A Marine stands watch as a landing craft air cushion prepares to unload its cargo

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A Marine stands watch as a landing craft air cushion prepares to unload its cargo

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Taylor/Released

A Marine stands watch as a LCAC prepares to unload its cargo of Marines and vehicles onto the beach during

BELLOWS AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii - A Marine stands watch as a landing craft air cushion (LCAC) assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 prepares to unload its cargo of Marines and vehicles onto the beach during an amphibious landing exercise as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve multinational interoperability.

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