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A Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion blows up a curtain of spray as it maneuvers to enter the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) during training exercises in the Mediterranean Sea on April 20, 2005. The Landing Craft Air Cushion, more commonly known as an LCAC, is assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4 deployed onboard the Ashland.

A Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion enters the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland.

A Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion blows up a curtain of spray as it maneuvers to enter the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) during training exercises in the Mediterranean Sea on April 20, 2005. The Landing Craft Air Cushion, more commonly known as an LCAC, is assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4 deployed onboard the Ashland.

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