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A U.S. Marine Corps logistics vehicle drives down the ramp of a U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility into the surf at Freshwater Beach, Australia, during amphibious assault landing operations of Exercise Crocodile '99 on Oct. 1, 1999. Exercise Crocodile '99 is a combined U.S. and Australian military training exercise being conducted at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland, Australia.

A U.S. Marine Corps logistics vehicle drives down the ramp of a U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility into the surf at Freshwater Beach.

A U.S. Marine Corps logistics vehicle drives down the ramp of a U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility into the surf at Freshwater Beach, Australia, during amphibious assault landing operations of Exercise Crocodile '99 on Oct. 1, 1999. Exercise Crocodile '99 is a combined U.S. and Australian military training exercise being conducted at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland, Australia.

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