naval infantry
Noun
Meaning
naval infantry
(military) An organization of sailors who are trained and equipped to fight as an infantry unit on land.
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The Mexican Naval Infantry, their Marine Corps, is even smaller— numbering only about eighteen thousand.
One Naval Infantry member also died.
This series of exercises, which ended in 1998, saw U.S. Marines in Vladivostok and elsewhere in Russia, while Russian Naval Infantry got the better deal— conducting joint exercises in Hawaii.
When based on land, will the Mexican Navy, and Naval Infantry be able to preserve their reputation as a disciplined, effective quick-reaction force?