US Marines hold joint 10-day-long drill with Israeli military

Troops from the United States Marines are holding a 10-day-long joint exercise with the Israel Defense Forces in Israel that started this week. The drill, dubbed Intrepid Maven, began Sunday and is slated to last through March 1.

According to the US Marine Corps Forces Central Command (MARCENT), some 200 marines and sailors joined IDF infantry and artillery units during the exercise.

The drill was the sixth in a series of US Marine drills — all using the Intrepid Maven name — held with allied nations in the Middle East.