Amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) transits the San Diego Bay
SAN DIEGO (Oct. 20, 2017) Amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) transits the San Diego Bay in preparation for Exercise 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 Jesse Monford/Released)
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