030507-N-0068T-114 Kuwait (May 7, 2003) -- Storekeeper Seaman Virginio Torres from Orlando, Fla., assigned to Beach Master Unit Two (BMU-2) signals "Hopper 67" at a naval base in Kuwait. The Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) is assigned to Assault Craft Unit Four (ACU-4). The LCACs are the primary means of transportation for all the heavy equipment being back-loaded to USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) and the other amphibious assault ships. Kearsarge is on deployment in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Ir
030507-N-0068T-114 Kuwait (May 7, 2003) -- Storekeeper Seaman Virginio Torres from Orlando, Fla., assigned to Beach Master Unit Two (BMU-2) signals "Hopper 67" at a naval base in Kuwait. The Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) is assigned to Assault Craft Unit Four (ACU-4). The LCACs are the primary means of transportation for all the heavy equipment being back-loaded to USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) and the other amphibious assault ships. Kearsarge is on deployment in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 1st Class Jeffrey Truett. (RELEASED) US Navy 030507-N-0068T-114 Storekeeper Seaman Virginio Torres from Orlando, Fla., assigned to Beach Master Unit Two (BMU-2) signals Hopper 67 at a naval base in Kuwait
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