page_title: Marine (military)
section_title: Ukraine
hierarchical_section_title: Marine (military) / By country / Ukraine
caption_attribution_description: English: A Ukrainian Marine armed with an AKS-74U carbine in a line during civil disturbance operations, Situational Training Exercise 4, Exercise COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. An AK-74 assault rifle can be seen on the left side of the image. Cooperative Osprey '96 is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise, that will be conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic, in August 1996 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Cooperative Osprey, under the Partnership for Peace program, will provide interoperability training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis on individual and collective skills. The three NATO countries providing troops are the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands. The 16 "Partnership for Peace" nations contributing troops are Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. In addition, the following countries are providing observers to the exercise: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Czech Republic, and Denmark.Location: Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC) United States of America (USA) Français&#160;: Un soldat ukrainien armé d'une AKS-74U au cours de l'entrainement COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96 simulant une opération de maîtrise de troubles civils. Opération menée conjointement par les Forces Maritimes de l'Atlantique (américaines) en août 1996, à Camp Lejeune, en Caroline du Nord. L'exercice Cooperative Osprey s'est déroulée dans le cadre d'un programme de partenariat pour la paix, visant à offrir une formation commune. L'objectif était d'acquérir les compétences des missions de maintient de la paix et à vocation humanitaire selon les normes OTAN/IFOR. Le programme a concerné également de multiples autre forces armée et pays.
context_page_description: A marine is a member of a military force. Marines specialize in military actions in other countries, such as amphibious warfare. Marines usually have strong links with the country's navy. The commander in the field is usually the commander of the fleet. Support for the marines such as medical, legal, and supplies come from the navy. The anchor is often used as a symbol for the marines. The word marine is from the English word marine, meaning of the sea, from the French marin, of the sea which was from the Latin marinus. The name marine means "navy" in French, Dutch, and German. Marine forces are usually part of the navy, but they can be part of the army or act on their own.
  In the past the marines have protected ships at sea. When ship crews were pressed the marines protected the ship from mutiny. They would also board other ships during battle or capture prize ships. They carried out raids on the shore to help the navy. Marines would also take part in campaign ashore, to help the army.
context_section_description: The Ukrainian Marines was founded in 1993 from a unit of the former Soviet Naval Infantry.
caption: A Ukrainian Marine displaying an AKS-74U.
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