Nassau (LHA 4) - Naval Cruise Book

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After the initial conferences concerning the operation it was all systems go, and within several hours the Marines had landed, established their camps and began extensive training exercises. HMM-162 made constant trips to the beach with jeeps Iabovej as well as supplies and equipment to sustain the Marines ashore from stores aboard NASSAU. AC U-TWO ran daily runs to the beach with men and equipment fabovej and exercises like live firing of the weapons and tanks fbelow, rightj continued throughout the operation. At bottom, several hits leave their telltale signs along a hillside. ' ,. , 1 'f? 'iLf-, H gr' V' V: -,LP--.':- ' ' , -. U, -- , 4 , .4101 . T ' - ' ' - -il -L .ff - ' ' ' f i as , -W iaxiiinaia..-i.'.f 5.,-, A 5, f -U W- 2- gg, 68 ' i- 1 t i we 1 ' ' na ' -1-P i A qw kart 1 -A W y ff aff--1-as-i . -.4 I 4,,g,,k'qN 1, F V kkb. : .. .....,....,..i...a,...,--..,.,.....,...........-tA. V . V , . - , ................e.......,.,........,...........s.L..:.x ' f ..- - . , . ,.- ,,s .- V ,.. . . .. -.- 1 ...- . ,, ,.., . , . . g

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1 5 I A F Y Troop maneuvers and tank operations were conducted as well during PHIBLEX 3-82. Above left, M-60 machine gun- ners Hre practice rounds and learn about their weapons in a Hring situation. Tanks zipped along everywhere, and columns of men and equipment Ibelowj were moving from range to range in the training process. Time was taken for chow, and helos made their presence known daily.