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Caption:

Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait (Mar. 5, 2005) -- A Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) assigned to Assault Craft Unit Five (ACU-5), safely disembarks the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) destined for a Kuwait Naval Base (KNB). Harpers Ferry is part of Expeditionary Strike Group Three (ESG-3) and is currently deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Richard J. Brunson  (RELEASED)

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Photo description

Photo Date
March 5, 2005
Photographer
Photographer's Mate 1st Class Richard J. Brunson
Caption Writer
Director, NVNS
Copyright Status
Public domain / free use
Service Branch
US Navy
Primary Equipment
LSD 49
Other Visible Equipment
LCAC
Plane Number
Not available
Base
Not available
Tail Code
Not available
Squadron
Not available
Comments/Notes
LCAC departing the well deck