Space Marines. Early 21st Century Space Marines.
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Henry J Cobb
Jul 13, 2006, 6:00:10 AM7/13/06
to Imperium, 3rd Millennium
http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,104739,00.html
> Unlike the Air Force, Navy and Army, all three of which sponsor expensive satellite programs,
> the cash-strapped Marines are pushing just one space concept. It's called Small Unit Space
> Transport and Insertion, or SUSTAIN, and it's a reusable spaceplane meant to get a squad of
> Marines to any hotspot on Earth in two hours -- then get them out. The idea is to reinforce
> embattled embassies, take out terrorist leaders or defuse hostage situations before it's too
> late.
> Unlike the Air Force, Navy and Army, all three of which sponsor expensive satellite programs,
> the cash-strapped Marines are pushing just one space concept. It's called Small Unit Space
> Transport and Insertion, or SUSTAIN, and it's a reusable spaceplane meant to get a squad of
> Marines to any hotspot on Earth in two hours -- then get them out. The idea is to reinforce
> embattled embassies, take out terrorist leaders or defuse hostage situations before it's too
> late.
-HJC
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