PENDLETON, Calif. (June 24, 2013) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Bryan Dingess, assigned to Beach Master Unit (BMU) 1, signals to a landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) on Red Beach at Camp Pendleton during a Dawn Blitz 2013 amphibious exercise. Dawn Blitz is a scenario-driven exercise led by 3rd Fleet and the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force that will test the planning and execution of amphibious operations of the United States, New Zealand, Canadian, and the Japam Maritime Self-Defense Force.

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