The lander, with the squad of 13 Marines and two pilots on board, will travel the 7,000 miles to Southeast Asia in mere minutes by flying above the atmosphere.
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Insertion Point
Peter Bollinger
After their brief high-speed flight and landing on a roadway, the Marines disembark in a hostile city, ready for action.
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