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PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 27, 2017) Marines assigned to 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) load into an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to the “Sea Elks” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during the assault evolution 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 2nd Class Irwin Sampaga/Released)
| Date Taken: | 10.27.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 10.27.2017 20:11 |
| Photo ID: | 3907750 |
| VIRIN: | 171027-N-XN518-030 |
| Resolution: | 4395x2925 |
| Size: | 1.04 MB |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 36 |
| Downloads: | 15 |
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