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171020-N-GZ228-032 SAN DIEGO (Oct. 20, 2017) The amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) transits San Diego Bay in preparation for Exercise 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 Jesse Monford/Released)
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