PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 20, 2017) Landing Craft, Air Cushion
Summary
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 20, 2017) Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 31, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, enters the well deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) behind LCAC 74 during Dawn Blitz 2017. Dawn Blitz is a scenario-driven exercise designed to train and integrate Navy and Marine Corps units by providing a robust training environment where forces plan and execute an amphibious assault, engage in live-fire events, and establish expeditionary advanced bases in a land and maritime threat environment to improve naval amphibious core competencies. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Sabyn Marrs).
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Date
20/10/2017
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Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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