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KERNEL BLITZ '97Captions will be posted underneath each photo. Date of these photos is June 26-30, 1997. Marines prepare to patrol, after crossing a beach barrier during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. The red patch identifies Landing Support Battalion personnel. KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operationsA Marine hits the sand armed with a 5.56mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle as an Amphibious Assault Vehicle AAV-7A1 approaches from behind during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. The red patch identifies Landing Support Battalion personnel.Coming off a Landing Craft, Utility (LCU), Marines from the 1ST Landing Support Battalion (LSB) (identified by red patch on trousers and helmet) work their way down Red Beach on D-day during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97.Marines from Landing Support Battalion (identified by red patch) move in towards RED BEACH, Camp Pendleton, California, as they took the beach during exercise KERNEL BLITZ 97'. The Marine's weapon is a 5.56mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle. He is draped with 5.56mm blank ammo for the Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), M249 Light Machine Gun.Marines from Landing Support Battalion (LSB), 1ST Force Service Support Group (FSSG), I Marine Expeditionary Force (IMEF), with 5.56mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle prepares to take a hill after the amphibious assault at Red Beach during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV).A Marine from Landing Support Battalion (LSB), 1ST Force Service Support Group (FSSG), I Marine Expeditionary Force (IMEF), calls for support during the assault on Red Beach, Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV7A1) is seen in background. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV).Marines from Regimental Landing Team One (RLT-1) work their way down Red Beach on D-day during exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. The Marine in foreground is armed with 5.56mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle. The Marine in overalls, exiting the Amphibian Assault Vehicle (AAV), identifies him as a AAV crew member. Marines cross the beach on D-Day during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. The radio operator (left) is armed with Colt M16A2 5.56mm Rifle fitted with a M203 grenade launcher the Marine on right carries the standard issued M16A2. KERNEL BLITZ, largely taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton, is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operationsMarines from Landing Support Battalion (LSB), First Force Service Support Group, hit Red Beach with Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV7A1) during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV).Backed by an Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT), Sergeant Brian Barnhart from 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company secures the beach during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. He is armed with 5.56mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle with an attached M203 40mm Grenade Launcher.Lance Corporal Jeff Schultz, Battalion Landing Team 11, posts a watch along a bridge as his team passes through on a roving patrol during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. He's armed with Colt M16A2 5.56mm Rifle and carries his gear in an All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment (ALICE) pack.Lance Corporal Monjaral from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit's MSPF (Maritime Special Purpose Force) Unit bears down on a target during a ship boarding drill on the USS Comstock (LSD-45) off the Southern California coast during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. The weapon shown is the M203 40mm Grenade Launcher attached directly to the 5.56mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle.Marines from 2d Squad, 3d Platoon, Charlie Company, 1/4, 1ST Marine Division, practice debarkation from an Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) at White Beach during KERNEL BLITZ. Lance Corporal Jason R. Barnes is the squad leader (center - giving direction).A soldier from 3d Infantry Battalion, 160th Regiment, US Army National Guard, involved in MOUT (Military Operations in Urban Terrain) operations, aims his 5.56mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ 97 at Camp Pendleton, California.Marines from 2d Squad, 3d Platoon, Charlie Company 1/4, 1ST Marine Division, rehearse a beach assault prior to D-Day during Exercise Kernel Blitz 97.Two Marines from Charlie Company, 1/4, 1ST Marine Division practice squad tactics during KERNEL BLITZ 97 work-ups.Private First Class Jeremy Hounshell with 2d Squad, 3d Platoon, Charlie Company, 1/4, 1ST Marine Division, sights his 5.56mm Colt M16-A2 Assault Rifle while covering his platoon's advance on White Beach, during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ 97.A Marine armed with a 5.56mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle from 3d Battalion, 5th Regiment, 1ST Marine Division, patrols as part of the Opposition Forces (OPFOR) during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97.Marine Private First Class Jeremy Hounshell, from 2d Squad 3d Platoon, Charlie Company, 1/4, 1ST Marine Division, Opposition Force (OPFOR) practices squad tactics utilizing his 5.56mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle on White Beach during the rehearsal for bious assault during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ'97.
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