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I can't say enough about watching our

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young marines perform in environments

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they are unfamiliar with and really

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taking it to the next level adjusting ,

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adapting

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bright Star started with the Camp David

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Accords in 1977 and it quickly became a

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multinational exercise involving

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multiple countries . The first exercise

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started in 1980 then over the years ,

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it has evolution . This year , we have

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34 nations attending Bright Star and

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supporting the exercise .

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Bright is one of those key strategic

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things that ensures that the Marine

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Corps and that our nation as a whole is

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able to reinforce relationships on the

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strategic level with our allies here

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out in the Middle East and the

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surrounding area . This year , the

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focus is on a combined arms live fire

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exercise

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breaching from the amphibious assault

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vehicles . We have the aviation doing

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their live fires and we have dismounted

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troops from the Indian Army . A lot of

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different countries coming together and

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performing one large scale combined

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arms exercise .

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Marines are here training every day ,

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going to counter IED exercises ,

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shooting their weapons on live fire

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ranges . So when they get back home ,

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they are able to become more of an

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asset to the Marine Corps .

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Anybody who thinks that our Marine

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Corps is less than what it was is

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completely incorrect . This next

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generation of Marines , you the lance

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corporals , the corporals sergeants ,

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the young marines coming up , you guys

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are truly the future .