Caption:
Washington, D.C. (Aug. 11, 2004) - Marines of the Chemical Biological
Incident Response Force (CBIRF) from Naval Support Activity Indian
Head, Md., use a naval Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) vessel to
validate various ingress and egress water routes along the Potomac and
Anacostia rivers in Washington, D.C. The hovercraft, commonly
referred to as LCAC, is nearly 90 feet long, can lift more than 60 tons
of cargo and is capable of speeds in excess of 40 knots. U.S. Navy
photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Corey Lewis (RELEASED)
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