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    The image shows a well deck of a naval amphibious ship with amphibious assault vehicles (AAVs) being launched or recovered amid heavy wave action. A deck crew member in a yellow hard hat and red life vest is visible directing operations. Multiple military personnel are seated atop and within the armored vehicles inside the flooded well deck.

    03.19.2018

    Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Mortensen 

    U.S. Navy           

    180319-N-XK398-173
    OKINAWA, Japan (March 19, 2018) Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Nayyaamunhotep Stubbs, from West Palm Beach, Fla., Signals an amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) assigned to Combat Assault Battalion, AAV Company, in the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48). Ashland, part of the Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG), with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners, serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency, and advance the Up-Gunned ESG concept. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Mortensen/Released)

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    Date Taken: 03.19.2018
    Date Posted: 03.23.2018 00:01
    Photo ID: 4239925
    VIRIN: 180319-N-XK398-173
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