ProtectedShips Sudan episode reveals Marines’ weakness By ANI - May 6, 2023 0 249 Pilots with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit fly over the amphibious transport dock Anchorage on Dec. 8, 2022. (Sgt. Brendan Custer/U.S. Marine Corps) Hundreds of Americans trapped in war-torn Sudan last month needed a way out of the country, but the U.S. Marine Corps, the go-to service for such rescues, couldn’t help, Defense News reports. Please Login to view this content. (Not a member? Join Today!)