High-mobility, multipurpose, wheeled vehicles in support of Exercise Dawn Blitz are staged in the well deck of the USS Essex (LHD 2), in preparation for a surface movement as part of expeditionary advanced base operations, Oct. 25, 2017, off the coast of Southern California. Dawn Blitz is a scenario-driven amphibious exercise conducted between Expeditionary Strike Group 3 and 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade, testing their ability to conduct amphibious operations in response to global crises and to project power ashore as part of a Navy-Marine Corps team. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by CWO4 Jonathan C. Knauth)
Date Taken: | 10.25.2017 |
Date Posted: | 10.28.2017 16:55 |
Photo ID: | 3910544 |
VIRIN: | 171025-M-OV666-0029 |
Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
Size: | 14.92 MB |
Location: | OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA, US |
Web Views: | 73 |
Downloads: | 9 |
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