Dawn Blitz 2017 is a multinational, scenario-driven, expeditionary maritime training exercise designed to train the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps in the operations expected of an amphibious task force while also building U.S. and coalition operational interoperability from the sea. Dawn Blitz 2017 will test staffs in planning and execution of amphibious operations in a series of live training events.<br />
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Dawn Blitz 2017 will involve sea and land based live fire, amphibious beach landings, aviation from sea to shore, maritime prepositioning force training and sea-basing operations.