Eighty years ago today, June 6, 1944, 132,500 Allied forces stormed ashore on France’s Normandy coast to begin the final liberation of Europe from Nazi rule. Beachmaster Unit (BMU) 1 held a...

Beachmaster Unit One, (BMU-1) is a United States Navy amphibious beach party unit based at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado in Coronado, California. BMU-1 is the sister unit of Beachmaster Unit Two located in Norfolk, Virginia.

All current and former Beachmasters, friends and family are welcome to come celebrate with us. Bring your appetites, best sea stories and your wallets (to stock up on BMU-1 swag) and join us on Friday, 12 July at Turner Field onboard Navy Amphibious Base Coronado. Kick off time is 1100. Need more info? DM us! #bmu75 #navy#coronado#picnic# ...

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The mission of BMU One is to support the landing movement over the beaches of troops, equipment and supplies, and to facilitate the evacuation of casualties and prisoners of war.

2012年12月16日 · In July, 1947, a new command came into being next door to ACS-1: "Boat Unit ONE", a small craft command specializing in the smaller Landing Craft Mechanized (LCMH3), and Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP). With the outbreak of hostilities in Korea in July of 1950, both commands began building to full strength.

In July 1948, the Chief of Naval Operations ordered the commissioning of the Beachmaster Unit as a separate command with designation as Beachmaster Unit ONE (BMU-1). BMU-1 was commissioned at...