US Marines and their equipment  loaded on board the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_Craft_Air_Cushioned" class="extiw" title="w:Landing Craft Air Cushioned">w:Landing Craft Air Cushioned</a> (LCAC) is sitting alongside the runway at the airport (Modadishu, Somalia). The LCAC, from the Assault Craft Unit Five (ACU-5) "Swift Intruders" of Camp Pendleton, CA, deployed on board the USS MOUNT RUSHMORE is part of the operation.
PHCM Terry C. Mitchell
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