The soldiers conducted readiness processing and training at Camp Roberts.
Thirteen of the ships carried 94 officers and 1,410 soldiers to conduct the siege.
The garrison then sends soldiers to conduct the inspection under the scrutiny of customs officers.
The sheriff's department had not been told that the soldiers were conducting training exercises, Army officials said.
American soldiers conducted an operation along Afghanistan s border with Pakistan last month.
On order, prepare individual soldiers to deploy and conduct full-spectrum operations.
Other soldiers wrote letters home on Senate stationery and conducted raucous mock sessions.
The Japanese soldiers conducted a further four-day operation, killing about 200 more people to stem increasing guerrilla activities.
Several soldiers were conducting a variety of small rituals, some rubbing their amulets or breathing on them.
Then the soldiers conducted a thorough and rough body search.