120301-N-SS993-569 7th FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Mar. 1, 2012) Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) recover at the stern gate of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) after a night exercise in combat rubber raiding craft. Tortuga, part of The Essex Amphibious Readiness Group, is underway on a scheduled deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Crosby/Released) Amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga after a night exercise by #PACOM

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