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A landing craft air cushion maneuvers toward the USS Makin Island during a certification exercise off the coast of southern California, June 10, 2014. The exercise serves as the final at-sea period for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Squadron 5.

AIR CUSHION

A landing craft air cushion maneuvers toward the USS Makin Island during a certification exercise off the coast of southern California, June 10, 2014. The exercise serves as the final at-sea period for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Squadron 5.

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