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Flight Deck Crew onboard the USS ANCHORAGE (LSD-36), clear the deck for a HC-46 Helicopter to lift off during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ 2001. KERNEL BLITZ is a large-scale amphibious landing exercise taking place in the vicinity of Camp Pendleton, California. Approximately 25 ships, 75 aircraft and 15,000 Sailor, Marines, solders, airman and Coast Guardsmen representing four nations are participating in the exercise
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ 2001
Base: USS Anchorage (LSD 36)
State: California (CA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Major Command Shown: FLTCOMBATCAMGRUPAC
Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Paula Sato, USN
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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