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Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyle Smith guides a Landing Craft Air Cushion, more commonly known as an LCAC, into the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) on Jan. 13, 1998, during Joint Task Force Exercise 98-1. More than 30,000 U.S. military personnel are participating in the exercise which is testing joint forces on their ability to deploy rapidly and conduct joint operations during a crisis. All branches of the armed forces are training side-by-side using the latest advances in technology in a simulated high-threat environment that involves air, naval and ground operations. The LCAC is attached to Assault Craft Unit 4.

Petty Officer Smith guides a Landing Craft Air Cushion into the well deck of the USS Wasp.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyle Smith guides a Landing Craft Air Cushion, more commonly known as an LCAC, into the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) on Jan. 13, 1998, during Joint Task Force Exercise 98-1. More than 30,000 U.S. military personnel are participating in the exercise which is testing joint forces on their ability to deploy rapidly and conduct joint operations during a crisis. All branches of the armed forces are training side-by-side using the latest advances in technology in a simulated high-threat environment that involves air, naval and ground operations. The LCAC is attached to Assault Craft Unit 4.

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