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    The image shows a military amphibious beach landing operation with at least two Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) hovercraft beached on a sandy shoreline. Military personnel in camouflage uniforms are offloading or managing vehicles, including at least one tan/beige HMMWV (Humvee), from the craft's lowered bow ramp. The overcast weather and wet sand suggest active operational or training conditions.

    MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    12.16.2012

    Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein 

    24th Marine Expeditionary Unit

    Marines with 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit offload tactical vehicles from a Landing Craft Air Cushion hovercraft Camp Lejeune's Onslow Beach, Dec. 16, 2012. The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit has returned to the U.S. after completing nearly nine months deployed as an expeditionary crisis response force with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group. Approximately 2,300 Marines and Sailors of the 24th MEU will be offloading over the next few days from amphibious assault ships USS Iwo Jima, USS New York, and USS Gunston Hall, using Navy hovercrafts at Onslow Beach, by flying in with their own aircraft, and by using the Morehead City Port facility. (Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein)

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    Date Taken: 12.16.2012
    Date Posted: 12.16.2012 12:19
    Photo ID: 802358
    VIRIN: 121216-M-RU378-122
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 7 MB
    Location: MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, US
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