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A light armed vehicle disembarks a landing craft in a sea and drives onto shore.

Baltic Ops

A light armored vehicle, assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, disembarks Landing Craft Utility 1662, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 2, onto the shore of Gotland Island, Sweden, during BALTOPS 22, Jun. 9, 2022. The exercise, led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, trains forces to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea.

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