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An amphibious assault vehicle from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit splashes in the ocean from the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) and heads towards the beach in Okinawa, Japan, on April 7, 2006.

An amphibious assault vehicle splashes in the ocean.

An amphibious assault vehicle from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit splashes in the ocean from the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) and heads towards the beach in Okinawa, Japan, on April 7, 2006.

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