Marines stationed in the Pacific are running island-hopping exercises over fears of a future war with China. 

The exercise, known as Noble Fury 21, involves Marines being dropped covertly on islands and atolls in the region to attack Chinese missile sites and warships. 

After hitting their targets with either missiles or rockets, the Marines would be picked up a helicopter and flee to another island. 

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Update: Marines Hop Islands, Set Up Long-Range Fires as Force Preps for Clash with China (Military.com) 

WNU Editor: The focus for these exercises is on China.

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