180703-N-XK809-118 PACIFIC OCEAN, (July 3, 2018) Landing
180703-N-XK809-118 PACIFIC OCEAN, (July 3, 2018) Landing craft air cushion (LCAC) 58, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, approaches the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6... More
A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment
A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment contacts the combat operations center for orders during an amphibious assault while participating in Steel Knight 20 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Ca... More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 28, 2017) Hospital Corpsman 2nd
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 28, 2017) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Andrew Kim administers a vaccination to a patient in the medical ward of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) dur... More
A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment
A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment runs with his fireteam to another building for cover during an amphibious assault while participating in Steel Knight 20 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton... More
U.S. Marine Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement is
U.S. Marine Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement is loaded onto U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) vehicle from Assault Craft Unit 5 on Red Beach as part of a loading exercise along side Combat Logisti... More
Corporal Travis Chase, a cyber network operator with
Corporal Travis Chase, a cyber network operator with 9th Communication Battalion Detachment, 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade, speaks to distinguished visitors during joint exercise Pacific Horizon 2015. PH15 i... More
190213-M-QS181-0064 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 13, 2019) U.S.
190213-M-QS181-0064 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 13, 2019) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), load an M777 towed 155 mm howitzer onto a lan... More
U.S. Marines and Sailors, on landing craft air cushioned
U.S. Marines and Sailors, on landing craft air cushioned vessels assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, offload personnel and equipment at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 5, 2015, during Exercise Daw... More
MV-22B Ospreys assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor
MV-22B Ospreys assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing participate in Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 5, 2015. Dawn Blitz is a mul... More
USS John P. Murtha Assets and Capabilities
190331-N-NB544-1001 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 31, 2019) Assets and capabilities of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport docking ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26). (U.S. Navy graphic by Mass Communication Specia... More
160718-N-RC734-559 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2016) -
160718-N-RC734-559 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2016) - A Royal Australian Navy MRH-90 Taipan approaches the flight deck as a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC), assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, approaches the ... More
A Millenia Military Vehicle (MMV), assigned to Combat
A Millenia Military Vehicle (MMV), assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 3, offloads equipment from Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 52, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, during an equipment transfer bet... More
160718-N-RC734-553 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2016) -
160718-N-RC734-553 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2016) - A Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC), assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, approaches the well deck of amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) d... More
190316-N-NB544-1054 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 16, 2019)
190316-N-NB544-1054 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 16, 2019) Landing craft air cushion 58 assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, approaches the well deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS John ... More
190522-N-NB544-1322 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 22, 2019) Sailors
190522-N-NB544-1322 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 22, 2019) Sailors assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 maneuver landing craft air cushion (LCAC) 57 into the well deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock... More
Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit disembark
Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit disembark Landing Craft Air Cushion 76 onto the beach on the west side of San Clemente Island, Calif. LCAC-76 is assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 embarked aboard ... More
Colonel Phillip N. Frietze, Commanding Officer, Headquarters
Colonel Phillip N. Frietze, Commanding Officer, Headquarters Regiment, 1st Marine Logistics Group, speaks with Marines of Combat Logistics Battalion 11, Headquarters Regiment, 1st Marine Logistics Group, during... More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 27, 2017) Landing craft, air cushion
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 27, 2017) Landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 sit in the well deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) during ... More
Japanese Ground Self Defense Force soldiers load a
Japanese Ground Self Defense Force soldiers load a landing craft air cushion during Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., on Sept. 5, 2015. Dawn Blitz is a multinational training... More
U.S. Marine Light Armored Vehicles (LAV-25) with 3rd
U.S. Marine Light Armored Vehicles (LAV-25) with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division disembark from U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) vehicles from Assault Craft Unit 5 on... More
U.S. Marines and Sailors, on landing craft air cushioned
U.S. Marines and Sailors, on landing craft air cushioned vessels assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, offload personnel and equipment at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 5, 2015, during Exercise Daw... More
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment and 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division participate in Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept... More
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment and 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division participate in Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept... More
160419-N-GV721-054 GULF OF ADEN (April 19, 2016) Boatswain’s
160419-N-GV721-054 GULF OF ADEN (April 19, 2016) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Pierre Humphries directs the steering of a disabled high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV), assigned to Battalion Landing ... More
A Navy volunteer from Assault Craft Unit-5 (ACU-5) is being prepared a...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373 and Sailors with Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, unload vehicles on San Clemente Island from landing craft air, cushion in support of Exercise Summer Fury 2018, ... More
190909-N-NB544-1161 AQABA, Jordan (Sep. 9, 2019) Seaman
190909-N-NB544-1161 AQABA, Jordan (Sep. 9, 2019) Seaman Brenda Perez, assigned to Beach Master Unit 1, signals to the Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 58 pilot, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 during LCAC ope... More
U.S. Marine Light Armored Vehicles (LAV-25) with 3rd
U.S. Marine Light Armored Vehicles (LAV-25) with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division disembark from U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) vehicles from Assault Craft Unit 5 on... More
180910-N-YJ378-0041 GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 10, 2018) Assault
180910-N-YJ378-0041 GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 10, 2018) Assault amphibious vehicles (AAV) attached to Battalion Landing Team 3/1 Kilo Company AAV Platoon, prepare to enter the well deck of San Antonio-class amphibiou... More
A landing craft air cushion assigned to Assault Craft
A landing craft air cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 lands at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 5, 2015, during Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015. Dawn Blitz is a multinational training exercise d... More
Landing Craft, Air Cushion 81 (LCAC-81), from Assault Unit Craft Five ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Landing Craft, Air Cushion 81 (LCAC-81), from Assault Unit Craft Five (ACU-5), US Fleet Activities, Sasebo, Japan, glides onto ... More
A Navy volunteer from Assault Craft Unit-5 (ACU-5) is being prepared a...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More
A US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC), assigned to Assault ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACU-5 Scene Camera Op... More
160730-N-RC734-003 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 30, 2016) -
160730-N-RC734-003 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 30, 2016) - Landing Craft, Air Cushion 44, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU 5), carrying U.S Marines and their equipment, waits to depart the well deck of amphibious tr... More
191010-N-NB544-1111 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 10, 2019)
191010-N-NB544-1111 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 10, 2019) U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Lydia Gutierrez, from Dillon, Mont., assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, conducts a fresh water wash down of Landing Craft,... More
A Marine with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment,
A Marine with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), climbs up the USS San Diego on a caving ladder as part of an approach, hook and climb exercise conducted during Certifica... More
191018-N-NB544-1143 U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY
191018-N-NB544-1143 U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Oct. 18, 2019) U.S. Navy Hull Maintenance Technician Fireman Camryn Currier, from Gilbert, Ariz., assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, secures a Marine tr... More
A landing craft air cushion assigned to Assault Craft
A landing craft air cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 approaches the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock. Comstock is underway supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperat... More
U.S. Marine Light Armored Vehicles (LAV-25) with 3rd
U.S. Marine Light Armored Vehicles (LAV-25) with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division disembark from U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) vehicles from Assault Craft Unit 5 on... More
190918-N-RY670-0017 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 18, 2019)
190918-N-RY670-0017 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 18, 2019) – Chief Engineman David Watson, attached to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, watches as Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Electrician) 3rd Class Alexander Zook, attac... More
210120-M-QM580-1079 INDIAN OCEAN (Jan. 20, 2021) –
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Japanese Ground Self Defense Force soldiers load a
Japanese Ground Self Defense Force soldiers load a landing craft air cushion vessel during Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. on Sept. 5, 2015. Dawn Blitz is a multinational tr... More
A high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle drives
A high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle drives down a ramp of a landing craft air cushion (LCAC) assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations,... More
171206-N-OW019-144 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 20, 2017) U.S. Marine Sgt. Devin
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 20, 2017) U.S. Marine Sgt. Devin Birk, assigned to 5th Battalion, 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB), guides ammo onto a carrier during an ammo on-load in the truck tunnel of the San Ant... More
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 1, 1st
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group offload an M1150 assault breacher vehicle from a U.S. Navy landing craft air cushion during an amphibious assault while participating i... More
190918-N-RY670-0020 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 18, 2019)
190918-N-RY670-0020 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 18, 2019) – Aviation Electronics Technician 1st Class Christopher Henson, attached to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, operates a landing craft air cushion (LCAC) during Arct... More
Marines with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment, 11th
Marines with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and sailors with Assault Craft Unit 5, are transported in rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) as part of a visit board search and seiz... More
Landing craft air cushions with Assault Craft Unit
Landing craft air cushions with Assault Craft Unit 5, land at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., on Sept. 5, 2015 during Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015. Dawn Blitz is a multinational training exercise designed... More
LCAC operations - US Navy Photo
Senior Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Teresa Foster directs the approach of a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) toward the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is the flagship for the Boxer Amphibious Re... More
A U.S. Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams tank embarks the USNS
A U.S. Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams tank embarks the USNS John Glenn to be washed down during exercise Pacific Horizon, July 17, 2017. Pacific Horizon 2017 is a Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) exercise designed... More
191018-N-NB544-1037 U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY
191018-N-NB544-1037 U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Oct. 18, 2019) U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Lydia Gutierrez, from Dillon, Mont., assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, directs a U.S. Marine, assig... More
Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, run
Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, run along the beach to secure the overlooking bluffs after landing at the beach during the Marine Corps Combat Readiness Exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendl... More
A landing craft air cushion assigned to Assault Craft
A landing craft air cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 lands at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 5, 2015, during Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015. Dawn Blitz is a multinational training exercise d... More
U.S. Navy Sailor Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Frierson,
U.S. Navy Sailor Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Frierson, information systems technician, Beach Master Unit 1, Naval Beach Group 1, guides the operators of a Landing Craft Air Cushion during Pacific Blitz 19 at ... More
A landing craft air cushion assigned to Assault Craft
A landing craft air cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, Detachment Western Pacific, prepares to enter the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex. Essex is the lead ship of the... More
Rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) carrying Marines with
Rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) carrying Marines with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and sailors with Assault Craft Unit 5, USS San Diego, trail the cargo vessel ATLS as part... More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 27, 2017) A landing craft, air
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 27, 2017) A landing craft, air cushion (LCAC), assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, departs the well deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) du... More
210120-M-QM580-1063 INDIAN OCEAN (Jan. 20, 2021) –
210120-M-QM580-1063 INDIAN OCEAN (Jan. 20, 2021) – U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion 79 assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 and embarked U.S. Marines with Combined Anti-Armor Team 2, Battalion Landing Team 1/4,... More
Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 32, assigned to Assault
Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 32, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, prepares to enter the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submari... More
U.S. Marine Light Armored Vehicles (LAV-25) with 3rd
U.S. Marine Light Armored Vehicles (LAV-25) with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division disembark from U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) vehicles from Assault Craft Unit 5 on... More
171205-N-OW019-102 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS
171205-N-OW019-102 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Dec. 5, 2017) Sailors assigned to the deck department aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) observe equipment as it is back load... More
190219-M-ET529-0019 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 19, 2019) A
190219-M-ET529-0019 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 19, 2019) A landing craft, air cushion with Amphibious Craft Unit 5 prepares to launch from the well deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS John... More
Lance Cpl. Ernest E. Taylor, assault amphibious vehicle
Lance Cpl. Ernest E. Taylor, assault amphibious vehicle crew chief, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, and a 21-year-old native of Brockton, Mass., recently completed the weeklong Marine Corps Combat Readiness E... More
200806-N-SS350-1035 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 6, 2020) Landing
200806-N-SS350-1035 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 6, 2020) Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 52, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU 5), departs the well deck aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS ... More
170921-N-BK384-152 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 21, 2017)
170921-N-BK384-152 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 21, 2017) Sailors assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, play basketball in the well deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) S... More
Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Pilar Labra assigned to
Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Pilar Labra assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, guides a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle into a parking area on a landing craft air cushion during Rim of the Pacific (R... More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 26, 2017) Chief Quartermaster Robert
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 26, 2017) Chief Quartermaster Robert Dressler, from Temecula Calif., left, and Quartermaster 2nd Class Brandon Sassone, from Plainview, N.Y., shoot the moon line and sun line on the bridge w... More
U.S. Marines and Sailors, on a landing craft air cushioned
U.S. Marines and Sailors, on a landing craft air cushioned assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, prepare to offload equipment at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 5, 2015, during Exercise Dawn Blitz 2... More
U.S. Marines and Sailors, on a landing craft air cushioned
U.S. Marines and Sailors, on a landing craft air cushioned assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, prepare to offload equipment at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 5, 2015, during Exercise Dawn Blitz 2... More
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment and 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division participate in Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept... More
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment and 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division participate in Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept... More
160419-N-GV721-041 GULF OF ADEN (April 19, 2016) Boatswain’s
160419-N-GV721-041 GULF OF ADEN (April 19, 2016) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Isaiah Brown directs the recovery winch operator to pull a disabled high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV), assigned to Ba... More
BELLOWS AIR FORCE STATION, Hawaii (July 14, 2017)
BELLOWS AIR FORCE STATION, Hawaii (July 14, 2017) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Talgat Marks, a native of Danville, Pennsylvania, assigned to the Assault Craft Unit 5 aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS ... More
171120-N-OW019-025 U.S 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS
171120-N-OW019-025 U.S 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Nov. 20, 2017) A landing craft, air cushion, operated by Sailors of Assault Craft Unit 5, transits alongside the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbo... More
US Marine First Lieutenant Jonathon Kehr (Right), Landing Support Deta...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Marine First Lieutenant Jonathon Kehr (Right), Landing Support Detachment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Okinawa, Japan, d... More
An Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) from Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5) load...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Uss Peleliu (LHA 5) Scene Major Command Shown: ACU-5 Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Michael D. Degner, USN Re... More
Woodbridge native, U.S. Marine operates amphibious assault vehicle dur...
Lance Cpl. Alexander M. Omar, amphibious assault vehicle crewman, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, and a 28-year-old native of Woodbridge, Va., recently completed the weeklong Marine Corps Combat Readiness Exer... More
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Dec. 17, 2017) A
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Dec. 17, 2017) A landing craft, air cushion (LCAC), attached to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) ... More
Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Robert Pucel, from Beachmaster
Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Robert Pucel, from Beachmaster Unit (BMU) 1, signals Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 58, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, to hold it's position after landing during an equipme... More
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373 and Sailors with Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 offload vehicles from a landing craft, air cushion in support of Exercise Summer Fury 2018, on San Clemente Islan... More
U.S. Marines and members of the Japanese Ground Self
U.S. Marines and members of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force offload a landing craft air cushion during Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. on Sept. 5, 2015. A landing cr... More
180712-N-XK809-1050 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII , (July
180712-N-XK809-1050 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII , (July 12, 2018) Engineman 3rd Class Yanet Carrillo, left, from Port Arthur, Texas, and Chief Boatswain’s Mate Chad Nevis, from Stockton, Calif., both assigned to ... More
160710-N-YR245-272 ARABIAN GULF (July 10, 2016) A landing
160710-N-YR245-272 ARABIAN GULF (July 10, 2016) A landing craft, air cushion, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, prepares to enter the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is t... More
180712-N-XK809-1152 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII , (July
180712-N-XK809-1152 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII , (July 12, 2018) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Rachel Johnson, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, directs vehicles onto landing craft air cushion (LCAC) 57 in su... More
U.S. Marine Light Armored Vehicles (LAV-25) with 3rd
U.S. Marine Light Armored Vehicles (LAV-25) with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division disembark from U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) vehicles from Assault Craft Unit 5 on... More
Japanese Ground Self Defense Force soldiers load a
Japanese Ground Self Defense Force soldiers load a landing craft air cushion during Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. on Sept. 5, 2015. Dawn Blitz is a multinational training ... More
An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor
An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing participates in Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 5, 2015. Dawn Blitz is a m... More
160416-N-GV721-086 GULF OF ADEN (April 16, 2016) A
160416-N-GV721-086 GULF OF ADEN (April 16, 2016) A landing craft, air cushion (LCAC), assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, departs amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is the flagship for the Bo... More
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 14, 2017) A landing craft, air
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 14, 2017) A landing craft, air cushion, assigned to the Assault Craft Unit 5 aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) exits the well deck off the coast of Hawaii duri... More
171021-N-UD930-642 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 21, 2017)
171021-N-UD930-642 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 21, 2017) A landing craft, air cushion, attached to Assault Craft Unit 5, exits the well deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LP... More
180726-N-HK946-1031 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM,
180726-N-HK946-1031 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 26, 2018) A Landing Craft Air Cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 launches from the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonho... More
More than 1,200 participants prepare to attack 55-degree
More than 1,200 participants prepare to attack 55-degree ocean temperatures during the 2011 Sprint Triathlon, Aug. 6. The Sprint Triathlon occurs annually as part of the Marine Special Operations Command’s Hard... More
180712-N-XK809-1002 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII , (July
180712-N-XK809-1002 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII , (July 12, 2018) Equipment is offloaded from landing craft air cushion (LCAC) 58, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, during ship-to-shore operations between t... More
190909-N-NB544-1829 AQABA, Jordan (Sep. 9, 2019) A
190909-N-NB544-1829 AQABA, Jordan (Sep. 9, 2019) A landing craft, air cushion, attached to Assault Craft Unit 5, sits on the beach as the amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) transits the ... More
Corporal Travis Chase, a cyber network operator with
Corporal Travis Chase, a cyber network operator with 9th Communication Battalion Detachment, 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade, speaks to distinguished visitors during joint exercise Pacific Horizon 2015. PH15 i... More
Marines with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment, 11th
Marines with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and sailors with Assault Craft Unit 5, are transported in the water in rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) as part of a visit board se... More
160710-N-YR245-009 ARABIAN GULF (July 10, 2016) Chief
160710-N-YR245-009 ARABIAN GULF (July 10, 2016) Chief Hull Maintenance Technician James Fitzgerald clears the starboard side from the control cabin of a landing craft, air cushion, assigned to Assault Craft Uni... More
190528-N-NB544-1167 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 28, 2019) Seaman
190528-N-NB544-1167 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 28, 2019) Seaman Juan Rivera, from El Paso, Texas, signals to a pilot of a landing craft air cushion (LCAC), assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, as it enters the well ... More
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment,
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, offload a landing craft air cushion during Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. on Sept. 5, 2015. Dawn Blitz is a multinatio... More