Intervention

摘要

Less than two months after the creation of the Marine Special Operations Command, its Foreign Military Training Units (FMTUs) were ready to deploy this spring on missions in Africa, South America and, eventually, around the globe to train indigenous military forces to deter budding terrorist networks before they have a chance to fester and grow. The new Marine force partially fulfills a key strategic requirement of the U.S. military generated in the aftermath of 9/11 and the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Defeating terrorist networks requires new capabilities, including "multipurpose forces to train, equip and advise" indigenous militaries and deploy with partner nations, according to the Quadrennial Defense Review, the Pentagon's assessment of future strategies and resources.