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    Dawn Blitz 2017 USS Essex Amphibious Operations [Image 7 of 12]

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    Dawn Blitz 2017 USS Essex Amphibious Operations

    PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 23, 2017) Marines assigned to 1st Marines, 4th Division stand by in the hangar bay of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) to embark aboard aircraft to as a part of 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chandler Harrell/Released

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    Date Taken: 10.23.2017
    Date Posted: 10.24.2017 01:25
    Photo ID: 3889948
    VIRIN: 171023-N-NB142-026
    Resolution: 4616x3275
    Size: 1.26 MB
    Location: US

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