United States Marine Corps units at Camp Pendelton and Twenty-Nine Palms have been alerted to move to the Legation Quarter in Beijing. Elements of the 11th Marines ("Cannon Cockers") [Ed. Note: Winners of the 1998 Camp Pendleton football championship officiated by noted naval wargaming enthusiast Steve Thorne, and four others] have moved to the USMC museum in nearby San Diego, CA to secure the International Gun for use in any possible hostilities. Marine commanders initially had difficulty interpreting their orders as they could not find "Peking" on any map. They also found references to the "Imperial Russian" ambassador puzzling. Marine officers were also unaware that the Boxers were still around, let alone threatening foreign dignitaries. ST Editor's Note: The ST you see at the end of each bogus Y2K article are the initials of the author, Steve Thorne. It also means "Stop! Enough already!" More Special Naval Y2K Section Admiral Dewey Named CNO! Marines Sent to Legation Quarter in Peking, er, Beijing USS Iowa Commissioned Back to The Naval Sitrep #17 Table of Contents Back to Naval Sitrep List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1999 by Larry Bond and Clash of Arms. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com