In August 2010, about 200 U.S. Marines conducted counter-insurgency and
other training with the Israel Army. The three-week joint training took
place in the Negev desert and included urban warfare and other maneuvers.
"These exercises were very intense and helpful," an official said.
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The exercise, first reported in the Wall St. Journal, was the largest
exercise between Israeli and U.S. ground forces. In previous exercises
in Israel, no more than 20 Marines participated, Middle East Newsline reported.
One segment of the exercise brought Marines and Israeli soldiers for an
all-night march through the southern desert. The march ended with a raid on
a mock Palestinian village employed for combat training.
The exercise was overseen by Israeli and Marine generals. Officials said
the generals were planning a larger joint infantry-armored exercise around
October 2010.
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