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A landing craft air cushion exits the well deck of the USS Peleliu and turns toward the coast of Southern California to disembark Marines at Camp Pendleton, Calif., after a scheduled six-month deployment, Pacific Ocean, Nov. 3, 2008.

COAST CRAFT

A landing craft air cushion exits the well deck of the USS Peleliu and turns toward the coast of Southern California to disembark Marines at Camp Pendleton, Calif., after a scheduled six-month deployment, Pacific Ocean, Nov. 3, 2008.

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