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Sailors aboard the USS Somerset perform flight operations during Exercise Dawn Blitz Sept. 4, 2015. Dawn Blitz 2015 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.

Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, prepare to depart on a Landing Craft Air Cushion from the USS Boxer for an amphibious landing during Exercise Dawn Blitz, Sept. 5, 2015. Dawn Blitz is a multinational amphibious training exercise including Expeditionary Strike Group Three and 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade. Coalition partners participating in the exercise include Japan, Mexico, New Zealand and observers from Chile, Australia and Colombia.

Dawn Blitz is a multinational training exercise designed to enhance Expeditionary Strike Group Three and 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade’s ability to conduct sea-based operations, amphibious landings, and command and control capabilities alongside Japan, Mexico, and New Zealand.

This production is a documentation of the 2013 Dawn Blitz Exercise aboard MCB Camp Pendleton along with key military expert interviews. A historical documentation of Dawn Blitz Exercise which highlighted the significance of the Navy Marine Corps team. For a descriptive transcript text document of this production, contact Kim Hardison at kimberly.hardison@usmc.mil.