 Force reconnaissance marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit receive a tour of the U.S. Naval Transport Ship, Dahl, in preparation for upcoming training in vessel, board, search and seizure operations. The purpose of the tour is to orientate the marines with the differences between civilian vessels, and the naval ships the marines are used to training on. The naval ships we use are actually oriented differently. They're set up as warships, which gives them a slightly different orientation than to the civilian transport ships. However, most of the operations that we do happen aboard merchant ships, which are not military vessels. The tour focused on key areas of the ship, like the engine room, steering controls, fire control systems, and the bridge. Marine Sergeant Paul Robbins, Jr., White Beach, Oakland.