PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 21, 2017) Sailors assigned to amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) and Marines of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade conduct amphibious assault vehicle operations in the ship's well deck during Dawn Blitz 2017. Dawn Blitz is a scenario-driven exercise designed to train and integrate Navy and Marine Corps units by providing a robust training environment where forces plan and execute an amphibious assault, engage in live-fire events, and establish expeditionary advanced bases in a land and maritime threat environment to improve naval amphibious core competenci
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 21, 2017) Sailors assigned to amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) and Marines of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade conduct amphibious assault vehicle operations in the ship's well deck during Dawn Blitz 2017. Dawn Blitz is a scenario-driven exercise designed to train and integrate Navy and Marine Corps units by providing a robust training environment where forces plan and execute an amphibious assault, engage in live-fire events, and establish expeditionary advanced bases in a land and maritime threat environment to improve naval amphibious core competencies. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chelsea Troy Milburn).
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