Keywords: uss somerset usssomerset somerset lpd 25 lpd25 exercise dawn blitz 2015 exercisedawnblitz2015 dawn blitz dawnblitz db-15 db15 sailors marines camp pendleton camppendleton san diego sandiego us navy usnavy navy usmc ca u.s. us outdoor 150903-N-CC789-006: PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 3, 2015) An amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion prepares to exit the well deck during a ship to shore exercise movement aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25). Somerset is participating in Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015 (DB-15), the multinational training conducted by Expeditionary Strike Group 3 (ESG-3) and 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade (1 MEB) to build U.S., Japan, Mexico, and New Zealand's amphibious and command and control capabilities through live, simulated, and constructive military training activities off the coast and ashore at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Training Center 29 Palms, California. Somerset is the ninth San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Vladimir Ramos/Released) 150903-N-CC789-006: PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 3, 2015) An amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion prepares to exit the well deck during a ship to shore exercise movement aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25). Somerset is participating in Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015 (DB-15), the multinational training conducted by Expeditionary Strike Group 3 (ESG-3) and 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade (1 MEB) to build U.S., Japan, Mexico, and New Zealand's amphibious and command and control capabilities through live, simulated, and constructive military training activities off the coast and ashore at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Training Center 29 Palms, California. Somerset is the ninth San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Vladimir Ramos/Released) |