160315-N-RM689-108 EAST SEA (March 15, 2016) - Sailors assigned to Landing Craft Air Cushion 10 (LCAC 10), attached to Naval Beach Unit 7, secure an M1A1 Abram tank attached to Delta Company 1st Tank Battalion, 1st U.S. Marine Division to the LCAC to prepare for the Assault Follow-On Echelon (AFOE) portion of Ssang Yong 16. Ashland is assigned to the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group and is participating in Ssang Yong 16, a biennial combined amphibious exercise conducted by forward-deployed U.S. forces with the Republic of Korea navy and Marine Corps, Australian army and Royal New Zealand army forces in order to strengthen our interoperability and working relationships across a wide range of military operations-from disaster relief to complex expeditionary operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kelsey L. Adams/Released)
<br>Unit: Navy Public Affairs Support Element West
Seaman Kelsey Adams
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