A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion prepares to depart the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) in the Atlantic Ocean Dec. 13, 2013. Sailors assigned to the Mesa Verde and Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit participated in a composite training unit exercise in preparation for a deployment.
MC3 Shannon M. Smith
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