Cayuga (LST 1186) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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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M« n »i i»iw i w i u wia » K«ii»w»»mHanMiw»«nwii rtMgiiWftM )Ki . COMMANDING OFFICER Captain Garrett S. McKenzie enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve in May of 1980. After graduating from Texas A M where he earned a degree in Political Sci- ence, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lt in May of 1982. Capt. McKenzie then attended The Basic School and In- fantry Officer ' s Course. His first tour of duty was with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines as a Dragon platoon com- mander. During this tour Captain McKenzie was involved in the invasion of Grenada and was a member of the peace keeping force in Lebanon. Captain KcKenzie then attended the U.S. Army Advanced Infantry Officer Course and Airborne School. Prior to joining 1st Battal- ion, 4th Marines in May 1990, he served as D Company Commander at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Is- land, South Carolina. Captain McKenzie has also earned a Master ' s Degree in Management from Webster Univer- sity. He is married to wife Margaret. They have three chil- dren, Theresa, Ann Marie and Christopher. Captain McKenzie is from Dallas, Texas. 43