AT SEA, Indian Ocean (November 25, 2016) Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, exit a combat rubber raiding craft to conduct a two kilometer finned swim alongside the USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Nov. 25, 2016. During an amphibious reconnaissance and surveillance mission, MRF Marines may use CRRCs to position themselves a certain distance from a specified objective before dismounting and clandestinely inserting onto a beachhead.

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