Marine Corporal (CPL) Bryant Smith of the 7th Marines mounts a Browning M2 .50 caliber machine gun on top of an Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) in the well decks of the USS Comstock (CG-57) 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). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations
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The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Uss Comstock (LSD 45) Scene Major Command Shown: USS COMSTOCK/7TH MARINE DIVISION Scene Camera Operator: SGT Brook Kelsey, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public
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Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994
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- Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994. Marine Corporal (CPL) Bryant Smith of the 7th Marines mounts a Browning M2 .50 caliber machine gun on top of an Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) in the well decks of the USS Comstock (CG-57) 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). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations. 1997-06-28. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6607225. (Accessed March 28, 2024.)
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- Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994, (1997-06-28) Marine Corporal (CPL) Bryant Smith of the 7th Marines mounts a Browning M2 .50 caliber machine gun on top of an Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) in the well decks of the USS Comstock (CG-57) 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). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6607225
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- Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6607225>.