US Marines officially training in Taiwan for 1st time since 1979 US Marine Raiders arrive in Taiwan to train troops in assault and infiltration missions 20096 By Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer 2020/11/09 13:26
US Marines conducting amphibious assault exercise during Talisman Sabre 19 in Bowen, Australia in 2019. (US Navy photo)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan's Naval Command on Monday (Nov. 9) confirmed media reports that a contingent of U.S. Marines have arrived at the invitation of Taiwan's military and will begin training Taiwanese troops for four weeks starting that day, marking the first public acknowledgment of U.S. Marines training in Taiwan in over 40 years.
Starting on Monday, the Marine Raiders, the Marines' special operations soldiers, will begin training Taiwanese Marines in assault boat and speedboat infiltration operations at the Tsoying Naval Base in Kaohsiung, reported UDN. This is the first interaction between Taiwanese troops and those of an allied country since the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) put a halt to such exchanges about seven or eight months ago.
The Navy Command stated that this case is a 'routine Taiwan-U.S. military exchange and cooperation training." It said that it hopes that through this exchange with U.S. Marines, it can improve the combat capabilities of its own troops.
(Facebook, US Marine Corps photo)
The U.S. Marines first followed the Ministry of Health and Welfare's epidemic prevention protocol of observing two weeks of quarantine at an epidemic prevention hotel before the training could begin.
The Navy Command at 10 a.m. on Monday morning issued a statement in which it said: "In order to maintain regional peace and stability, the military and security cooperation and exchanges between Taiwan and the U.S. are proceeding normally." However, it would not comment on the details of the exchange.
It is notable that this time the Navy Command confirmed that active-duty U.S. Marines have come to Taiwan. This marks the first public confirmation of U.S. military exchanges involving U.S. Marines in Taiwan since the cessation of diplomatic relations between Taiwan and the United States in 1979.
11M Naval Special Warfare Rigid Inflatable Boat. (marines.mil photo)
The U.S. sends small units of elite troops of other branches of the armed forces for joint training missions to Taiwan on an annual basis, but they are rarely acknowledged by the Taiwan government. For example, the ROC Army Aviation and Special Forces Command and United States Army Special Forces (the Green Berets) every year hold a joint exercise called Balance Tamper.
While carrying out a raiding craft landing drill off Taoziyuan beach in Kaohsiung City on July 3, two out of the eight rafts were overturned by an unexpected surge of waves. The incident resulted in three deaths and one severe injury and led to a cancelation of the raft landing section of this year's Han Kuang military exercises, putting the viability of future such exercises into question.
The Taiwan Navy has allocated NT$822.24 million (US$28.8 million) to strengthen the special operations and anti-terrorism capabilities of the Marines. The allocation thus far has included the acquisition of 18 special operations raiding crafts, thermal imagers, and boarding equipment.
US Marines and Indian service members wade ashore at Kakinada Beach, India. (defense.gov photo)
Each battalion of the U.S. Marine Raiders Regiment is composed of four companies and each company has a team of more than 100 marines with special operations capabilities. The regiment has long been used to carry out reconnaissance missions and amphibious light infantry warfare via a variety of vessels, particularly in rubber boats.
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在中共19届6中全会前刁二在谋求连任时是正好挤兑刁二百出错的好时候。双十蔡总统女士就公开说：四个坚持。坚持台湾自由独立而互不隶属。明显公开台湾政府的话语，坚决拒绝中共的一中。
双十节日，蔡总统女士发表四个坚持后，大陆政府和媒体都没有发出积极的对应发言。可见，刁二也是怕在寻求连任期间出大错而丢失连任机会。现在蔡总统女士又说美军已经在台湾帮助台湾军队训练，就是在戳破大陆政府的欺诈谎言：一天美军到达台湾就是中共武力占领台湾之时的世界骗语！更是配合美国国务卿10月26日发言支持台湾进入联合国讲话的又一个拒绝中共一统台湾政治空间的收紧步骤。
在美国英国西方被中共独裁专制的世界危害行为惊醒后，必然全世界会出现一波又一波的反对中共独裁专制联合运动，台湾在这个时候积极寻求自由独立主权的台湾就是最好的机会和世界形势。中共必须要为悍然撕毁英中香港协议，推行愚蠢的国安法来打击香港民主人士和民主运动付出惨重的代价！
我认为中共会用快动作。
和当年的古巴导弹危机一样的结果。
US Marines officially training in Taiwan for 1st time since 1979 US Marine Raiders arrive in Taiwan to train troops in assault and infiltration missions 20096 By Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer 2020/11/09 13:26
US Marines conducting amphibious assault exercise during Talisman Sabre 19 in Bowen, Australia in 2019. (US Navy photo)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan's Naval Command on Monday (Nov. 9) confirmed media reports that a contingent of U.S. Marines have arrived at the invitation of Taiwan's military and will begin training Taiwanese troops for four weeks starting that day, marking the first public acknowledgment of U.S. Marines training in Taiwan in over 40 years.
Starting on Monday, the Marine Raiders, the Marines' special operations soldiers, will begin training Taiwanese Marines in assault boat and speedboat infiltration operations at the Tsoying Naval Base in Kaohsiung, reported UDN. This is the first interaction between Taiwanese troops and those of an allied country since the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) put a halt to such exchanges about seven or eight months ago.
The Navy Command stated that this case is a 'routine Taiwan-U.S. military exchange and cooperation training." It said that it hopes that through this exchange with U.S. Marines, it can improve the combat capabilities of its own troops.
(Facebook, US Marine Corps photo)
The U.S. Marines first followed the Ministry of Health and Welfare's epidemic prevention protocol of observing two weeks of quarantine at an epidemic prevention hotel before the training could begin.
The Navy Command at 10 a.m. on Monday morning issued a statement in which it said: "In order to maintain regional peace and stability, the military and security cooperation and exchanges between Taiwan and the U.S. are proceeding normally." However, it would not comment on the details of the exchange.
It is notable that this time the Navy Command confirmed that active-duty U.S. Marines have come to Taiwan. This marks the first public confirmation of U.S. military exchanges involving U.S. Marines in Taiwan since the cessation of diplomatic relations between Taiwan and the United States in 1979.
11M Naval Special Warfare Rigid Inflatable Boat. (marines.mil photo)
The U.S. sends small units of elite troops of other branches of the armed forces for joint training missions to Taiwan on an annual basis, but they are rarely acknowledged by the Taiwan government. For example, the ROC Army Aviation and Special Forces Command and United States Army Special Forces (the Green Berets) every year hold a joint exercise called Balance Tamper.
While carrying out a raiding craft landing drill off Taoziyuan beach in Kaohsiung City on July 3, two out of the eight rafts were overturned by an unexpected surge of waves. The incident resulted in three deaths and one severe injury and led to a cancelation of the raft landing section of this year's Han Kuang military exercises, putting the viability of future such exercises into question.
The Taiwan Navy has allocated NT$822.24 million (US$28.8 million) to strengthen the special operations and anti-terrorism capabilities of the Marines. The allocation thus far has included the acquisition of 18 special operations raiding crafts, thermal imagers, and boarding equipment.
US Marines and Indian service members wade ashore at Kakinada Beach, India. (defense.gov photo)
Each battalion of the U.S. Marine Raiders Regiment is composed of four companies and each company has a team of more than 100 marines with special operations capabilities. The regiment has long been used to carry out reconnaissance missions and amphibious light infantry warfare via a variety of vessels, particularly in rubber boats.
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