Lawrence J. Heisserer, boatswain's mate, second class, USN, son of August Heisserer of Kelso, is serving aboard the attack cargo ship USS UNION, which is participating in the amphibious training exercises in southern CA. under the command of Rear Admiral B. J. Rodgers, USN, Commander, Amphibious Force Pacific Fleet.

Maneuvers commenced Sept. 20th and will continue until Oct. 9th. About 19,000 Navy and Marine Corps personnel, 56 ships and 320 planes are engaged in various phases of the exercises. The exercises include amphibious landings at San Clemente Island and Camp Pendleton near Oceanside, CA.

Landings at San Clemente are supported by the use of live ammunition from gunfire support ships and planes. About 600 students and faculty members from the Army's Command and General Staff College at Ft. Leavenworth, KS. are on hand to observe the carious techniques of amphibious warfare.

Navy and Marine Corps teamwork, which brought success to amphibious campaigns in World War II, is reproduced and expanded as new men are trained to take the places of veterans no longer in uniform.