Marines with combat cargo aboard the USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) use chains to tie down an M1A1 Abrams tank aboard the ship during a certification exercise off the coast of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, , June 16. The tank was moved to the ship by a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) and will be used during the scenario-based amphibious integration exercise, which extends from June 15-30. The 26th MEU and the Kearsarge Amphibious Readiness Group are being certified by evaluators with the Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG) in preparation for a deployment later this fall. (Marine Corps


Marines with combat cargo aboard the USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) use chains to tie down an M1A1 Abrams tank aboard the ship during a certification exercise off the coast of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, , June 16. The tank was moved to the ship by a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) and will be used during the scenario-based amphibious integration exercise, which extends from June 15-30. The 26th MEU and the Kearsarge Amphibious Readiness Group are being certified by evaluators with the Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG) in preparation for a deployment later this fall. (Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Bobby J. Yarbrough) Loading the USS Oak Hill 150616-M-DE426-005


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