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	Operation Flintlock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Operation Flintlock was the campaign against the Marshall Islands in the Pacific campaign of World War II, from January to February 1944.
		The operation involved the invasions of Kwajalein and Eniwetok atolls.
		Operation Flintlock was a series of forty nuclear tests conducted with one exception at the Nevada Test Site.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Operation_Flintlock (180 words)

	List of amphibious assault operations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is a list of amphibious assault operations that have taken place during history.
		It is structured chronologically by war, then by theatre during wars such as World War II that covered large areas of the world simultaneously, and chronologically within those theatres.
		It also covers operations that were planned but cancelled for various reasons.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_amphibious_assault_operations (196 words)

	Underwater Demolition Teams
		Operated at Agana beach While attached to APD-56 USS Loy, UDT-4 operated during the Okinawa invasion at Ie Shima between March 27-April 23, 1945.
		Operated in the Luzon invasion at Lingayen Gulf on January 7 1945 performing beach Reconnaissance while attached to the USS Gilmer.
		Operations: While attached to USS Knudson, UDT-19 performed reconnaissance and demolition operations on Kuba, Aka, Keise, and Geruma Shima from 25 March to 30 March, 1945.
	www.specwarnet.net /americas/UDT.htm (7727 words)

	HyperWar: USMC Operations in WWII: Vol III--Central Pacific Drive [Chapter III-1]
		The Majuro operation was an exception, for Admiral Hill, in command of the attack group, was in control from the time his ships arrived, throughout the fighting ashore, until Admiral Spruance proclaimed the atoll captured.
		These operations were to be supported by naval gunfire and aerial bombardment in a manner similar to that planned for the assaults on Kwajalein Island and Roi-Namur.
		General Corlett was experienced in large-scale amphibious operations, and two of his regiments, the 17th and 32d Infantry, had fought at Attu, while the third, the 184th Infantry, had landed without opposition at Kiska.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USMC/III/USMC-III-III-1.html (10179 words)

	The Marshall Islands Campaign
		Team 3.3, 1st Joint Assault Signal Company, which I was a member of, was attached to the 3rd Bn., 25th Marine Regt., 4th Marine Division and boarded ship, the USS Biddle, at San Diego, Calif.and sailed on January 13, 1944 for the Marshall Islands.
		In some ways, Operation Flintlock would be the most important of the Pacific War to date: it would be the first offensive strike against the enemy to secure a base for future operations.
		Operation maps showed numerous installations -- coast defense guns, heavy and medium anti-aircraft guns, machine gun blockhouses, a total of 52 pillboxes, numerous anti-tank trenches, rifle trenches and barbed wire.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/Plains/5850/marshalls.html (1334 words)

	Kwajalein Control Facility - Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands
		But few were as devastating to the Japanese as the one Admiral Chester Nimitz dropped on Dec. 6, 1943, when he proposed a radical revision of Operation Flintlock, the invasion of the Marshalls.
		Considered by military historians as the most successful amphibious operation, the invasion of the Marshall Islands, code named Operation Flintlock, served as the model for future operations in the pacific and paved the road to Tokyo.
		Operation Flintlock was one of the most significant operations in the Pacific Campaign.
	www.angelfire.com /hi2/kwa/0his_ww2.html (2262 words)

	McCord
		She arrived at her assigned operating area east of the Philippines as landings were made at Suluan and Dinagat, 17 October.
		During March, McCord continued to operate in the screen of TG 58.4 as it concentrated its efforts against Okinawa and southern Kyushu in preparation for the amphibious assault on the former 1 April.
		For the next year she operated along the east coast, cruising as far north as Halifax and as far south as the British West Indies.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/m7/mccord.htm (1059 words)

	Avalanche Press
		The Marshal Islands Operation saw the occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls in Operation Flintlock.
		Her star for the Leyte Operation would include being a part of the largest naval battle in history, and the centerpiece of the new monster game of the same name.
		Operation Iceberg, the invasion of Okinawa, would begin on April 1st and Alabama would not enter the theater until over a month later escorting Enterprise, hence her absence from scenario 16.
	www.avalanchepress.com /BattleshipAlabama.php (2171 words)

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		Today's Naval Special Warfare operators can trace their origins to the Scouts and Raiders, Naval Combat Demolition Units, Office of Strategic Services Operational Swimmers, Underwater Demolition Teams, and Motor Torpedo Boat Squadrons of World War II.
		They formed the core of what was envisioned as a "guerrilla amphibious organization of Americans and Chinese operating from coastal waters, lakes and rivers employing small steamers and sampans." While most Amphibious Roger forces remained at Camp Knox in Calcutta, three of the groups saw active service.
		British Combined Operations veteran LCDR Wooley, of the Royal Navy, was placed in charge of the OSS Maritime Unit in June 1943.
	seals.longboys.net /seal_history.htm (1242 words)

	Kwajalein Control Facility - Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands
		For weeks the coming battle had been known only by its code name, "Operation Flintlock." Not until the big convoy had passed the Hawaiian Islands was its destination revealed to all hands - the twin islands of Roi-Namur in the Kwajalein Atoll of the Marshall Islands.
		Operation maps showed numerous installations - coast defense guns, heavy and medium antiaircraft guns, machine guns, blockhouses, a total of 52 pillboxes, numerous antitank trenches, rifle trenches, and barbed wire.
		On Roi, the gaunt skeletons of a hangar and an operation building were all that remained standing.
	www.angelfire.com /hi2/kwa/0his_ww2c.html (3627 words)

	Navy UDT-SEAL Museum :\|: History
		Operating out of Nha Be, in the Rung Sat Special Zone, this detachment signaled the beginning of a SEAL presence that would eventually include 8 SEAL platoons in country on a continuing basis.
		When attached to the riverine groups the UDTs conducted operations with river patrol boats and, in many cases, patrolled into the hinterland as well as along the riverbanks and beaches in order to destroy obstacles and bunkers.
		These brave men operated in every theater of the war, and their contribution greatly outweighed their numbers, a trend that will follow them throughout their long and colorful history.
	navysealmuseum.com /heritage/history.php (2347 words)

	Roi Namur
		For weeks the coming battle had been known only by its code name, “Operation Flintlock.” Not until the big convoy had passed the Hawaiian Islands was its destination revealed to all hands -- the twin islands of Roi - Namur in the Kwajalein Atoll of the Marshall Islands.
		In many ways, Operation Flintlock would be the most important of the Pacific War to date; it would constitute the first offensive strike against the enemy to secure a base for operations.
		Operation maps had told of "submerged coral boulders.” Actually, the islands were protected by an exceedingly dangerous coral reef.
	fightingfourth.com /namur.htm (5685 words)

	1944: MARSHALL ISLANDS
		Operation Flintlock called for bypassing Jaluit and Wotje, garrisoned islands in the Marshalls of little strategic value, concentrating on Kwajalein, 66 miles long and 18 miles wide, the worlds largest atoll and the primary Japanese naval base in the Marshalls, to be followed by Eniwetok, also fortified by the Japanese.
		Operation Catchpole cost Marine casualties of 254 killed, 555 wounded and Army casualties of 94 killed and 311 wounded.
		The Marshall Islands 1944: Operation Flintlock, the capture of Kwajalein and Eniwetok
	www.olive-drab.com /od_history_ww2_ops_battles_1944marshalls.php (921 words)

	Mercury
		Throughout her World War II service, Mercury operated in the Pacific, beginning with long runs from the west coast to the South Pacific and ending with underway replenishments for the fast carrier forces.
		Two weeks later, with Army assault units and combat cargo, she sailed with TG 51.1, the reserve force for operation “Flintlock.” Arriving in Kwajalein lagoon 2 February, she remained anchored there, with her passengers and cargo uncommitted, until 15 February, when the island hopping pace was stepped up.
		In 1950 she began operating with the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean as the on‑station fleet issue ship with Underway Support Group, alternating tours in that role with Altair (AKS‑32).
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/m9/mercury-v.htm (916 words)

	Eastern Mandates
		Phase II of the operation began promptly on the morning of 18 February when the 22d Marines landed on Engebi, with the Army's 106th Regiment acting as shipboard reserve.
		The final phase of the Eniwetok operation was the seizure of Parry Island by the 22d Marines.
		In the Kwajalein operation, the USS Rocky Mount aptly demonstrated the value of this innovation by easily handling the communications for five separate commands engaged in the landings.
	www.army.mil /cmh/brochures/eastman/eastman.htm (6614 words)

	USS Wileman
		On 8 January 1944, the destroyer escort returned to Pearl Harbor to prepare for her role in Operation "Flintlock," the Marshalls invasion.
		As in the case of the Gilberts operation, Wileman took no part in the actual assault phase of Operation "Flintlock." Instead, she again escorted the ships carrying part of the garrison troops—the 16th Marine Defense Battalion and a Construction Battalion unit—for Kwajalein Atoll.
		Late in July, she put to sea with a group of oilers operating as a replenishment group for the Fast Carrier Task Force.
	www.multied.com /navy/DE/Wileman.html (1350 words)

	USS Yorktown (CV 10) History
		She continued air operations against the three southernmost islands of Japan on the 19th but retired for fueling operations on the 20th.
		In February, March, and April, she conducted a series of special operations in the South China Sea in waters near Vietnam - presumably ASW services for the fast carriers conducting air strikes against targets in Vietnam in support of the increased American involvement in the civil war in that country.
		She resumed normal operations - carrier qualifications and ASW exercises - for the remainder of the year and during the first two months of 1967.
	navysite.de /cv/cv10history.htm (6201 words)

	Untitled Document
		Initially, the unit was extremely small and did not reach its full MTOE strength in personnel and equipment for nearly 18 months during which time they relocated to Giebelstadt Army Airfield.
		In 2001, the company deployed four UH-60s to Mali, Africa, in support of the 3 rd SFG(A) for Operation Flintlock, a joint training exercise with the Mali military.
		It was at Victory Strike that the Raptors began developing Tactics, Techniques and Procedures for Personnel Recovery (PR) and were designated as the Headquarters for the V Corps' Personnel Recovery effort.
	www.cimoli.com /army/story11-raptors.htm (440 words)

	Flintlock - The Flintlock Rifle from pabucks.com
		Antique flintlock and percussion pistols from MJM Antiques in Hungerford, England.
		Flintlocke's Guide to Azeroth is a webcomic posted every Monday through Friday on 18] Flintlocke is clearly not the shrewdest shopper in Azeroth.
		Flintlock Deer Harvest Abstract: To Print - Click here and then click on the printer Icon at the top of the page.
	wideportal.com /?q=flintlock (213 words)

	- Joining the Military - Military.com
		You might operate the engines, or maintaining the weaponry aboard, or analyzing maps.
		WASHINGTON (NNS) -- An important capability put in place during Operation Iraqi Freedom by the Navy helped ensure that the military could fight the enemy, head off a potential environmental disaster and clear the way for the delivery of humanitarian aid.
		The UDTs saw their first combat on 31 January 1944, during Operation FLINTLOCK in the Marshall Islands.
	www.military.com /Recruiting/Content/0,13898,rec_step02_missions_navy,,00.html (615 words)

	Books : Guam 1941 & 1944: Loss and Reconquest (Campaign) at Connected Globe
		The Marshall Islands 1944: "Operation Flintlock, the capture of Kwajalein and Eniwetok" (Campaign)
		In a risky operation, the two US landing forces came ashore seven miles apart and it was a week before the beachheads linked up.
		Although operations on this island in the Second World War normally do not rate much attention, Rottman notes that this was an expensive invasion by 1944 standards.
	www.connectedglobe.com /cgi-local/amazon/cgapf.cgi?Operation=ItemLookup&ItemId=1841768111&templates=millennium (240 words)

	HyperWar: USMC Monograph--The Marshalls: Increasing the Tempo
		Preliminary drafts of the monograph were sent to participants in the operations in order to solicit their comments, corrections, and elaborations.
		A tentative proposal for operations in the Marshalls, depending on the outcome of photo-coverage.
		Col Marshall was with the 7th Infantry Division during the Kwajalein operation and conducted a series of interviews with participants as soon as organized resistance ceased.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USMC/USMC-M-Marshalls/USMC-M-Marshalls-I.html (2367 words)

	BSU Senior Honors Thesis \| Philip Givan \| Essays \| Personal History \| Roi-Namur
		Their objective was kept top-secret, known only by its codename "Operation Flintlock," until the carrier and its convoy passed the outer boundary of the Hawaiian Islands, then all hands were informed they were heading toward the
		The Marshalls were the forefront for the drive, and there, the Marines would participate in their first combat operation.
		On Roi, the gaunt skeletons of the hangar of an airfield and an operations building were all that remained amongst the rubble and twisted palm trees.
	web.bsu.edu /kparker/givan/essays_roi1.asp (1389 words)

	Glossary of U.S. Naval Code Words -- Majuro Atoll
		Flintlock -- Operations on Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls, Marshall Islands (February 1944)
		Mae - Anekotkot Island, Majuro Atoll (codename for operation Flintlock)
		Margaret - Kideren Island, Majuro Atoll (codename for operation Flintlock)
	marshall.csu.edu.au /Marshalls/html/History_Varia/MajuroCodes.html (703 words)

	DD-534 DANFS
		On 16 February the task force sortied from Kwajalein to Eniwetok Atoll for operation "Catchpole." McCord at first screened the minesweepers as they cleared the passages into the 388-square-mile lagoon and then screened the bombardment group as Engebi Island, containing the Atoll's only airfield, was secured, 17 to 18 February.
		She remained in the Yellow Sea combat zone until mid-March when she received a week's availability at Sasebo On 26 March she Joined TF 77 as it ranged the east coast of Korea providing shore bombardment and fire support services where needed by the U.N. forces.
		She rejoined TF 77, 14 May, and remained in the Sea of Japan operations area until 5 June- when her Korean deployment terminated and she got underway for the United States.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/destroy/dd534txt.htm (987 words)

	Crosswalk.com
		The U.S. European Command (EUCOM) initiated the joint military training, known as Operation Flintlock, which began last week.
		Operation Flintlock aims to help countries in the region reduce weapons smuggling and stop extremists finding havens around the Sahara, EUCOM's Major Holly Silkman told reporters in Senegal.
		The training is being conducted under the U.S.-Africa military program known as Trans-Sahara Counter-Terrorism Initiative, a follow-up to an earlier initiative to train and equip 150-strong rapid-reaction companies in each of the four southern Saharan states -- Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Chad.
	www.crosswalk.com /news/1335182.html?view=print (570 words)

	Military Factory - US Navy SEALs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Navy SEALs are named after the environment in which they operate, the Sea, Air, and Land, and are the foundation of Naval Special Warfare combat forces.
		They are organized, trained and equipped to conduct a variety of Special Operations missions in all operational environments.
		Formed entirely with personnel from Underwater Demolition Teams, the SEALs mission was to conduct counterguerilla warfare and clandestine operations in maritime and riverine environments.
	www.militaryfactory.com /specialforces/popup.asp?force_id=1 (2275 words)

	McCord II dd 534
		On 15 February the task force sortied from Kwajalein to Eniwetok Atoll for operation "Catchpole." McCord at first screened the minesweepers as they cleared the passages into the 388-square-mile lagoon and then screened the bombardment group as Engebi Island, containing the Atoll's only airfield, was secured, 17 to 18 February.
		By the 24th, the planes from TF 58 were back over Tokyo and on the 25th they flew against defense installations in the Nagoya-Kobe area.
		During Marech, McCord continued to operate in the screen of TG 58.4 as it concentrated its efforts against Okinawa and southern Kyushu in preparation for the amphibious assault on the former 1 April.
	www.multied.com /NAVY/destroyer/McCordIIdd534.html (1045 words)

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