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    Embarking the Westpac Express [Image 1 of 6]

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    A military loading operation is underway at a dock where a large roll-on/roll-off vessel named 'Westpac Express' (homeported in Mobile, AL) is being loaded with military vehicles. A green military truck is driving up the stern ramp into the ship's vehicle bay while personnel in blue hard hats and military uniforms direct the operation. The scene is captured at dusk or dawn, giving the image a low-light, silhouetted quality.

    WHITE BEACH, OKINAWA, JAPAN

    01.26.2016

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Esqueda 

    Marine Corps Installations Pacific

    U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, load the MV Westpac Express (HSV-4676) on White Beach, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 26, 2016. The Westpac Express transported the Marines to Camp Fuji, Japan to conduct exercise Fuji Viper 16-3. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Lance Cpl. Juan Esqueda/released)

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    Date Taken: 01.26.2016
    Date Posted: 02.01.2016 18:40
    Photo ID: 2374251
    VIRIN: 160126-M-JD520-005
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 13.6 MB
    Location: WHITE BEACH, OKINAWA, JP
    Web Views: 112
    Downloads: 7

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    A military loading operation is underway at a dock where a large roll-on/roll-off vessel named 'Westpac Express' (homeported in Mobile, AL) is being loaded with military vehicles. A green military truck is driving up the stern ramp into the ship's vehicle bay while personnel in blue hard hats and military uniforms direct the operation. The scene is captured at dusk or dawn, giving the image a low-light, silhouetted quality.
    Military personnel are conducting a loading or unloading operation at a port ramp, likely a landing craft or vessel ramp, during dusk or early morning. A military forklift or front-end loader is being guided onto the ramp by personnel wearing blue hard hats. The setting appears to be a military port facility with urban buildings visible in the background, suggesting a location in East Asia, possibly Japan.
    A large group of military personnel in camouflage uniforms are assembled on a pier or dock, appearing to be boarding or disembarking from a naval vessel via a ramp. The scene is photographed from an elevated position on what appears to be a ship's bow ramp at dusk or dawn. Multiple military vehicles and equipment are visible in the background near a port facility.
    A military or industrial forklift/loader vehicle is operating at dusk or dawn on what appears to be a port or dock facility. The vehicle's headlights and red tail lights are illuminated, suggesting active operation in low-light conditions. A row of olive-drab military-style shipping containers is lined up in the background.
    Military personnel are boarding a large roll-on/roll-off vessel named 'Westpac Express' at dusk or dawn via a stern ramp. The ship's cargo bay is illuminated in yellow light, revealing military vehicles inside. The scene appears to be a military embarkation operation at a port facility.
    Military personnel in combat uniforms are disembarking from a large white vessel named 'Westpac Express' at a port facility. The troops, appearing to be U.S. Marines based on their distinctive MARPAT camouflage uniforms, are walking down a ramp onto a pier in an organized manner. A modern urban skyline is visible in the background, suggesting an Asian port city, likely in Japan.

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