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Caption:
Biloxi, Miss. (Sept. 6, 2005) -- A U.S. Marine Corps 7-ton truck is
offloaded from a U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) on a beach
near Biloxi, Miss., in support of Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. The
Marines are using multipurpose utility trucks, forklifts and front-end
loaders to clean Hurricane Katrina debris out of the Biloxi streets.
The LCAC is assigned to Assault Craft Unit Four (ACU-4), currently
embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The
Navy and Marine Corps's involvement in the Hurricane Katrina
humanitarian assistance operations is led by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the Department of
Defense. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Photographer's Mate Thomas
Coffelt (RELEASED)
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