The unit's 2, 300 Marines will pack up their equipment and gear for the trip back to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, aboard the USS Nassau, USS Austin and USS Tortuga, McSweeney said.

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Another advantage for Hainan: it won't have to update its equipment because it will already be far ahead of the pack.

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Pack declined to get into specifics, but confirmed that high-tech surveillance equipment was used during the police standoff.

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