Nassau (LHA 4) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1982

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muwf.Lm.nuunmn.a.g.1Ag.m4ffa,..nL.-..g....,......,...... . . ..,,,,, , MARI I gy U 4 dr' ' mu 4 O QQ . An Element Of A U.S. Fleet . . . The 34th MAU is embarked in amphibious ships and operates as part of the US. Sixth Fleet, located in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the primary landing force of this fleet. It is also . . WH T IS A E AMPHIBIDUS U IT? The 34th Marine Amphibious Unit IMAUQ is a Marine Air Ground Task Force IMAGTI-Q, composed of a command element, a ground com bat element, an aviation com bat element and a combat service support element. lt has the capability of conducting am- phibious operations of a limited duation or can be committed as an advance force of a u o 4 od larger Marine Air Gound Task Force. l t provides support for our allies as we as provi ing humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and protection or evacuation of a non-combatants and installations. Battalion Landing Team IBLD 1X8 is the ground combat element of the MAU Com- prised of an infantry battalion reinforced by tanks, artillery, combat engineers, assault amphibians, reconnaissance personnel and communicators, the BLT is capable of apply- ' ld. mg the combat power necessary to ensure success of the battlefie 1 Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron fHMMj 162 is the aviation com bat element of the MAU. ConHgured with CH-46's, AH-1T's and UH-1N's to meet the requirements it inay face during deployment, HMM-162 is capable of conducting air operations in support of an assault and combat service support peculiar to aviation. MAU Service Support Group IMSSCD 34 is the combat service support element of the MA U. lt is structrued to provide landing support, supply maintenance, engineer support, military police, medical and dental support, and motor transport capabilities necessary to sustain a fast-moving assault. But the MAU is even more . . . - ' - V 1 .. , ' 'N ' 0 Q - I , '-X M 'lull 5 M H, , if---.- lf HM :'HJL.r9 spew 3 7 'N to .. E 5 ?-Jesif-T fr on N- - a ' W' . -:aw-'fr , ' ' 1 V ,. - J. f -X., '4 - F5 4 V 0 is .xgx-N ' . N , .. T -ma ' ff isa If l- s-i s aw- 'N.i-- ' -, I L i -5 A 7 - b A-. sa 'I If-7 X -M I ll , . -'. ':T: Q

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xii X ...EkHhk.N A MAU can be organized for combat operations in virtu- ally any type of terrain under any conditions. A MAU is always capable of launching from the sea and employing all weapons, ground and air, in a single, coordinated operation. This requires . . . 1 I f' ' 1-gn if -4 ,Flaws HWS'-ll A Wil? f 17 V i il it 5 T I . J 'Q lu 'J b. ill x l' ,uv :ru .Cf 1 f ...ACMmdwmugmmd Ah4hmmM7Em1 Whether from the aviation, the ground com bat or the com bat service support element, the men of the MAU have the same traditions, the same esprit de corps. They often share assignments and front- line Hgh ting holes where aviator forward air con trollers earn the conHdence of the infantryman by controlling air attacks on ground targets. The air and ground members of a MAU staff ensure inte- grated staff and communication func- tioning. LAND ' v 'LU , v if -s '. - ff T9 0, , fv,y 4 1 IIU

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