Cayuga (LST 1186) - Naval Cruise Book

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TEAM BRAVO COMPANY B (REINFORCED) BATTALION LANDING TEAM 1 4 13th MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT (SPECIAL OPERATIONS CAPABLE) Ct ' K ' Alv JS w . ' j;

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JMJTWt ff tiTTrn - TEAM BRAVO TEAM BRAVO is a reinforced, mechanized infantry compa- ny. It consists of B Company 1 st Battalion 4th Marines, 1 st Pla- toon A Company 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion (AAV ' s), a Dragon section, an Engineer squad, artillery and 81mm Mortar forward observation teams, and cooks. The team was formed in December of 1989 and spent the next 6 months conducting rigorous and demanding training, emphasizing Special Opera- tions Capabilities, in preparation for a 6 month WestPac deploy- ment. For months prior to the formation of Team Bravo the indi- vidual units had trained in their own missions. TEAM BRAVO IS THE 13th MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT ' S MOST MOBILE, POWERFUL AND CAPABLE SINGLE FIGHTING UNIT. THE VNARPIORS of IIRAVO PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING Aug 89 SQUAD TRAINING Sep 89 SQUAD TRAINING. Battle Drills, RETS Patrolling Course Oct 89 Platoon Training, MOUT (urban) Combat Training at Ft. Ord, California. Nov 89 Platoon Training. Desert Training at 29 Palms, California Dec 89 Company Training, Team Bravo formed. Jan 90 Company Training, Reverse Cycle (night) Training, Mechanized Infantry Training Feb 90 BLT TRAINING, MCCRES Combat Readiness Evaluation Mar 90 Combat Training. RETS Raid Course, BLT Training Apr 90 Apr 90 BLT and MEU Training. Kernel Usher Exercise, Special Operations Training May 90 Special Operations Training, Rifle range, Pre-Deployment Inspections. Jun 90 Leave and Embarkation onboard U.S.S. Cayuga. »i« ' 42