The US Marine Corps twitter account published a message celebrating the connection between their forces and British counterparts, writing that everyone benefited and 'iron sharpens iron'.īut the Royal Marines had on October 30 published pictures of their combatants, writing: 'Victorious! Royal Marines triumph in part of multinational team on Exercise Green Dagger 21.

The Royal Marines, along with allies from the Netherlands, Canada, and the UAE, were said to have destroyed or rendered inoperable almost every American asset in the virtual battle and finished the exercise holding two thirds of the terrain, after beginning with less than a fifth. Royal Marines commandos were said to have 'dominated' their American counterparts and brought about a humiliating surrender just days into exercise Green Dagger - which featured a mock battle at the US Marine Corps' Twentynine Palms base in southern California.Īmerican combatants were reported to have asked for the exercise to be 'reset' halfway through, having taken significant casualties from British commandos.īut now the US Marines say that 'winners' are never determined and the training exercises, which do not provide an opportunity to 'surrender,' 'keep score,' or 'reset', are merely intended to 'heighten unit performance and increase readiness'. US Marines have insisted they did not lose to the British during a war game in the Mojave Desert following reports they were forced into an embarrassing surrender.

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