A group of nearly 50 marines specializing in intelligence is being sent to participate in a NATO mission to monitor a network of online submarine cables and pipes in the Baltic Sea. The Marines are drawn to this operation in part because of their experience with unmanned vehicles and other tactical reconnaissance skills. A US Marine Corps press release quoted a senior Finnish naval officer as saying that the marines would work with Finnish and other NATO forces to monitor the Baltic Sea, which has many data cables and gas pipelines. "The experience, skills and capabilities of the US Marine Corps are ideally suited to complement our operational picture and support the monitoring of the Baltic Sea," said Capt. Johan Tillander, Chief of Naval Operations. These marines. About 50 of each. They are part of the 2nd Marine Division's 2nd Renaissance Battalion, as well as the 2nd Marine Corps Intelligence Group. Both units are based at the Marine Corps installation Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.

A group of nearly 50 marines specializing in intelligence is being sent to participate in a NATO mission to monitor a network of online submarine cables and pipes in the Baltic Sea. The Marines are drawn to this operation in part because of their experience with unmanned vehicles and other tactical reconnaissance skills. A US Marine Corps press release quoted a senior Finnish naval officer as saying that the marines would work with Finnish and other NATO forces to monitor the Baltic Sea, which has many data cables and gas pipelines. "The experience, skills and capabilities of the US Marine Corps are ideally suited to complement our operational picture and support the monitoring of the Baltic Sea," said Capt. Johan Tillander, Chief of Naval Operations. These marines. About 50 of each. They are part of the 2nd Marine Division's 2nd Renaissance Battalion, as well as the 2nd Marine Corps Intelligence Group. Both units are based at the Marine Corps installation Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.