ˈæftɚ tˈuː dˈeɪz ʌv pjˈuːnᵻtˌɪv ˈɛɹ stɹˈaɪks baɪ ðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. θˈɜːtiːnθ ˈɛɹ fˈoːɹs ænd ɐ fˈɪɹs nˈeɪvəl bəmbˈɑːɹdmənt baɪ sˈɛvənθ flˈiːt wˈɔːɹʃɪps ˈɔfʃoːɹ, ðə fˈɜːst ɐsˈɔlt wˈeɪv fɹʌmðə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪksθ ɹˌɛdʒɪmˈɛntəl kˈɑːmbæt tˈiːm bɪɡˈæn mˈuːvɪŋ ɐʃˈoːɹ æt pwˈɛɹɾoʊ pɹˈɪnssə ɔnðə mˈɔːɹnɪŋ ʌv twˈɛnti ˈeɪt fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi, ˌʌndɚ ðɪ ˈaɪz ʌv dʒˈɛn. ˈaɪkɪlbˌɜːɡɚ, hˌuː wˈɑːtʃt fɹʌm ɐ bˈiː sˈɛvəntˌiːn hˈɛvi bˈɑːmɚ flˈaɪɪŋ ˌoʊvɚhˈɛd.
After two days of punitive air strikes by the U.S. 13th Air Force and a fierce naval bombardment by 7th Fleet warships offshore, the first assault wave from the 186th Regimental Combat Team began moving ashore at Puerto Princesa on the morning of 28 February, under the eyes of Gen. Eichelberger, who watched from a B-17 heavy bomber flying overhead.