Roles
The principal role of marine troops is military operations in the littoral zone, operating from ships they are trained to land on and secure key points to around 50 miles inland.
Marine units primarily deploy from warships using helicopters, landing craft, hovercraft or amphibious vehicles.
In addition to their primary role, marine troops are also used in a variety of other naval roles such as boarding operations, ship clean up, naval port security riverine, mess duty, and field day operations.
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