160924-N-TI017-124 MUSCAT, Oman (Sept. 24, 2016) Chief Boatswain’s Mate Michael Doud, left, explains the capabilities of a landing craft, utility, to the Ambassador Marc Sievers, ambassador to Oman, right, in the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41). Whidbey Island conducted a non-combatant evacuation exercise in Muscat, Oman that concluded Sep. 22, to improve the Navy-Marine Corps team’s crisis response capabilities during natural disasters or contingencies. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan R. McDonald)

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