CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune got some unlikely visitors to begin the new year. Canadian Army Reserve troops visit the base to train with the USMC.
More than 1,000 Canadian Army Reserves arrived at Camp Lejeune for a week's worth of special training missions.
1,600 reservists from Quebec Province are partnering with Camp Lejeune Marines for the large-scale exercise.
Base Commander, Dan Lecce says the training will play an important role with military missions overseas.
Different aspects of training gives Marines and Canadian Reserves chances to learn on each other's equipment.
From Canada to the Carolinas, reserves who made the long trip say learning new skills isn't the only advantage of their visit.
Canadian Reserves trained with Marine Corps engineers and artillery. They also had a training simulation that mimicked a peace-keeping mission in Haiti.
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