A number of units and subunits, having completed combat missions to defeat gangs during the counter-terrorist operation, returned to their permanent locations, but understanding the experience of Chechen everyday life continues. The material of our permanent correspondent tells about how the Northern Fleet marines performed their military duty far from the elements they were used to. ...In the evening, Kombat Lieutenant Colonel Belezeko, who arrived at the combat positions of the 1st Airborne assault company, presented battle orders and medals to Captain Shashin, Senior Lieutenant Sushko, Senior Ensign Bagryantsev, their subordinates, and sailors. In addition to awards, the commander of the amphibious assault battalion brought and... brand new captain's shoulder straps. For Vitaly Sushko. After that, Anatoly Alekseevich announced that the major (already!) Sergey Shashin was appointed deputy commander, and instead of him, Captain Sushko will command the "first". I went up to Vitaly. Congratulate. - What is going on in your heart right now, Comrade Company Officer? I asked, giving him a firm, hearty squeeze of his broad Marine palm. "To be honest, I'm proud to serve in the Marine Corps," the officer said with a smile. "I had a similar feeling when we were on our way to Gudermes. And a day earlier they completed the assigned combat task. The battalion was then part of the Airborne Forces group, where they beat themselves in the chest: they say, we are the "winged guard". And here they are watching: some "black berets" - and the task... a day earlier?! A little sad, of course: on the newspaper pages, in TV reports, everywhere you look, there are only Airborne troops everywhere! Maybe this is to some extent a custom advertisement: they say, the elite of the Armed Forces, peacekeepers. Well, if we cannot, like them, also appear before the people on a television screen, then we will prove our right to elitism in another way-by deeds, in battle. However, the military o ... Read more