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Caption:

CORAL SEA (July 2, 2007) -- A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) prepares to enter the well deck of dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) while carrying supplies and cargo from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. Tortuga serves under Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 7/Task Force 76, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed amphibious force. ESG 7/Task Force 76 is headquartered at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, with an operating detachment in Sasebo, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brandon Myrick (RELEASED)

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Photo description

Photo Date
July 2, 2007
Photographer
Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brandon Myrick
Caption Writer
LT Christopher Bishop, Deputy Director, NVNS
Copyright Status
Public domain / free use
Service Branch
US Navy
Primary Equipment
LSD 46
Other Visible Equipment
LCAC
Plane Number
Not available
Base
Not available
Tail Code
Not available
Squadron
Not available
Comments/Notes
LCAC approaching the ship from astern