120210-N-WI828-003 SATTAHIP NAVAL BASE, Thailand (Feb. 10, 2012) Amphibious assault vehicles from the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) land on the beach as aviation ordinance is dropped from an F/A-18D Hornet during a live-fire amphibious assault exercise. Tortuga is part of the forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is underway participating in Exercise Cobra Gold 2012, an annual co-sponsored joint and multinational exercise designed to advance security throughout the Asia-Pacific region and enhance interoperability with participating nat
120210-N-WI828-003 SATTAHIP NAVAL BASE, Thailand (Feb. 10, 2012) Amphibious assault vehicles from the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) land on the beach as aviation ordinance is dropped from an F/A-18D Hornet during a live-fire amphibious assault exercise. Tortuga is part of the forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is underway participating in Exercise Cobra Gold 2012, an annual co-sponsored joint and multinational exercise designed to advance security throughout the Asia-Pacific region and enhance interoperability with participating nations. ( Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Mark C. Jones/Released) Cobra Gold 2012 - F A-18D Hornet during a live-fire amphibious assault exercise by #PACOM
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