"Antarctica creates a hostile environment," says the operations director for the British Antarctic Survey, "if you are not careful, it'll come around and bite you."

“南极洲创造了一个充满敌意的环境，”英国南极调查局运营总监说，“如果你不小心，它就会反咬你一口。”

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Despite these constant threats, aircraft losses to hostile fire in these operations can be counted on one hand, thanks to intricate planning, substantial experience, and advanced hardware.

尽管威胁一直存在，在这些战斗行动中因敌军射击而导致的飞机损失确是寥寥无几，这要归功于详尽的计划，丰富的经验，以及先进的设备。

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Despite the growing tempo and pervasiveness of hostile intelligence operations within U.S. borders, they have downgraded counterintelligence across the board in dollars, billets, priority and station including their handling of the largest peacetime espionage ring in U.S. history.

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This passage strikes at the very heart of what the modern Marine Corps thinks it is all about quick and decisive operations that seize shorelines from hostile defenders and then rapidly drive inland before the defenders can regain their balance.

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These best practices were developed in the crucible of day to day operations and in response to the hostile environment that would make most computers, data, and communications unworkable if they were not in place.

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