Caption:
OKINAWA, Japan (Dec. 1, 2008) -- Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 21,
assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD
49), approaches a U.S. bombing range off the coast of Okinawa to
deliver Seabees and heavy equipment from Naval Mobile Construction
Battalion (NMCB) 133. The Seabees are constructing a mock landing strip
for U.S. pilots to use for bombing practice and an access road for an
Air Force explosive ordnance disposal team. NMCB-133 is on a
seven-month deployment to Okinawa. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass
Communication Specialist Ryan C. Delcore/Released)
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