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Show Marine Parachutists Capture Airport By Land and by Sea the Marines Ma-rines have staged many a successful suc-cessful landing in their colorful history. This week, Ccimparuy "A", Second Parachute battalion, made a surprise air attack upon tlhe Nottingham Field airport outside Fredrieksburg, Virginia. The attack was in connection with the Army's 45th Division exercises in adjoining Caroline county. The 119th Observation Squadron, attached to the Second Army, based at Nottingham Field, was the unlucky outfit that was theoretically put out of commission) by the invading Marine Ma-rine 'chutists. The "Blitz" bad a tail-wind, for as the Marine air-transports unloaded the forty men, a sudden sud-den shift of the wind scattered the 'chutists as tihistle-ldown toward to-ward the trees, which edged the airport. The troops landed safely saf-ely however, after exercising the most difficult of parachute maneuvers; the "steering of their c.'.-.ues dear of the oostructing trees. 1 he test landing for the Marines, Ma-rines, lead bv Captain Robert A. Williams, may be a prelude to ano'J.ier chapter in tine Coups history; for this phase of modern mod-ern warfare logically needs the type o. men that Marine training Luilds. At the present time tlhe Marine Ma-rine Corps is training two new paracuute battalions, one for each Marine Division. Men are secured by tine volunteer method, meth-od, and to date there have been two volunteers for every opening. The Marine Corps is offering enlistments in both branches of their service; the regular Marine Corps, which has a four year en-ic:me:v;, en-ic:me:v;, and the Marine Corps Reserve, in which members obligate obli-gate themselves to serve for the chjratio.v only. Men between the ages of 17 and 30, unmarried, and physically qualified, are eligible Cor enlistment. They may receive re-ceive further information, and a physical examination, 'witihout Obligation, by applying at the. Marine Recruiting Office, 223 Federal Building, Salt Laike City, Utah. |