A Sailor watches Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) Eight One.
Summary
Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait (Feb. 19, 2004) A Sailor assigned to Beachmaster Unit One (BMU-1) watches Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) Eight One, assigned to Assault Craft Unit Five (ACU-5) embarked aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4) ferries combat cargo ashore. More than 4, 472 tons of causeway sections, 131 truck vehicles, 2,000 track vehicles and 12, 440 tons of combat cargo were offloaded from seven ships in three weeks by the units of Commander, Task Force 76, as part of troop rotations marking the transition from Operation Iraqi Freedom I to Operation Iraqi Freedom II. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Wes Eplen. File# 040219-N-0401E-003
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19/02/2004 - 19/02/2004
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U.S. NAVY
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