A Navy pilot positions Landing Craft Air Cushion 73 next to Landing Craft Air Cushion 48 during amphibious assault training on Camp Pendleton, Calif., August 2, 2016. The LCAC carries cargo, vehicles like high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicles and M1A1 Abrams tanks, and personnel for ship to shore movements. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shellie Hall) Seawater, sand and swiftness, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines execute amphibious assaults 160802-M-VA277-634

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