040429-N-4614W-003 Atlantic Ocean (Apr. 29, 2004) - A United States Air Force C-130J Hercules assigned to Rhode Island's 143rd Airlift Wing deploys a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) 2,000 feet above the Atlantic Ocean. The Airlift Wing assisted the Navy Special Boat Unit Two Zero (SBU-20), homeported at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., deploy two 11-meter RHIBs during a maritime craft air delivery system exercise. SBU-20 also evaluated a prototype floatation device to expand the unit's in-ocean capabilities. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Jeremy L. Wood. (RELEASED) US N

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040429-N-4614W-003 Atlantic Ocean (Apr. 29, 2004) - A United States Air Force C-130J Hercules assigned to Rhode Island's 143rd Airlift Wing deploys a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) 2,000 feet above the Atlantic Ocean. The Airlift Wing assisted the Navy Special Boat Unit Two Zero (SBU-20), homeported at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., deploy two 11-meter RHIBs during a maritime craft air delivery system exercise. SBU-20 also evaluated a prototype floatation device to expand the unit's in-ocean capabilities. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Jeremy L. Wood. (RELEASED) US Navy 040429-N-4614W-003 A United States Air Force C-130J Hercules assigned to Rhode Island's 143rd Airlift Wing deploys a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB)

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