171027-N-XN518-056 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 27, 2017) Marines assigned to 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) load into an CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to the “Flying Tigers” of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361 on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during the assault evolution of Dawn Blitz 2017. Dawn Blitz is a scenario-driven exercise designed to train and integrate Navy and Marine Corps units by providing a robust training environment where forces plan and execute an amphibious assault, engage in live-fire events, and establish expeditionary advanced bases in a land and maritime threat environment to improve naval amphibious core competencies. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Irwin Sampaga/Released)