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Caption:
Oahu, Hawaii (June 11, 1996) -- A Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC)
departs from Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Station, Hawaii, for USS
Cleveland (LPD 07), an Amphibious Transport Dock ship, during RIMPAC
Ô96. The LCAC, augmented to 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit from
Camp Pendleton, Ca., was used to transport Marines and civilians from a
fictitious U.S. embassy under siege by anti-American demonstrators
during a simulated Noncombatant Evacuation Operation. The NEO
exercise is designed to give Marines training in evacuation of
civilians from hostile foreign environments. Official U.S. Navy photo
by PhotographerÕs Mate First Class (AW/NAC) John Guzman.
(RELEASED)
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