Petty Officer 2nd Class Derek Earhart, a native of Fremont, Ohio, who serves as loadmaster with Assault Craft Unit 5, addresses the safety procedures of "griping," a process to tie down light armored vehicles to a landing craft air cushion, with the Marines of 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion prior to a training exercise here April 29, 2013. The griping exercise was designed to teach the Marines the basics of beach landings with their LAVs carried by a landing craft air cushion, making 1st LAR a more mobile force. Landing craft air cushions are capable of carrying up to 65 tons over 70 miles between land and sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Cpl. Robert J. Reeves/Released)
| Date Taken: | 04.29.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 04.30.2013 21:58 |
| Photo ID: | 918943 |
| VIRIN: | 130430-M-TJ655-027 |
| Resolution: | 3744x5616 |
| Size: | 1.62 MB |
| Location: | CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Hometown: | FREMONT, OHIO, US |
| Web Views: | 125 |
| Downloads: | 9 |
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