Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Jason Pulk from HM-15, searches his screen for possible mine contacts during a flight conducting mine counter measures. Information is being fed to the Unit 4 monitor by the Q-14, a side scanning sonar device that is being towed by a MH-53 helicopter. This is in support of Exercise KERNEL BLITZ 2001. KERNEL BLITZ is a large-scale amphibious landing exercise taking place in the vicinity of Camp Pendleton, Calif. Approximately 25 ships, 75 aircraft and 15,000 Sailors, Marines, solders, airmen and Coast Guardsmen representing four nations are participating in t
Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Jason Pulk from HM-15, searches his screen for possible mine contacts during a flight conducting mine counter measures. Information is being fed to the Unit 4 monitor by the Q-14, a side scanning sonar device that is being towed by a MH-53 helicopter. This is in support of Exercise KERNEL BLITZ 2001. KERNEL BLITZ is a large-scale amphibious landing exercise taking place in the vicinity of Camp Pendleton, Calif. Approximately 25 ships, 75 aircraft and 15,000 Sailors, Marines, solders, airmen and Coast Guardsmen representing four nations are participating in the exercise. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ 2001 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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