160314-N-RM689-066 GWANGYANG, Republic of Korea (Mar. 14, 2016)- Two Sailors from amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) act as safety officers on the boat deck as an M1A1 Abram tank attached to Delta Company 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division is lowered by two pier side cranes into the well deck of Ashland to prepare for the Assault Follow-On Echelon (AFOE) portion of Ssang Yong 16. Ashland is assigned to the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group and is participating in Ssang Yong 16, a biennial combined amphibious exercise conducted by forward-deployed forces


160314-N-RM689-066 GWANGYANG, Republic of Korea (Mar. 14, 2016)- Two Sailors from amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) act as safety officers on the boat deck as an M1A1 Abram tank attached to Delta Company 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division is lowered by two pier side cranes into the well deck of Ashland to prepare for the Assault Follow-On Echelon (AFOE) portion of Ssang Yong 16. Ashland is assigned to the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group and is participating in Ssang Yong 16, a biennial combined amphibious exercise conducted by forward-deployed forces with the Republic of Korea Navy and Marine Corps, Australian Army and Royal New Zealand Army Forces in order to strengthen our interoperability and working relationships across a wide range of military operations-from disaster relief to complex expeditionary operations. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kelsey L. Adams/Released)


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