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What are hundreds of Marines still doing in LA? Not much.
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美国海军陆战队在洛杉矶执行联邦建筑守卫任务,尽管抗议活动平息,仍有700名海军陆战队员留守,而国民警卫队已开始撤离。此次部署由特朗普总统下令,但遭到加州州长反对。部分海军陆战队员因任务内容与其加入军队的初衷不符,士气受到打击,并面临公众的非议。文章指出,海军陆战队的职责与国民警卫队不同,他们不具备在美国本土执行执法任务的法律授权,除非总统援引《叛乱法》。海军陆战队员的任务被描述为“展示存在”,但实际工作内容单调,令士兵感到无聊,甚至有士兵的家人可能受移民执法政策影响,这进一步加剧了士气问题和道德困境。

⚓️ 任务性质与士兵期望不符:留守洛杉矶的700名海军陆战队员,其主要任务是守卫联邦建筑,但文章指出,这与海军陆战队传统的战术作战训练内容大相径庭。许多士兵认为这项任务并非他们参军的初衷,导致士气低落,对职业生涯感到失望。

⚖️ 法律授权限制与实际部署:与国民警卫队不同,现役海军陆战队员在美国本土执行执法任务受到法律严格限制,除非总统援引《叛乱法》。然而,文章描述的海军陆战队在洛杉矶的部署,似乎是在进行一种“展示存在”的象征性任务,但其具体执行的守卫和巡逻任务,对海军陆战队员而言,可能是一种不适应且缺乏挑战性的工作。

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 家庭背景与道德冲突:文章披露,部分海军陆战队员的家庭成员可能受到移民执法政策(如ICE搜捕行动)的影响,甚至面临被驱逐的风险。这使得在执行与移民执法相关的任务时,士兵们可能面临严重的道德和情感冲突,担心家人的安危,同时也可能对军队的行动产生质疑,进一步损害了他们的士气和价值观。

📢 公众看法与士气影响:海军陆战队员在洛杉矶的部署,正值当地针对ICE搜捕行动的抗议活动期间。尽管抗议活动已趋于平息,但海军陆战队员仍然面临公众的非议和负面看法。这种社会环境以及任务本身的单调乏味,共同导致了士兵们普遍存在的无聊感和士气下降问题。

🇺🇸 部署背后的政治因素:此次海军陆战队的部署是根据特朗普总统的命令进行的,尽管加州州长对此表示反对。这种由上而下的命令,以及在没有明确执法需求的情况下进行兵力部署,暗示了其中可能包含政治考量,而非完全基于实际的安全需求。

A Marine faces local protestors while guarding a federal area in Los Angeles, July 12, 2025.

Half of the 4,000-strong California National Guard force deployed by President Donald Trump to Los Angeles a month ago is returning home, but 700 Marines are set to remain.

As protests quickly quieted, Marines appear to now be guarding buildings that don't require such a forceful presence, leading to a lot of hanging around. Officials say their mission is mainly just "being present."

The Marines, who arrived in LA under Trump's orders amid objections from California's governor, Gavin Newsom, will continue to stand guard at three buildings — the Wilshire Federal Building, which houses the LA FBI and Veterans Affairs offices, a courthouse, and the LA Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters building. US Northern Command confirmed to BI on Wednesday that the mission hasn't changed since the Marines first arrived.

Some of those Marines, recent arrivals who took over for teammates who showed up in June, are suffering a blow to morale, with some feeling the work isn't what they joined the military for, according to a senior Marine official with knowledge of the deployment. The Pentagon did not respond to request for comment.

Such duties are far outside the norm for Marines who do not possess the same legal authorities as National Guard troops, which may conduct law enforcement within the US, though almost always at the request of their state's governor. Active-duty troops, like the Marines in LA, are barred by law from doing so, short of the president invoking the Insurrection Act.

"Their purpose is really just being a presence that is very much out in the open, showcasing kind of who they are, what they do," said the senior Marine official, who spoke to Business Insider on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the press.

A second Marine source confirmed that Marines continue to guard the buildings, adding those stationed at the Wilshire Federal Building are dispersed at vehicle and pedestrian entry points and patrol the building's perimeter, a fairly routine task infantry personnel perform that could be seen as an opportunity to practice the skills in a delicate environment.

A Marine stands behind Homeland Security police in Los Angeles, July 4, 2025.

"There's nothing going on," said the second Marine of the atmosphere in LA after protests formed last month in response to ICE raids targeting immigrants, often without criminal histories. Other news reports have indicated that the Marines and Guardsmen remaining in LA are fighting boredom and public contempt.

Marines train for a variety of war-related tasks, which do not include anything similar to how Marines are being used in LA, the senior official said. "And I think that certainly has a degree of degradation of morale."

Infantry units like the 7th Marine Regiment in LA are trained in the Corps' most fundamental mission— locating, closing with, and destroying the enemy by a mix of fire and maneuver, Joe Plenzer, a retired Marine infantry officer, told Business Insider last month.

"Beneath the Kevlar, the eye-pro, if you see a face, the face is probably, you know, a little bit of disappointment, a little bit of 'this is not what I signed up for,'" said the senior official. "And by a little bit, I mean a lot of it."

"Let's be honest, too, there's a percentage of our Marines that are coming from backgrounds where their immediate family members are at risk of getting deported from ICE," the senior official said.

US Marines guarding a federal building in Los Angeles, June 15, 2025, appear to be wearing a modified version of velcro patch that normally identifies the wearer's rank, last name, and blood type. The modified patch shows the letters "USMC" in large bold print, possibly an effort to better delineate Marines from the National Guard or law enforcement.

The service— which has the highest percentage of Hispanic troops compared to the other services, nearly 26% in 2022 — has found itself wrestling with new immigration enforcement policies on multiple fronts. The father of three US Marines, brutally beaten and detained by ICE agents, was released from custody earlier this week following efforts from his sons and other advocates, according to a report from Military.com.

Although active-duty Marines are generally barred from participating in domestic law enforcement, they are permitted to support the civilian agencies. The Marines, though made for a very different mission, appear to be supporting ICE more frequently.

The Pentagon ordered 200 air-support Marines to Florida earlier this month to assist with administrative oversight at ICE detention centers there. And the Corps appears to be the first and only service with a pilot program in place with ICE at three bases to ostensibly guard against access by foreign personnel, according to Military.com.

Deepening ties with ICE in Florida and at the three bases, as well as the deployment to LA, could be taking a toll on Marines worried about their families, the senior official said. "What do you think that does to them?" they said of Marines who may have family members who immigrated illegally. There could be a notable effect, they suggested, "not only morale, but just like, in terms of their ethics and their values."

"My hope is that they're quickly relieved of being in that position," he continued. "And it's no longer a thing."

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