U.S. Navy Sailors pilot a landing craft, air cushion in to the well deck of the landing support dock USS Ashland (LSD-48) in order to conduct amphibious operations as part of Iron Fist 23 at Kin Blue Beach, Okinawa, Japan, March 8, 2023. The LCACs were conducting the landing operation in order to establish a combat support service area. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher W. England)
| Date Taken: | 03.08.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 03.12.2023 13:25 |
| Photo ID: | 7677520 |
| VIRIN: | 230308-M-UF994-1008 |
| Resolution: | 6240x4160 |
| Size: | 3.64 MB |
| Location: | USS ASHLAND, OKINAWA, JP |
| Web Views: | 59 |
| Downloads: | 9 |
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