An Opposition Force (OPFOR) Marine from 3d Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, lays cammie netting over a Soviet MT-LB Multipurpose Armored Vehicle in the Las Pulgas lake region of Camp Pendleton, California, during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-Chief Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1st Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and
An Opposition Force (OPFOR) Marine from 3d Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, lays cammie netting over a Soviet MT-LB Multipurpose Armored Vehicle in the Las Pulgas lake region of Camp Pendleton, California, during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-Chief Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1st Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations. MT-LB US Marines camo
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