SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, Calif. (March 19, 2019) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell Smith observes the flight path from an MV-22B Osprey. Smith and Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson visited Sailors and Marines participating in Pacific Blitz 2019. Pacific Blitz provides relevant training that replicates a realistic maritime threat environment designed to improve naval amphibious core competencies necessary for effective, global crisis response expected of the Navy and Marine Corps.

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