0907270924R-007 RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (July 27, 2009) Sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) prepare to lower a ridged hull inflatable boat (RHIB) into the water. Oak Hill is participating in Southern Partnership Station '09. Southern Partnership Station is a combined naval and amphibious operation with Oak Hill and maritime forces from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay. Oak Hill is also supporting Marine Corps Forces South multinational amphibious exercise Southern Exchange 2009.

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