Russian Marines on exercise...

English Russia has another photo spread on Russian Marines conducting an amphibious assault exercise.  Definitely worth a look-see.  I've been beating the drum and the Russians seem to embrace it much more than we do.  WTF am I talking about?  Joint amphibious-airborne operations!  Historically its not something that we've done very much but I still believe that outside of tiny islands in the Pacific, its a natural partnership that can amplify the hitting power of expeditionary/rapid reaction (I despise the new buzzword, crisis response, with every ounce of my soul) forces.