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Marines and Seabees with Task Force Koa Moana weld trusses at sea, aboard USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2), June 7-31, 2016, to prepare for vertical construction training in Fiji, as part of their deployment in the Asia-Pacific region. (Video by Cpl. William Hester) | III MEF Marines

Fact Slap 👋 Today in 1941, The Japanese Carrier Strike Force sails from its base in The Kuril Islands out into the Northern Pacific...its target is Hawaii and the US Pacific Fleet. The fleet consists of 5 aircraft carriers, 2 battlecruisers, 3 cruisers, 9 destroyers and 3 submarines (these will stay with the Task Force). There are also 8 tankers and supply ships. The 6th carrier, Akagi departs from Hitokappu Bay in the Kurile Islands and links up with the other 5 carriers at sea. Meanwhile, at