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330-CFD-DN-SD-03-05716: USS Tarawa (LHA-1), July 1997

330-CFD-DN-SD-03-05716:   USS Tarawa (LHA-1), July 1997.    Aerial stern view of the naval amphibious assault ship on patrol off Southern California in support of Exercise Kernel Blitz '97. Kernel Blitz is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations, July 26, 1997.   Photographed by PHC(Nac) Douglas S. Bean, USN.  Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Caption: 330-CFD-DN-SD-03-05716: USS Tarawa (LHA-1), July 1997. Aerial stern view of the naval amphibious assault ship on patrol off Southern California in support of Exercise Kernel Blitz '97. Kernel Blitz is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations, July 26, 1997. Photographed by PHC(Nac) Douglas S. Bean, USN. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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