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    Where the land meets the sea: Training exercise brings Army watercraft and 4th BSB together to deliver humanitarian hope [Image 2 of 7]

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    Military personnel aboard a naval vessel are conducting a lifeboat or davit crane operation on an open deck at sea. Several individuals wearing orange life vests and military camouflage uniforms are observing and participating in the evolution. One person is positioned atop an orange enclosed lifeboat/rescue craft while a hydraulic crane arm is rigged with cables overhead.

    CAMP ARIFJAN, KUWAIT

    07.15.2013

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Kimberly Hill 

    28th Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade

    U.S. Soldiers of the Army Watercraft Company (provisional) ready a life raft during an abandon ship drill on the USAV LSV-6 James Louxe at Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait, July 15, 2013. The Soldiers participated in a training exercise loading and unloading humanitarian aid and cargo. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kimberly Hill/Released)

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    Date Taken: 07.15.2013
    Date Posted: 07.22.2013 03:06
    Photo ID: 977527
    VIRIN: 130715-A-HY046-195
    Resolution: 2896x1944
    Size: 2.41 MB
    Location: CAMP ARIFJAN, KW
    Web Views: 88
    Downloads: 7

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    A military logistics operation is underway, with a ground guide in an orange safety vest and red hard hat directing military vehicles onto what appears to be a loading platform or ramp. Multiple military trucks in desert tan/camouflage paint are queued in the background. The scene appears to take place at a military staging area or port facility in a desert environment.
    Military personnel aboard a naval vessel are conducting a lifeboat or davit crane operation on an open deck at sea. Several individuals wearing orange life vests and military camouflage uniforms are observing and participating in the evolution. One person is positioned atop an orange enclosed lifeboat/rescue craft while a hydraulic crane arm is rigged with cables overhead.
    The image shows a military staging or checkpoint area with multiple soldiers and military vehicles, likely at a forward operating base or entry control point. The scene is backlit by low-angle sunlight, creating silhouette effects across the personnel and equipment. A civilian worker wearing a white hard hat and orange safety vest is visible in the foreground.
    A military landing craft or logistics vessel is loaded with numerous military vehicles and equipment in desert tan/camouflage coloring, consistent with U.S. Army assets. The vessel appears to be in a harbor or port environment with calm water and a hazy sky visible in the background. Personnel in orange safety vests are visible on the walkway, suggesting active loading or unloading operations.
    A military logistics operation is underway involving the offloading or loading of military vehicles from a naval vessel via a bow ramp. Multiple tan/desert-camouflage tactical military trucks (appearing to be MRAP or LMTV-type vehicles) are staged on the vessel's deck. Personnel in safety vests and military uniforms are directing the operation on the ramp.
    A gray naval vessel, appearing to be a landing ship or amphibious transport, is underway on open blue-gray waters under a hazy sky. The ship has a flat deck forward section consistent with a roll-on/roll-off or landing ship design, with a superstructure concentrated toward the stern. The vessel appears to be in active service based on its operational condition and wake pattern.
    A military landing craft vessel is docked at a pier, offloading military Humvee vehicles onto a concrete quay. A soldier wearing a red high-visibility safety vest and blue hard hat is directing traffic using hand signals. Multiple Humvees are visible both on the ramp and inside the vessel's open bow.

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