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The United States Marines

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often characterized as the world's

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finest fighting force unparalleled in

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capabilities . The United States

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Marines have no peer threats . No

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adversary would dare call themselves

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our peer within this expeditionary

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force and readiness . They are the

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marine expeditionary units self

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contained faux deployed rapid response

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forces of the Marine Corps mews possess

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a very specific set of capabilities ,

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capabilities that allow us to address

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real world problems and provide timely

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solutions . These muse skill sets

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wouldn't be possible without the

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command element to quickly and

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proficiently plan for and command and

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control forces . This year 13th ,

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marine expeditionary unit has been

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assigned a new role for its upcoming

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deployment marine rotational force ,

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Southeast Asia . As Murphy , the

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command element will work alongside our

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many partners and stand as a forward

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posture to command and control node ,

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ready to respond to any emerging crisis

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or conflict by commanding and

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controlling follow on forces as they

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join us in the region . Marine

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rotational forces ensure that marines

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are forward deployed in areas of the

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world where they are needed most and as

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a mew filling this role will come

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naturally , I can

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tell you we are ready for this . We

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have trained hard , we are skilled and

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we are 100% prepared , our partners and

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allies want us and we will be there

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ready to answer the call when it comes .

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This upcoming deployment marks Mercy's

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third year in existence and on rotation

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in Southeast Asia . Over two short

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years past mercy iterations worked with

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regional partners and allies in order

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to improve professional relationships

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and bolster alliances within the Indo

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Pacific through the rest of 2024 .

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Your mercy command element will travel

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to the Philippines for exercises , Sama

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Sama and K dog eight to Malaysia and

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Brunei for the Karate Exercise series

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to Indonesia for Kiss max training

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events to Singapore for exercise

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valiant mark 24 . Then in the new

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year , the rotational force will lead

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Marine Corps units in exercise cobra

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gold 25 in Thailand and then

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return to Singapore for the last

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exercise of the rotation , Bian Mark

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25 . Before returning home ,

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mercy personnel will be spread

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throughout Southeast Asia over the next

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six months , teaching learning training

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and building improved relationships

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with our allies and partners all while

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remaining ready to lead Marine Corps

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forces within Southeast Asia . If

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crisis or contingency strike with

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each Murphy deployment and the

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continued presence of the United States

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Marines in the region . We progress

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closer to our goals , stronger

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relationships , increase

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interoperability in a free and open

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Indo Pacific