Live On-site: Countering Potential Threats, Pacific Rim Exercises Focus on Multinational Amphibious Assault
Voice of America Chinese website’s video report covered the multinational amphibious assault training during the Pacific Rim joint military exercises. The video showed the US military MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft in a simulated village urban combat assault training; this model has vertical takeoff and landing as well as high‑speed cruise capabilities, and can be used for rear‑area raids. The training involved the United States, Peru, South Korea, Mexico and other countries, aiming to strengthen coordination among multinational forces, enhance the collective readiness of allied nations, and send a signal to potential adversaries about maintaining peace and stability in the Indo‑Pacific region. US Marine Corps commander Colin Elsasser noted that the US combat command’s demand for Marine expeditionary forces is currently very high.
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The US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft made a powerful landing in a windy, sandy city, quickly delivering troops to a simulated village on the front line for a high‑difficulty urban assault training. Behind me is the Marine Corps’ flagship equipment, the MV-22 Osprey. During the helicopter’s takeoff and landing, the site kicks up strong sand and dust. The MV-22 Osprey’s key feature is its ability to take off and land vertically like a helicopter and cruise at high speed like a conventional airplane. In operations, it primarily uses its speed and range advantages to execute vertical envelopment, directly transporting infantry over defensive lines for rear‑area raids and seizing strategic points. We now have a simulated village behind us; the participating nations are conducting an amphibious assault training, mainly involving the Osprey dropping troops, after which the forces quickly carry out a tactical operation. After completing the mission, the Osprey swiftly extracts the personnel from the site.
US Marine Corps commander Colin Elsasser stated that the US combat command’s demand for Marine expeditionary forces has reached a peak. This amphibious assault training involved the United States, Peru, South Korea, Mexico and other countries. The multinational cooperation in this Pacific Rim joint exercise, Elsasser said, is precisely to uphold a free and open Indo‑Pacific region. The exercise is not only to strengthen coordination among multinational forces but also to boost the collective readiness of allied nations and send a strong signal to potential adversaries about maintaining peace and stability in the Pacific.