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Gary Peters: “In fact, I was struck that, last week, the Marine Corps conducted an exercise at Camp Pendleton on the future of…”

On the recordMarch 8, 2017
In fact, I was struck that, last week, the Marine Corps conducted an exercise at Camp Pendleton on the future of amphibious warfare, which included using robots as the first boots on the ground, resupplying troops with drones, and even robots providing covering fire for those marines.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Senator Peters highlights a recent Marine Corps exercise using robotics in warfare.

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