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Caption:
SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 13, 2009) -- Armed Forces of the Philippines
Marines wait on a landing craft utility from Assault Craft Unit One
(ACU-1) before embarking the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga
(LSD 46). ACU-1 combined efforts with the forward-deployed amphibious
assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) to transfer the marines from the beach
to Tortuga to participate in Balikatan 2009. Essex has been invited by
the Republic of the Philippines to participate in Balikatan, an annual
combined, joint-bilateral exercise involving U.S. Military and Armed
Forces of the Philippines personnel as well as subject matter experts
from Philippine Civil Defense Agencies. U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communication Specialist 2nd Class Greg Johnson (Released)
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