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An aerial port bow view of utility landing craft during a practice landing at the Silver Strand area of North Island. The LCUs are attached to Assault Craft Unit One

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An air-cushion landing craft (LCAC) move away from the dock landing ship USS ASHLAND (LSD-48)

A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) departs the USS

An aerial port bow view of the tank landing ship USS FREDERICK (LST 1184) underway

An aerial port bow view of the tank landing ship USS FREDERICK (LST-1184) underway

A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) vehicle circles the port quarter of the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD-48) during fleet operations off the coast of southern California

Air cushion landing craft LCAC-11 moves backwards through the water

An air-cushion landing craft (LCAC) passes astern of the dock landing ship USS ASHLAND (LSD-48)

An aerial port bow view of the tank landing ship USS TUSCALOOSA (LST 1187) underway

A trio of air cushion landing craft (LCAC)s whip up spray as they approach the beach

Three air cushion landing craft (LCAC)s move toward the shore past the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181)

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Nab, Little Creek

State: Virginia (VA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: Unknown

Release Status: Released to Public

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01/11/1988
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With Mount Suribachi in the background, the tank landing ship USS SAN BERNARDINO (LST-1189) approaches the Iwo Jima beach where Marines of 50 years ago fought a fierce battle to gain control of this small island. The ship is demonstrating an amphibious landing for attendees of the memorial service commemorating the 50th anniversary of the battle for Iwo Jima

A port quarter view of the tank landing ship USS FAIRFAX COUNTY (LST-1193) on the Potomac River arriving at Alexandria, VA for a port visit to the ship's namesake, Fairfax County. This is the last visit before the ship is transferred to the Australian Navy later this month

A combined US and Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) task group steams in formation at the close of the at-sea portion of the Singapore phase of COOPERATION AFLOAT READINESS AND TRAINING (CARAT). The task group consists of (from left to right): US Navy (USN) Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS RUSSELL (DDG 59); USN Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship USS FORT McHENRY (LSD 43); Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) Lurssen FPB 45 Class Fast Attack Craft Missile RSS SEA WOLF; RSN Landing Ship Tank (LST) RSS RESOLUTION; USN Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS McCAMPBELL (DDG 85); RSN Victory Class Corvette RSS VICTORY; RSN Fearless Class Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)...

A vehicle and personnel landing craft (LCVP) from the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST-1181) lies tied up with other craft alongside a floating causeway at Onslow Beach during the joint services exercise Solid Shield '89

A stern view of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) underway

Crew members from the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) help local residents paint the interior of a hospital during a community relations project. The SUMTER is visiting the city during a six-month West African training cruise

The lead Soviet Naval Infantry PT-76 amphibious tanks fires its 76 mm cannon as it heads a column of other tanks from the bow of a Ropucha class tank landing ship during a naval demonstration for the officers and crew of two visiting US Navy ships

Crew members stand on the deck of the tank landing ship USS MANITOWOC (LST-1180) as they prepare to deploy to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield

A silhouetted view of a South Korean tank landing ship and South Korean Marines on the beach during the joint US/South Korean Exercise TEAM SPIRIT'88

The air cushion landing craft LCAC-7, its deck loaded with vehicles, waits on the beach during exercise Ocean Venture '88

Off-duty sailors and Marines congregate on the weather decks aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181). The Sumter is on station off the coast of Liberia for Operation Sharp Edge

Members of a repair party get a lesson in first aid techniques during a general quarters drill aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181). The SUMTER is transiting the Atlantic Ocean on a West African training cruise

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