PACIFIC OCEAN (March 15, 2019) – Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Peter Obeng, left, trains a junior Sailor on handling a MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164 on the flight deck of USS New Orleans (LPD 18) during exercise Pacific Blitz 19. Pacific Blitz is a scenario-driven joint exercise that provides relevant training by replicating a realistic maritime threat environment designed to challenge and improve amphibious capabilities necessary for effective global crisis response.

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