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At 15:30, major firefights were reported as local militia started counter-attacking. | At 15:30, major firefights were reported as local militia started counter-attacking. | ||
====Marine landing==== | ====Marine landing at Banaluekono==== | ||
[[File:150711-N-NI474-158.jpg|thumb|right|First wave of Marines of the 1st Division hitting the beach]] | [[File:150711-N-NI474-158.jpg|thumb|right|First wave of Marines of the 1st Division hitting the beach]] | ||
On April 20th the NAP Enrico, Unión, and Laureano, carrying the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade under Brig. Gen. Carlos Algabo, deploy the spearhead of the naval infantry operation on the | On April 20th the NAP Enrico, Unión, and Laureano, carrying the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade under Brig. Gen. Carlos Algabo, deploy the spearhead of the naval infantry operation on the city of Banaluekono, 20 kilometeres away from Imahenda. | ||
First ashore was the Battalion Landing Team 3/9, which arrived on the beach at 8:15 a.m. Wearing full battle gear and carrying RAP-18s, the Marines were met with small arms fire on the beach. Within two hours, Battalion Landing Team 1/3 began landing. | First ashore was the Battalion Landing Team 3/9, which arrived on the beach at 8:15 a.m. Wearing full battle gear and carrying RAP-18s, the Marines were met with small arms fire on the beach. Within two hours, Battalion Landing Team 1/3 began landing. | ||