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A sailor inside a ship's well deck points, as an amphibious assault vehicle splashes out of the deck and into turquoise water.

Amphibious Launch

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dennis Castro signals to launch a Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicle from the well deck of the USS Ashland in waters off Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 2, 2017, during Blue Chromite, an annual Navy-Marine Corps exercise. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Clay

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