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A Landing Craft Utility (LCU) numbered 1653 is entering the well deck of a larger amphibious naval vessel, likely a dock landing ship or amphibious assault ship. The craft is carrying military vehicles and personnel as it navigates into the flooded well deck. Personnel are visible on both the landing craft and the walls of the well deck, with guide ropes assisting the docking procedure.

ATLANTIC OCEAN

09.17.2018

Photo by Colbey L Livingston

Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Active)

180917-N-GX781-0176 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sep. 17, 2018) A landing craft utility (LCU) attached to Beachmaster Unit (BMU) 2 departs the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). The ship is on deployment supporting Southern Seas, which is an annual collaborative deployment in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility where a task group will deploy to conduct a variety of exercises and multinational exchanges to enhance interoperability, increase regional stability, and build and maintain regional relationships with countries throughout the region through joint, multinational and interagency exchanges and cooperation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Colbey Livingston)

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Date Taken:	09.17.2018
Date Posted:	09.17.2018 19:37
Photo ID:	4745107
VIRIN:	180917-N-GX781-0176
Resolution:	5568x3712
Size:	1.15 MB
Location:	ATLANTIC OCEAN

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The image shows the stern deck of a naval warship underway at sea, with a second larger vessel visible ahead in the distance. A prominent weapons or sensor system is mounted on the aft deck, and both ships appear to be traveling in the same direction on open blue ocean. The weather is partly cloudy with good visibility.

Naval personnel are gathered on the bridge wing of a warship, observing another vessel at sea. The officer in the foreground wears a cap marked 'CO' (Commanding Officer), indicating this is likely a command observation or maneuvering exercise. A second warship is visible in the background on calm open ocean under partly cloudy skies.

Naval personnel are lined up along the deck of a warship during what appears to be an underway replenishment (UNREP) operation with a supply vessel. Two crew members in the foreground wear white helmets marked with red crosses and red life vests, indicating medical/corpsman roles, while others wear blue helmets and blue coveralls. A large gray replenishment ship is visible in the background sailing parallel on the open ocean.

Two personnel in safety helmets and life vests are on the deck of a naval or military vessel at sea. One individual wearing a red hard hat is aiming a rifle equipped with a scope and suppressor toward another ship visible in the background. This appears to be a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) operation or a line-throwing exercise between two vessels.

A group of naval personnel are engaged in a line-handling or rope-pulling exercise aboard a military vessel. The crew members are wearing standard safety gear including red life vests, blue hard hats, and safety goggles, suggesting this is a training evolution or underway replenishment operation. The team is positioned in a narrow passageway along the ship's exterior deck, pulling a rope in a coordinated chain formation.

A replenishment-at-sea (RAS) operation is underway between two naval vessels in open ocean conditions. Personnel aboard what appears to be a destroyer or frigate are gathered on the stern deck observing or managing the operation with a larger auxiliary replenishment ship alongside. The replenishment ship displays a yellow and blue funnel marking, consistent with a US Military Sealift Command (MSC) fleet replenishment oiler.

Two naval vessels are conducting an underway replenishment (UNREP) operation at sea, with a supply/replenishment ship transferring cargo to a receiving warship via a connected highline or transfer rig. A cargo net or pallet is visibly suspended mid-transfer between the two ships. Both vessels are underway in open ocean conditions with moderate seas and partly cloudy skies.

A Landing Craft Utility (LCU) numbered 1653 is entering the well deck of a larger amphibious naval vessel, likely a dock landing ship or amphibious assault ship. The craft is carrying military vehicles and personnel as it navigates into the flooded well deck. Personnel are visible on both the landing craft and the walls of the well deck, with guide ropes assisting the docking procedure.

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