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A landing craft, vehicle and personnel (LCVP) from the tank landing ship USS CAROLINE COUNTY (LST 525) underway on the Cua Viet River. In the background is utility landing craft 1498 (LCU 1498) and a mechanized landing craft 8 (LCM 8)

A landing craft, vehicle and personnel (LCVP) from the tank landing sh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Viet Nam (VNM) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Kenneth L. Fuller Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An M-60A1 tank is driven to the staging area after unloading from an LCM-8 mechanized landing craft (LCM-8). The 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, is undergoing cold weather training

An M-60A1 tank is driven to the staging area after unloading from an L...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Norway (NOR) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Stout Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Marine backs a forklift onto a mechanized landing craft (LCM-8) prior to the 31st Marine Amphibious Unit's participation in Kangaroo 4 (1981)

A Marine backs a forklift onto a mechanized landing craft (LCM-8) prio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Taylor Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Beachmasters direct the unloading of an LCM 6 mechanized landing craft during the NATO amphibious exercise NORTHERN WEDDING '86. Overhead are three CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters

Beachmasters direct the unloading of an LCM 6 mechanized landing craft...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING '86 Country: Norway (NOR) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

A sailor in a LARC 5 amphibious cargo vehicle approaches a beach where two LCM 8 mechanized landing craft from Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU 2) are being unloaded during the NATO amphibious exercise NORTHERN WEDDING '86

A sailor in a LARC 5 amphibious cargo vehicle approaches a beach where...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING '86 Country: Norway (NOR) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

An LCM 6 mechanized landing craft backs out of the docking well of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2)

An LCM 6 mechanized landing craft backs out of the docking well of the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Marines disembark from an LCM 8 mechanized landing craft during an amphibious demonstration for the 14th Annual Inter-American Naval Conference.  The dock landing ship USS PENSACOLA (LSD 38) and other landing craft are in the background

Marines disembark from an LCM 8 mechanized landing craft during an amp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Wilson, USN Release Stat... More

A mechanized landing craft (LCM) and other small craft are anchored at a dock lined with hoses and oil containment equipment. The vessels and equipment are being used in efforts to combat the massive oil spill which occurred when the commercial tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground while transiting the waters of Prince William Sound on March 24th

A mechanized landing craft (LCM) and other small craft are anchored at...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Poche Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A soldier standing near the bow of an Army LCM 8 mechanized landing craft signals to the coxswain as the craft nears the shore at Coco Solo, where soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Company B, Task Force 2-27, will conduct Operation DETROIT WHEELS, an Army readiness exercise

A soldier standing near the bow of an Army LCM 8 mechanized landing cr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DETROIT WHEELS Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Sw) J. Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

Two CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopters attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) fly over an LCM-8 mechanized landing craft during Operation Sharp Edge. Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) are being sent to the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, to augment security and evacuate U.S. and foreign nationals from the fighting between government and rebel forces

Two CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopters attached to Marine Medium Helicopt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters, left, and a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter, right, fly overhead as an AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicle, foreground, and a mechanized landing craft (LCM) assigned to the tank landing ship USS MANITOWOC (LST-1100) come ashore during an amphibious assault exercise. In the background, utility landing craft LCU-1653 brings Marines toward shore as an amphibious assault ship stands at anchor

CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters, left, and a CH-53 Sea Stallion heli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHC(Sw) Jeff Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

High angle view showing the US Navy (USN) OSPREY CLASS (MINEHUNTER COASTAL), USS RAVEN (MHC 61), being assisted by a US Navy Reserve (USNR), MECHANISED LANDING CRAFT: LCM 8 TYPE craft, assigned to Assault Craft Unit Two -27(ACU2-27), as it conducts mooring operations at Pratt Street Pier #4 in the inner harbor, Baltimore, Maryland (MD)

High angle view showing the US Navy (USN) OSPREY CLASS (MINEHUNTER COA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baltimore Harbor State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, CIV Release Status: Rele... More

US Navy (USN) Divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit Two (MDSU-2), Detachment Two, work together to thoroughly clean and sanitize a diver immediately after completing dive operations from a Mechanized Landing Craft (LCM) inside well deck of the Whidbey Island Class: Dock Landing Ship, USS TORTUGA (LSD 46), while the ship is ported in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), assisting with Hurricane Katrina relief operations. The USN is currently involved in Hurricane Katrina humanitarian assistance operations, led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the Department of Defense (DOD)

US Navy (USN) Divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit Two (M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE (JTF) KATRINA Base: USS Tortuga (LSD 46) State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scen... More

Marines stand by a 350-gallon-per-minute fuel pump while waiting for a fuel boat to arrive on the Cua Viet River. In the background is harbor utility craft 62 (YFU 62) and the hopper dredge "Hyde." A mechanized landing craft 8 (LCM 8) is visible on the right

Marines stand by a 350-gallon-per-minute fuel pump while waiting for a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Viet Nam (VNM) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Kenneth L. Fuller Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Marines from the Fourth Marine Amphibious Brigade direct an LCM-8 mechanized landing craft from the beach during Operation Ocean Venture '82

Marines from the Fourth Marine Amphibious Brigade direct an LCM-8 mech...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '82 Base: Vieques Island State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

Marines and sailors offload a 2 1/2-ton truck from a mechanized landing craft (LCM Mark 8) onto the beach during Operation KERNAL BLITZ

Marines and sailors offload a 2 1/2-ton truck from a mechanized landin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNAL BLITZ Base: Bellows Beach, Oahu State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL... More

An Mechanized Landing Craft (LCM 8) from Assault Craft Unit 2 approaches the beach carrying an M-60 main battle tank during the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR'85.  Overhead are two Soviet-made Mi-8 Hip helicopters

An Mechanized Landing Craft (LCM 8) from Assault Craft Unit 2 approach...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Alexandria Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lono Kollars Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

Egyptian marines exit from an Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU-2) LCM-8 mechanized landing craft during an amphibious assault in support of the multinational joint service exercise Bright Star '85

Egyptian marines exit from an Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU-2) LCM-8 mecha...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '85 Base: Alexandria Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: Sgm C.B. Simmons Release Status: Released to Pu... More

An LCM 6 mechanized landing craft exits from the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during NATO Exercise NORTHERN WEDDING '86. On the flight deck are CH-46 Sea Knight and CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters

An LCM 6 mechanized landing craft exits from the well deck of the amph...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING '86 Country: Norwegian Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Mussi Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

An M-60A1 tank is driven off an LCM-8 mechanized landing craft during exercise Ocean Venture '88

An M-60A1 tank is driven off an LCM-8 mechanized landing craft during ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

Marines come ashore from an LCM 8 mechanized landing craft during an amphibious demonstration for the 14th Annual Inter-American Naval Conference

Marines come ashore from an LCM 8 mechanized landing craft during an a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeffrey Loshaw, USN Rele... More

Two LCM-8 mechanized landing craft head for shore to pick up Marine Corps vehicles and equipment that will be loaded aboard amphibious ships and transported to South Korea for use in the combined South Korean/U.S. exercise Team Spirit '90. The amphibious cargo ship USS ST. LOUIS (LKA-116) is in the background

Two LCM-8 mechanized landing craft head for shore to pick up Marine Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '90 State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Joe Lancaster Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Two LCM-8 mechanized landing craft move toward the open well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during Operation Sharp Edge. Marines embarked aboard the SAIPAN are being sent to the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, to augment security and evacuate U.S. and foreign nationals from the fighting between government and rebel forces

Two LCM-8 mechanized landing craft move toward the open well deck of t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Coxswain BM2 Mark Brown drives the LCM-8 carrying passengers bound for the U.S. Naval Ship BUTTON at the Pohang Harbor in Pohang, South Korea during Foal Eagle '98, Oct. 10, 1998

Coxswain BM2 Mark Brown drives the LCM-8 carrying passengers bound for...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Pohang Harbor Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Renee' Sitler Releas... More

Citizen-Soldiers of the Puerto Rico National Guard

Citizen-Soldiers of the Puerto Rico National Guard

Citizen-Soldiers of the Puerto Rico National Guard assigned to the Landing Craft Detachment, 191st Regional Support Group, navigate aboard a Landing Craft Machine (LCM) to Vieques, Puerto Rico. Pvt. Giorgio Ron... More

An LCM-8 is launched from the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) during NATO exercise Display Determination '81

An LCM-8 is launched from the well deck of the amphibious assault ship...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DISPLAY DETERMINATION '81 Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Douglas Tesner Release Status: Released... More

Two LCM-8 mechanized landing craft each carry an M-60A1 tank of the 31st Marine Amphibious Unit (31st MAU) toward the beach during Exercise Kangaroo 4

Two LCM-8 mechanized landing craft each carry an M-60A1 tank of the 31...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KANGAROO 4 Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: C. Taylor Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

An M-60 main battle tank is off loaded onto a beach from a mechanized landing craft (LCM 8) during a Marine Corps training exercise

An M-60 main battle tank is off loaded onto a beach from a mechanized ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Dave Maclean Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Navy beachmaster directs a mechanized landing craft (LCM 804) onto Green Beach as the 31st Marine Amphibious Unit returns to Subic Bay Naval Station

A Navy beachmaster directs a mechanized landing craft (LCM 804) onto G...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Dave Maclean Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An aerial port beam view of the mechanized landing craft (LCM-890) attached to Assault Craft Unit One (ACU-1) during a practice landing at the Silver Strand area of North Island

An aerial port beam view of the mechanized landing craft (LCM-890) att...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Maclean Release Status: Released to Public C... More

A port quarter view of mechanized landing craft LCM-708 during a practice landing at the Silver Strand area of North Island. The LCM is attached to Assault Craft Unit One (ACU-1)

A port quarter view of mechanized landing craft LCM-708 during a pract...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Maclean Release Status: Released to Public C... More

An LCM-8 Mod-2 mechanized landing craft assistes the Utility Landing Craft 1649 (LCU 1649) dispense a fuel line hose between a tank landing ship at sea and a fuel farm on shore during Exercise Solid Shield '85

An LCM-8 Mod-2 mechanized landing craft assistes the Utility Landing C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT T.K. Burch Release... More

An LCM-8 Mod-1 mechanized landing craft of Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU-2) and the utility landing craft LCU-1653 land tanks at Onslow Beach during Exercise Solid Shield '85

An LCM-8 Mod-1 mechanized landing craft of Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU-2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '85 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc... More

An LCM-8 mechanized landing craft from Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU-2) lands on the beach carrying Egyptian marines during an amphibious assault in support of the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85

An LCM-8 mechanized landing craft from Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU-2) la...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Alexandria Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: Sgm C.B. Simmons Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

A port quarter view of an LCM 6 mechanized landing craft from the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) underway during NATO Exercise NORTHERN WEDDING 86

A port quarter view of an LCM 6 mechanized landing craft from the amph...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING 86 Base: North Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Release... More

The utility landing craft LCU 1643 and an LCM 6 mechanized landing craft bring soldiers ashore during an amphibious assault exercise. They are participating in NATO Exercise NORTHERN WEDDING '86

The utility landing craft LCU 1643 and an LCM 6 mechanized landing cra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING '86 State: North Atlantic Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Jeff Hilton Release Stat... More

An LCM 6 mechanized landing craft heads towards shore after exiting from the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during NATO Exercise NORTHERN WEDDING '86

An LCM 6 mechanized landing craft heads towards shore after exiting fr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING '86 Country: Norwegian Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Mussi Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

An LCM 8 mechanized landing craft approaches the beach during the amphibious assault portion of the joint US/South Korean Exercise TEAM SPIRIT 87

An LCM 8 mechanized landing craft approaches the beach during the amph...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT 87 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: PHCS Ron Bayles, USN Release Status: Released to Publi... More

An LCM 8 mechanized landing craft from Assault Craft Unit 2 and two LCM 6 mechanized landing craft prepare to take on equipment in the docking well of the amphibious assault ship USS NASSAU (LHA 4). The ship is participting in an amphibious refresher training exercise

An LCM 8 mechanized landing craft from Assault Craft Unit 2 and two LC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeff Deaugustine Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A light snow covers the weather decks of the Dock Landing Ship USS JUNEAU (LPD 10) and the LCM 6 Mechanized Landing Craft tied up beside it.  The JUNEAU and the landing craft are providing support for the military and civilian personnel who are working to clean up the oil spilled when the tanker EXXON VALDEZ ran aground in Prince William Sound on March 24

A light snow covers the weather decks of the Dock Landing Ship USS JUN...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Valdez State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

An LCM-8 mechanized landing craft is moored alongside the amphibious transport dock USS AUSTIN (LPD-4) to take on supplies and equipment. The material will be transferred ashore for use by Marines taking part in Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

An LCM-8 mechanized landing craft is moored alongside the amphibious t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Klein Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

An LCM-8 mechanized landing craft passes the guided missile frigate USS FORD (FFG-54) as the vessel stands in San Diego Bay. The FORD is one of the six U.S. Navy ships taking part in the Parade of Ships, part of San Diego's Accolades '91 celebration honoring local military units and installations

An LCM-8 mechanized landing craft passes the guided missile frigate US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ACCOLADES '91 Base: San Diego State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 R. J.... More

Seabees lower cargo on the LCM-8 bound for the U.S. Naval Ship BUTTON at the Pohang Harbor in Pohang, South Korea during Foal Eagle '98, Oct. 10, 1998

Seabees lower cargo on the LCM-8 bound for the U.S. Naval Ship BUTTON ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Pohang Harbor Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Renee' Sitler Releas... More

Seabees lower cargo on the LCM-8 bound for the U.S. Naval Ship BUTTON at the Pohang Harbor in Pohang, South Korea during Foal Eagle '98, Oct. 10, 1998

Seabees lower cargo on the LCM-8 bound for the U.S. Naval Ship BUTTON ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Pohang Harbor Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Renee' Sitler Releas... More

A Mark 8 mechanized landing craft (LCM), right, and a utility landing craft come ashore during Exercise SOLID SHIELD '83

A Mark 8 mechanized landing craft (LCM), right, and a utility landing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '83 Base: Onslow Beach, Mcb, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc... More

A utility landing craft (LCU 1660) is followed to the beachhead by two LCM 8 Mod-1 mechanized landing craft during Exercise OCEAN VENTURE '84

A utility landing craft (LCU 1660) is followed to the beachhead by two...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '84 Base: Vieques Island Country: Puerto Rico (PRI) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to... More

Egyptian marines exit from an Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU-2) LCM-8 mechanized landing craft during an amphibious assault in support of the multinational joint service Exercise Bright Star '85. In the background is utility landing craft 1659 (LCU-1659)

Egyptian marines exit from an Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU-2) LCM-8 mecha...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '85 Base: Alexandria Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: Sgm C.B. Simmons Release Status: Released to Pu... More

An aerial view of an LCM-118A Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missile support building under construction

An aerial view of an LCM-118A Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Francis E. Warren Air Force Base State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Release St... More

LCM 8 mechanized landing craft assigned to Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU 2) deliver M60 main battle tanks to the amphibious transport dock USS TRENTON (LPD 14) during the field training Exercise SOLID SHIELD'87

LCM 8 mechanized landing craft assigned to Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU 2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Ed Bailey, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

An LCM-8 mechanized landing craft approaches the shore during exercise Ocean Venture '88

An LCM-8 mechanized landing craft approaches the shore during exercise...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

From the deck of an LCM 8 mechanized landing craft, a chief petty officer surveys the stern of the guided missile cruiser USS ENGLAND (CG 22) as it lies at anchor in the gulf. The ENGLAND and other Navy ships are in the gulf to provide security for US-flagged shipping

From the deck of an LCM 8 mechanized landing craft, a chief petty offi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Smith Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A light snow covers the weather decks of the Dock Landing Ship USS JUNEAU (LPD 10) and the LCM 6 mechanized landing craft tied up beside it.  The JUNEAU and the landing craft are providing support for the military and civilian personnel who are working to clean up the oil spilled when the tanker EXXON VALDEZ ran aground in Prince William Sound on March 24

A light snow covers the weather decks of the Dock Landing Ship USS JUN...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Valdez State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division ride across Gatun Lake aboard an Army LCM-8 mechanized landing craft as part of Operation Strike Hold, an Army contingency exercise

Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division ride across Gatun Lake aboard a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: STRIKE HOLD Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to Beach MASTER Unit (BMU) One directs a Mechanized Landing Craft-8 (LCM 8) delivering a Light Amphibious Reconnaissance Craft (LARC) and supplies to shore of Naval Magazine Indian Island, Washington (WA), preparing for Exercise JOINT LOGISTICS OVER THE SHORE (JLOTS). Seabees from Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 (ACB-1), Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California (CA), are building a base camp for the almost 1,000 people participating in the exercise

US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to Beach MASTER Unit (BMU) One directs ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Magazine Indian Island State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACB-1 Scene Camera Operat... More

US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to Assault Craft Unit Two (ACU-2) prepare to unload a Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft (CRRC) from a Mechanized Landing Craft: LCM Type 8 (LCM 22) craft inside the well deck of the Whidbey Island Class: Dock Landing Ship, USS TORTUGA (LSD 46), while the ship is ported in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), assisting with Hurricane Katrina relief operations. The USN is currently involved in Hurricane Katrina humanitarian assistance operations, led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the Department of Defense (DOD)

US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to Assault Craft Unit Two (ACU-2) prepa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE (JTF) KATRINA Base: USS Tortuga (LSD 46) State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scen... More

180218-N-XK809-135 
GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 18, 2018)

180218-N-XK809-135 GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 18, 2018)

180218-N-XK809-135 GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 18, 2018) The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) transits the Gulf of Thailand during a Cobra Gold (CG) 2018 photo exercise. Bonhomme Richard is part... More

LCM(3) Tank Lighter Production Line

LCM(3) Tank Lighter Production Line

This photograph shows the 50 foot LCM(3) Tank Lighter being built by Boston Navy Yard production line. Administrative History of the First Naval District in World War II

Marines and sailors prepare to offload vehicles from a mechanized landing craft (LCM Mark 8) during Operation KERNAL BLITZ

Marines and sailors prepare to offload vehicles from a mechanized land...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNAL BLITZ Base: Bellows Beach, Oahu State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL... More

An Mechanized Landing Craft (LCM 8) brings an M-60 tank from the 2nd Platoon, Company B, 1ST tank Battalion, ashore during a training exercise held in preparation for a Western Pacific deployment

An Mechanized Landing Craft (LCM 8) brings an M-60 tank from the 2nd P...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: CPL Lewandowski Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Philippine marines come ashore from a mechanized landing craft (LCM-8) as part of the reenactment of GEN. Douglas MacArthur's landing at Red Beach on Oct. 20, 1944

Philippine marines come ashore from a mechanized landing craft (LCM-8)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Leyte Island Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Marvin D. Lynchard Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

Members of the Philippine Special Forces come ashore from a mechanized landing craft (LCM 8) as part of the reenactment of General MacArthur's landing at Red Beach on October 20, 1944

Members of the Philippine Special Forces come ashore from a mechanized...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Leyte Island Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marvin D. Lynchard Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

An M-60 tank is driven ashore from an Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU-2) LCM-8 Mod-1 mechanized landing craft as Onslow Beach during Exercise Solid Shield '85. Overhead is a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter

An M-60 tank is driven ashore from an Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU-2) LCM...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '85 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc... More

Marines come ashore from an LCM 8 mechanized landing craft during an amphibious demonstration for the 14th Annual Inter-American Naval Conference

Marines come ashore from an LCM 8 mechanized landing craft during an a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeffrey Loshaw, USN Rele... More

Marines debark an LCM-8 mechanized landing craft during an amphibious demonstration for the 14th Annual Inter-American Naval Conference

Marines debark an LCM-8 mechanized landing craft during an amphibious ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeffrey Loshaw Release S... More

An LCM-8 mechanized landing craft approaches the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) as the utility landing craft LCU-1643 backs out of the SAIPAN's well deck during Operation Sharp Edge. Marines embarked aboard the SAIPAN are being sent to the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, to augment security and evacuate U.S. and foreign nationals from the fighting between government and rebel forces

An LCM-8 mechanized landing craft approaches the amphibious assault sh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Marines armed with bayonet-equipped M-16A2 rifles charge up the beach after coming ashore in mechanized landing craft LCM-19 during an amphibious assault exercise. An air-cushioned landing craft (LCAC) is in position on shore

Marines armed with bayonet-equipped M-16A2 rifles charge up the beach ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHAN (Sw) Jeff Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Life jackets are passed out to all boarding the LCM-8 bound for the U.S. Naval Ship BUTTON at the Pohang Harbor in Pohang, South Korea during Foal Eagle '98, Oct. 10, 1998

Life jackets are passed out to all boarding the LCM-8 bound for the U....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Pohang Harbor Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Renee' Sitler Releas... More

Seabees lower cargo on the LCM-8 bound for the U.S. Naval Ship BUTTON at the Pohang Harbor in Pohang, South Korea during Foal Eagle '98, Oct. 10, 1998

Seabees lower cargo on the LCM-8 bound for the U.S. Naval Ship BUTTON ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Pohang Harbor Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Renee' Sitler Releas... More

As one Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) waits in the background, numerous members of the Spanish Navy download supplies and cargo from a "parked" LCM in support of BRIGHT STAR 01-02 at El Omayed Beach in Egypt. BRIGHT STAR is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that is designed to enhance regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among the US, our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the armed forces to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners

As one Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) waits in the background, numerou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01-02 Base: El Omayed Beach Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF Release Sta... More

Marines and Navy men work together to unload an M-35A1 2 1/2-ton cargo truck from an LCM-8 mechanized landing craft. The equipment is coming from the amphibious transport dock USS AUSTIN (LPD-4). The 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, are here for cold weather training

Marines and Navy men work together to unload an M-35A1 2 1/2-ton cargo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Norway (NOR) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Stout Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An LCM-8 mechanized landing craft (Mark VIII) hits the beach during OPERATION SOLID SHIELD

An LCM-8 mechanized landing craft (Mark VIII) hits the beach during OP...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Robert K. Hamilton... More

An aerial port quarter view of the mechanized landing craft (LCM-527) and (LCM-529) approaching the beach during a practice landing at the Silver Strand area of North Island. In the background are the other landing craft attached to Assault Craft Unit One

An aerial port quarter view of the mechanized landing craft (LCM-527) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Maclean Release Status: Released to Public C... More

An aerial port beam view of mechanized landing craft (LCM) during a practice landing at the Silver Strand area of North Island. The LCMs are attached to Assault Craft Unit One

An aerial port beam view of mechanized landing craft (LCM) during a pr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Maclean Release Status: Released to Public C... More

An M-60 tank is driven ashore from a utility landing craft at Onslow Beach during Exercise Solid Shield '85. In the foreground are two LCM 8 (Landing Craft Mechanized) Mod-1 mechanized landing craft

An M-60 tank is driven ashore from a utility landing craft at Onslow B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT T.K. Burch Release... More

Marines exit from an LCM-8 Mod-1 mechanized landing craft of Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU-2) at Onslow Beach during Exercise Solid Shield '85

Marines exit from an LCM-8 Mod-1 mechanized landing craft of Assault C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '85 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc... More

An LCM-6 mechanized landing craft is piloted past the docking well of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) during NATO Exercise Northern Wedding '86. A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter and a CH-46 Chinook helicopter are on the flight deck

An LCM-6 mechanized landing craft is piloted past the docking well of ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING '86 Country: North Atlantic Ocean Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A starboard bow view of an LCM 6 mechanized landing craft heading towards shore during NATO Exercise NORTHERN WEDDING '86

A starboard bow view of an LCM 6 mechanized landing craft heading towa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING '86 Country: Norwegian Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Mussi Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

An LCM-8 mechanized landing craft moves away from the maritime pre-positioning ship SGT. MATEJ KOCAK (T-AK 3005) during exercise OCEAN VENTURE '88

An LCM-8 mechanized landing craft moves away from the maritime pre-pos...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

Two LCM-8 mechanized landing craft push a causeway loaded with M-2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles toward the shore near Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, during the joint services exercise SOLID SHIELD '89. In the background are the utility landing craft LCU 1649, left, and LCU 1644

Two LCM-8 mechanized landing craft push a causeway loaded with M-2 Bra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '89 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: Technical Sergeant Kit Thompson Release Status: Release... More

Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division board an Army LCM-8 mechanized landing craft at the shore of Gatun Lake at the beginning of Operation Strike Hold, an Army contingency exercise

Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division board an Army LCM-8 mechanized ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: STRIKE HOLD Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

Two LCM-8 mechanized landing craft approach the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) as the utility landing craft LCU-1643 pulls away from the SAIPAN's well deck during Operation Sharp Edge. Marines embarked aboard the SAIPAN are being sent to the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, to augment security and evacuate U.S. and foreign nationals from the fighting between government and rebel forces

Two LCM-8 mechanized landing craft approach the amphibious assault shi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Burke Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

An LCM-8 mechanized landing craft carriers a Marine Corps M-60A1 tank ashore during the joint South Korean/U.S. exercise Valiant Blitz '90

An LCM-8 mechanized landing craft carriers a Marine Corps M-60A1 tank ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT BLITZ '91 Base: Tok Sok Ri Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Ted Salois Release Status: Re... More

An Astra BM (6x6) truck loaded onto a Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) from the Spanish LSD (Landing Ship Dock) Galicia (L 31). The truck will be used to help resupply the Spanish troops participating in the BRIGHT STAR 01-02 Exercise. The Galacia (L 31), from Puntales Naval Station, Spain, is sitting 20 kilometers from the beach of El Omayed off of the northern coast of Egypt. BRIGHT STAR is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that is designed to enhance regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among the US, our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the armed forces to...

An Astra BM (6x6) truck loaded onto a Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: An Astra BM (6x6) truck loaded onto a Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) from the Spanish LSD (Landing Ship Dock) Galicia (L 31). Th... More

US Navy (USN) Sailors, onboard the Mechanized Landing Craft: LCM 8 Type Ship (LCM 19), assigned to Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU-2), embarked onboard the Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship USS TORTUGA (LSD 46), man the rails in preparation for getting underway in order to deliver humanitarian and relief assistance to the Gulf Coast victims of Hurricane Katrina

US Navy (USN) Sailors, onboard the Mechanized Landing Craft: LCM 8 Typ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Tortuga (LSD 46) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Brian P. Seymour, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

“Oscar,” a 75-foot mechanized landing craft operated

“Oscar,” a 75-foot mechanized landing craft operated

“Oscar,” a 75-foot mechanized landing craft operated by U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the Navy Boat Docks at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., before its biennial maintenance, Oct. 10, 2018. The Sail... More

A mechanized landing craft 8 (LCM 8) (Hull No. 927) beached at the Cua Viet Marine bulk fuel unit

A mechanized landing craft 8 (LCM 8) (Hull No. 927) beached at the Cua...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Viet Nam (VNM) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Kenneth L. Fuller Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Marines deploy on a beach after being landed by mechanized landing craft (LCM 8) during a training exercise

Marines deploy on a beach after being landed by mechanized landing cra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Dave Maclean Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An aerial starboard quarter view of the mechanized landing craft (LCM-527) and (LCM-529) approaching the beach during a practice landing at the Silver Strand area of North Island. The LCMs are attached to Assault Craft Unit One

An aerial starboard quarter view of the mechanized landing craft (LCM-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Maclean Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Philippine Marines come ashore from a mechanized landing craft (LCM 8) as part of the reenactment of General MacArthur's landing at Red Beach on October 20, 1944. Visible to the right is a Marine Corps personnel tracked landing vehicle (LVTP7)

Philippine Marines come ashore from a mechanized landing craft (LCM 8)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Leyte Island Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marvin D. Lynchard Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

A LARC-5 amphibious cargo carrier, an LCM-8 Mod-1 mechanized landing craft, an M-35A2 1/2 ton cargo truck and the utility landing craft LCU-1653 at Onslow Beach during Exercise Solid Shield '85

A LARC-5 amphibious cargo carrier, an LCM-8 Mod-1 mechanized landing c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '85 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc... More

A Utility Landing Craft (LCU 1645) and an Mechanized Landing Craft (LCM8) land on the coast during the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85. Overhead are two Soviet-made Mi-8 Hip Helicopters

A Utility Landing Craft (LCU 1645) and an Mechanized Landing Craft (LC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Alexandria Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Robert Feary Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

An LCM-118A Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missile support building under construction

An LCM-118A Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missile support bui...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Francis E. Warren Air Force Base State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Release St... More

An LCM 6 mechanized landing craft prepares to enter the docking well of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during NATO Exercise NORTHERN WEDDING '86

An LCM 6 mechanized landing craft prepares to enter the docking well o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING '86 State: North Atlantic Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Jeff Hilton Release Stat... More

An M-60A1 tank is driven off an LCM-8 mechanized landing craft during exercise Ocean Venture '88

An M-60A1 tank is driven off an LCM-8 mechanized landing craft during ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

Sailors perform maintenance on an LCM 8 mechanized landing craft assigned to Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU 2)

Sailors perform maintenance on an LCM 8 mechanized landing craft assig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHAA M. Hendricks Release St... More

A crewman peers out a propped-open porthole on an LCM 8 mechanized landing craft. The LCM and other navy small craft and warships are in the gulf to provide security for US-flagged shipping

A crewman peers out a propped-open porthole on an LCM 8 mechanized lan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Smith Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Navy beachmaster signals to his companions as they prepare to move out from the shoreline on an LCM 8 mechanized landing craft during the joint Thai/US combined exercise THALAY THAI '89

A US Navy beachmaster signals to his companions as they prepare to mov...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Carolyn Harris Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

An Army 81 mm mortar platoon of Headquarters Company, Task Force 2-27, disembarks from an LCM 8 mechanized landing craft

An Army 81 mm mortar platoon of Headquarters Company, Task Force 2-27,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Coco Solo State: Canal Zone Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Ac) Jeff Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Marine Corps AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicles move away from the amphibious transport dock USS DUBUQUE (LPD-8) prior to the ship's arrival at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The DUBUQUE has brought elements of the 6th Marine Regiment to Saudi Arabia to support Operation Desert Shield. An LCM-8 mechanized landing craft is at left

Marine Corps AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicles move away from the a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Gulf Of Bahrain Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Lancaster Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

180218-N-TH560-055 GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 18, 2018)

180218-N-TH560-055 GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 18, 2018)

180218-N-TH560-055 GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 18, 2018) A Republic of Korea Navy landing craft, mechanized transits from the amphibious landing ship ROKS Cheon Ja Bong (LST-687) to the well deck of the amphibious a... More

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