 Welcome to the Corps Report. I'm Corporal Remington Hall. And I'm Sergeant Lissette Leyva. Lieutenant General Frank E. Peterson Jr., the first African-American Marine Aviator, died August 25th at age 83. During his 36 years of service to the Corps, Lieutenant General Peterson became the first African-American Marine Aviator, the first African-American to reach a general grade rank in the Corps, and flew more than 350 combat missions in Korea and Vietnam. Here's what Lieutenant General Ronald Bailey had to say on his legacy. I'd like to take this opportunity to say thanks for the many things that he set forth for us, the examples, the standards that he held so high throughout his career. So his legacy will always be a remembered and always be a part of our great nation and this Corps as we move forward. I am here today, and many others are here today, because of the great things that Lieutenant General Frank Peterson accomplished for our nation. Semper Fidelis, condolences to your family. Marines are getting ready to kick off exercise Don Blitz 2015 in San Diego, California. Don Blitz is part of a series of amphibious exercises that takes place on the west coast of the U.S. How about we hear more on the exercise from one of the Marines on the ground? Hey everyone, I'm Corporal Cameron Storm, here in sunny San Diego, California, about to kick off Don Blitz 2015. Today I have Second Lieutenant Caleb Huber. He's a platoon commander for First Battalion Fifth Marines. So what's going on with Don Blitz? Well, Don Blitz, it's gonna be a week out of sea. We're gonna conduct a week-long exercise that's gonna culminate with us doing an amphibious landing. During this exercise, we're partnered with several national allies, hopes of continuing to strengthen those relationships that we have. For more information on exercise Don Blitz 2015, click the link in the video description. Remember, you can catch up on everything else going on around the Corps by logging on to our official social media sites. Thanks for watching everyone, and we'll see you next Friday. Right here on the Corps Report.