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Japan to OK new US Marine littoral regiment on Okinawa
Japan on Wednesday will formally approve U.S. plans for a new Marine quick-reaction force on Okinawa.
By Joe Gould
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This was the inaugural exercise for the new Marine littoral regiment.
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Infantry battalions will be more distributed than ever before, and that will be the new normal.
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