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A Navy Lighter, Amphibious Resupply, Cargo vehicle, more commonly know as a LARC, heads toward the well deck of the USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) after performing amphibious exercises in the Atlantic Ocean on Jan. 9, 2006. The LARC and its crew are attached to Beach Master Unit 2 from Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va.

A Navy Lighter, Amphibious Resupply, Cargo vehicle heads toward the well deck of the USS Iwo Jima.

A Navy Lighter, Amphibious Resupply, Cargo vehicle, more commonly know as a LARC, heads toward the well deck of the USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) after performing amphibious exercises in the Atlantic Ocean on Jan. 9, 2006. The LARC and its crew are attached to Beach Master Unit 2 from Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va.

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