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An AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicle from 2nd Plt., Co. A, 2nd Assault Amphibian Bn., drives onto the beach as equipment is unloaded from the utility landing craft LCU-1663 in the background. The 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade's (4th MEB's) ground units are coming ashore at Onslow Beach after disembarking from the amphibious ships on which they were deployed in the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

An AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicle from 2nd Plt., Co. A, 2nd Assault Amphibian Bn., drives out of the surf as equipment is unloaded from the utility landing craft LCU-1663 in the background. The 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade's (4th MEB's) ground units are coming ashore at Onslow Beach after disembarking from the amphibious ships on which they were deployed in the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Several AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicles from 2nd Plt., Co. A, 2nd Assault Amphibian Bn., form a line on the beach as equipment is unloaded from the utility landing craft LCU-1663 in the background. The 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade's (4th MEB's) ground units are coming ashore at Onslow Beach after disembarking from the amphibious ships on which they were deployed in the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Several AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicles from 2nd Plt., Co. A, 2nd Assault Amphibian Bn., drive into the surf around a stalled vehicle as they head inland. The 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade's (4th MEB's) ground units are coming ashore at Onslow Beach after disembarking from the amphibious ships on which they were deployed in the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Flags fly from an AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicles from 2nd Plt., Co. A, 2nd Assault Amphibian Bn., as it drives into the surf and on the beach. The 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade's (4th MEB's) ground units are coming ashore at Onslow Beach after disembarking from the amphibious ships on which they were deployed in the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

An M-88A1 armored recovery vehicle assists a stalled M-60A1 tank from Company A, 2nd Tank Battalion, as several AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicles from 2nd Plt., Co. A, 2nd Assault Amphibian Bn., drive around them. The 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade's (4th MEB 's) ground units are coming ashore at Onslow Beach after disembarking from the amphibious ships on which they were deployed in the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Marines from Company A, 2nd Amphibian Assault Vehicle Bn., 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, disembark from LCU-1659, from the amphibious assault ship USS NASSAU (LHA-4), driving an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) off the ramp during an amphibious beach assault exercise in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield

US Marine Corps (USMC) 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) AAV7A1s (Assault Amphibian Vehicle) maneuver into position to enter the well deck of an amphibious assault ship currently conducting Maritime Security Operations in the Persian Gulf. The AAV7A1s are armored assault amphibious full-tracked landing vehicles. The vehicles carry troops in water operations from ship to shore, through rough water and surf zone. They also carry troops to inland objectives after going ashore

Overhead view of a US Marine Corps (USMC) 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) AAV7A1 (Assault Amphibian Vehicle) as it maneuvers into position to enter the well deck of an amphibious assault ship currently conducting Maritime Security Operations in the Persian Gulf. The AAV7A1 is an armored assault amphibious full-tracked landing vehicle. The vehicle carries troops in water operations from ship to shore, through rough water and surf zone. It also carries troops to inland objectives after going ashore

Two AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicles from 2nd Plt., Co. A, 2nd Assault Amphibian Bn., drives onto the beach as equipment is unloaded from the utility landing craft LCU-1663 in the background. The 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade's (4th MEB's) ground units are coming ashore at Onslow Beach after disembarking from the amphibious ships on which they were deployed in the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

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Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM

Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune

State: North Carolina (NC)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: JO3 Monica Miles

Release Status: Released to Public

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01/04/1991
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