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OPERATION Blue Star was a maior U.S. amphibous exercise conducted on a division-wing scale and with the cooperation of the Government of the Republic of China. lt was scheduled by Commander United States Seventh Fleet and was under the tactical command of Rear Admiral Charles O. Triebel, USN, Amphibious Task Force Commander and Lieutenant General Thomas A. Wornham, USMC, Landing Force Com- mander. The purpose of BLUE STAR was to provide training in Navy- Marine Corps doctrine and techniques of amphibiousloperations and promote a close working relationship and understanding between the forces involved. Approximately T30 ships, 450 aircraft and 50,000 men, were involved in the exercise. This assemblage includes naval surface and air units, the Marine Corps air-ground team of the Seventh Fleet, and Navy, Marine Corps, and Air force units of the Republic of China. Exercise activity commenced on l0 March with the loading of troops and equipment into ships of the task force. While enroute to the obiective area in Southern Taiwan during the period T7-20 March, the task force was opposed by a series of realistic mock attacks by aircraft, surface units and submarines of the exercise play Aggressor force. Upon arrival at the obiective area, a rehearsal was conducted, followed by an air and shore bombardment exercise. On D-Day 22 March, Marine troops stormed ashore in landing craft and helicopters to seize and hold designated obiectives. Operations ashore continued until 27 March when backloading commenced in preperation for de- parture. Units arrived at their home ports or bases about 7 April when the exercise was officially concluded. ,.i--W... LCM's heading into the beach for landing
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R ' d ' ! . Gm an more mm Leaving Temple of Confucius! Still raining! Buddist temple ll- Entrance To Buddhist Temple Inside court yard of some Temple
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BLUE STAR qi?-Y ai , , he in H' ' h h! ming T e becc Beach-head established Vice-Admiral Yoshimori Terai Piedmont manning rail for General Chiang Kai-Shek
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