Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) - Naval Cruise Book

Page 182 text:

AAV PLATOON Front Davis The mission of the Assault Amphibian Ve- hicle Platoon is to con- duct Amphibious oper- ations ship to shore movement of an Infan- try Company to objec- ti es inland with speed, mobility, light armor protection, and support by fire, followed by a coordinated return to ARG shipping. For de- ployment the 14 twen- ty-six ton vehicles and Row: Left Right: Sgt Shaw. Cpl Soliz. Cpl Corrca. Lcpl Becker. Cpl Whitcd. Lcpl Vargas A.V.. Cpl Mcnscr. Upl SO Marines of the AAV Upl Pcrshniek. Cpl Lopez. 2nd Row: Sgt Keller Platoon left Echo Com- pany. 3rd Assault am- phibian Battalion, to become part of Battal- ion Landing Team 3 1. Throughout the WEST- PAC deployment with 11th MEU! the AAV Platoon has conducted varieties of Amphibious .Assaults. Amphibious Demonstrations Am- phibious Raids, and Amphibious Withdraw- als. am mi lOGUi US mfi[s I X - s f Howard Hall I ' ll Cmdr. rl lulu:il I . I ' liSt:! 178

Page 181 text:

1 What bappent il yov pull Ihc In Si ' « if(j i ii ic iicl one ' ' t4| Jms Three VmIos training then madiiog. Comh.ii Supply conducting hu incsi in ihc highest ol ' ' n nl Traditions g 1« Wow ' HTu ' j TlJB Yeah Right! r ' A ift MSSG.I77

Page 183 text:

SSOT Frank Conma I SI Scilion Leader SCI K ilium Shjvi 2nJ AicxJ on Lender SCi I Mjrk Kciici 3rd Sei ' titm Leader ti I Jusiin li r»,.uii Commsrid SeK Lc der SCT Janyn .■ n}old LCPL Anthony Becker LCPL Lynn Berendsen LCPL Trans Bern i L CPL Jack Billingihy C PI Stephen Uushue CPL hrank Correj ( ' .SAi.im- ( . ' vit-n U PI S.itn.in Dju etee i ( r, ;( ■ .ir. M i. ' ( ' Kini I t ' llenhem 179