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A landing craft air cushion enters the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland as it conducts a certification exercise in the East China Sea, March 15, 2015. The landing craft is assigned to Naval Beach Unit 7.

LANDING CRAFT EXERCISE

A landing craft air cushion enters the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland as it conducts a certification exercise in the East China Sea, March 15, 2015. The landing craft is assigned to Naval Beach Unit 7.

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