 The experimental problem used for the training involved a landing attack by the Fleet Marine Force embarked on Navy vessels moving from ship to shore in ship's boats and cutters.The Training Squadron consisted of the battleships "Arkansas", "Wyoming", and a destroyer squadron.In December 1934, a conference between Brigadier General C. H. Lyman of the Fleet Marine Force and Admiral C. S. Freeman was held aboard the flagship "Trenton" at St. Petersburg.