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284k | U.S. Army personnel assigned to the 567th Transportation Company offload water and general military supplies from LCU-1656,
at Camp Patriot, Kuwait, 30 March 2003. The 567th is deployed conducting missions 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.
US Navy photo #'s 030330-N-1050K-005 and 030330-N-1050K-004 by JO1 Joseph Krype. |
Robert Hurst | |
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110k | LCU-1656 assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU-2) based at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, VA. departs from the well deck of the Amphibious Assault Ship USS Bataan (LHD-5), 31 August 2005. LCU-1656 is loaded with sand bags, water, a small flat bottom boat, 300 lifejackets, a HMMWV (High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle), and enough supplies to last 10 days as part of the relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina hit the Southern Gulf Coast States. Bataan is off the coast of Louisiana. US Navy photo ID # unknown. |
Robert Hurst | |
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2763k | LCU-1656 and the amphibious assault ship
USS Bataan (LHD-5) conduct a stern gate marriage evolution as part of the volunteer efforts to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina, 13 September 2005. The Navy's involvement in the humanitarian
assistance operations are being led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the Department of Defense. US Navy photo # 050913-N-1467R-005 by PHAN Pedro A. Rodriguez. |
Robert Hurst | |
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899k | LCU-1656 assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU-2) based at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, VA., approaches LCU-1658 during a stern gate maneuvering exercise. ACU-2 is currently embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA-2). Saipan is on deployment in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations (MSO). Note the artwork on the port side wall of LCU-1656s' well deck. US Navy photo # 060916-N-8547M-046 Persian Gulf (Sept. 16, 2006) by MCSN Patrick W. Mullen III. |
Tracy White | |
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196k | LCU-1656 assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU-2) performs pier side
maneuvers during a training exercise on board Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, 11 April 2007. LCU-1656 is performing routine training in preparation
for an upcoming deployment. US Navy photo # 070411-N-8547M-076 by MCSN Patrick W. Mullen III. |
Robert Hurst | |
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273k | LCU-1656 and LCU-1658, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU-2) based at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., prepare to embark aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA-4), 12 September 2008. Nassau is underway to provide assistance to civilian authorities, if called upon, in the wake of Hurricane Ike. US Navy photo # 080912-N-6439C-031 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 12, 2008) by MC2 Amanda Clayton. |
Douglas Brown and Robert M. Cieri | |
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280k | LCU-1656 assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU-2) departs the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA-4). Nassau is anchored off the coast of Galveston, Texas to support civil authorities in disaster response as directed in the wake of Hurricane Ike. US Navy photo # 080912-N-6439C-050 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 12, 2008) by MC1 Mary Popejoy. |
Douglas Brown and Robert M. Cieri | |
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311k | LCU-1656 assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU-2) departs the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA-4). Nassau is anchored off the coast of Galveston, Texas to support civil authorities in disaster response as directed in the wake of Hurricane Ike. US Navy photo # 080918-N-1003P-054 GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 18 2008) by MC1 Mary Popejoy. |
Douglas Brown and Robert M. Cieri | |
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157k | BMSN Gregory Newland directs a light amphibious re-supply cargo vehicle (LARC-V) from Beach Master Unit (BMU-2) into LCU-1656 at the beach in Galveston, Texas. The LARC-V will be used to deliver hay to cows stranded by water in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. BMU-2 and LCU-1656 are working with the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA-4) to render disaster response and aid to civil authorities as directed in the wake of Hurricane Ike. US Navy photo # 080921-N-0193M-098 GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 21, 2008) by MC2 Elizabeth Merriam. |
Douglas Brown | |
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174k | LCU-1656 picks up a light amphibious re-supply cargo vehicle (LARC-V) from Beach Master Unit (BMU-2) at the beach in Galveston, Texas, to deliver hay to cows stranded by water in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, 21 September 2008. BMU-2 and LCU-1656 are working with the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA-4) to render disaster response and aid to civil authorities as directed in the wake of Hurricane Ike. US Navy photo # 080921-N-0193M-064 GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 21, 2008) by MC2 Elizabeth Merriam. |
Douglas Brown and Robert M. Cieri | |
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457k | LCU-1656, LCU-1658 and LCU-1661 assigned to Beach Master Unit (BMU-2) moored at the Port of Galveston. USS Nassau (LHA-4) is anchored off the coast of Galveston to provide humanitarian assistance support to civil authorities as directed in the wake of Hurricane Ike US Navy photo # 080919-N-6575H-574 GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 19, 2008) by MCC Chris Hoffpauir. |
Douglas Brown | |
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101k | LCU-1656 and LCU-1664 and a light-armored vehicle (LAV) come ashore as three landing
craft, air cushion vehicles approach and an AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter flies by during Exercise Bright Star 12 October 2009. The LCAC, LAV and Cobra are assigned to
the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) and is part of an 11-country coalition participating in the
biannual event spearheaded by Egypt and the U.S. Central Command.
US Army photo # 091012-A-4887F-163 by Spc. Lindsey M. Frazier from the United States Navy News Stand. |
Robert Hurst | |
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186k | Sailors offload a bulldozer from LCU-1656, assigned to the dock landing ship
USS Oak Hill (LSD-51), on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. The Department of Defense is
supporting Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and is one component of the
overall whole-of-government response effort. US Navy Photo # 170930-N-TJ319-094 VIEQUES, Puerto Rico (Sept. 30, 2017) by MCSN Jessica L. Dowell |
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186k | LCT-1656 in the well deck of USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) during port visit to Kiel, Germany, 15 to 17 June 2018. | Photo by Lucas "U-kasz" Blaszczak | |
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