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Marines rebuild their formations

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= ‘« TRUTH PEOPLES IN TURBULENT TIMES NATIONS A STRONGER A MORE STABLE TOMORROW WORLD GREVARA NEWS NETWORK VOL. XLVII, NO. 549 INTERNATIONAL EDITION 8 SEPTEMBER 1223 MARINES REBUILD THEIR FORMATIONS Training and replacements begin restoring units shattered at Kandar Sale eotige THE SITUATION ad ee AT A GLANCE new recruits as the Republic rebuilds Surviving cadres train recruits. formations damaged by the Kandar attack. Training emphasizes unit cohesion, communications and cooperation with naval transport. Along a guarded stretch of coast, troops practice loading equipment and coming ashore during exercises. Instructors stop and repeat drills when men or supplies become separated. These are preparations at home, not an announced overseas landing. The loss of 18,000 marines at Kandar removes experienced personnel as well as strength on paper. Commanders balance the need to field units against the need to train them properly. New formations take shape while operational ships continue to carry the war at sea. Coastal exercises take place at home. No overseas landing is announced. Recruits practice signal procedures during training, -»«<GNN PHOTO/T. MORI Sailors and marines load supplies onto a landing craft GAN PHOTO /K. SATO BUILDING COHESION BOATS AND SUPPLIES EXPERIENCE IS SCARCE Recruits learn to move and Training includes the work The loss of veterans places a heavy communicate as units rather required to carry equipment burden on surviving instructors. than as individuals. ashore. COURAGE INFORMS. SACRIFICE BUILDS TOMORROW. GREVARA NEWS NETWORK — A MORE STARLE WORLD ALL THE WORLD. ALL PERSPECTIVES
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