{"id":50312,"date":"2018-03-07T17:54:13","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T17:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/03\/07\/if-you-see-marines-in-action-around-phoenix-this-week-dont-be-scared\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:48:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:48:28","slug":"if-you-see-marines-in-action-around-phoenix-this-week-dont-be-scared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/2018\/03\/07\/if-you-see-marines-in-action-around-phoenix-this-week-dont-be-scared\/","title":{"rendered":"If you see Marines in action around Phoenix this week, don\u2019t be scared"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit will conduct<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2018\/03\/06\/the-future-battlefield-army-marines-prepare-for-massive-fight-in-megacities\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\"> urban<\/a> exercises and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2018\/03\/06\/using-lessons-learned-soldiers-and-marines-are-training-for-urban-combat\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">drills <\/a>in Phoenix and its suburbs ahead of an upcoming deployment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It won\u2019t be the full MEU, just 100 Marines coming from Camp Pendleton, California, Capt. 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