{"id":28202,"date":"2018-05-14T21:10:13","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T21:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/05\/14\/marines-bolster-security-across-the-middle-east-while-us-opens-embassy-in-jerusalem\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:02:09","slug":"marines-bolster-security-across-the-middle-east-while-us-opens-embassy-in-jerusalem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2018\/05\/14\/marines-bolster-security-across-the-middle-east-while-us-opens-embassy-in-jerusalem\/","title":{"rendered":"Marines bolster security across the Middle East as US opens embassy in Jerusalem"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Israel unveiled new tactics for counter-protest measures along the Gaza border amid bloody clashes that killed dozens, including drones dropping tear gas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

Marines have been flexed to the Middle East to bolster security at embassies across the region amid worries of violence over the opening of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Corps officials would not detail how many Marines were sent or at what locations, but stated the Marines were part of the Marine Security Guard Security Augmentation Unit<\/a>, headquartered at Quantico, Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA number of Marines from the Marine Security Guard Security Augmentation Unit (MSAU) have been requested to augment a number of embassies in light of current events. The exact locations and\/or number of Marines will not be released,\u201d Capt. Ryan Alvis, a Marine spokeswoman, told Marine Corps Times in an emailed statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News<\/a> reported Monday that dozens of Marines were sent to embassies in Turkey, Jordan and Israel ahead of the opening ceremony of the new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n\n\n\t