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365k | LCU-1653 underway near her builders yard, Defoe Shipbuilding Co., 5 May 1971. She typified the final series of LOCus, with the drive-through top sides introduced in LCU-1620. US Navy photo text from "U.S. Amphibious Ships and Craft: An Illustrated Design History" by Norman Friedman. |
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168k | LCU-1653 on the beach in Porto Scudo, Sardinia.in April 1992, while embarked with USS Shreveport (LPD-12) and participating in NATO exercise "Operation Dragon Hammer 92". | Phillip Both BMW(SW) Ret. Craftmaster LCU-1653 May 1991 to August 1994 | |
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57k | LCU-1653 beaching, date and location unknown. US Navy photo | ||
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43k | LCU-1653 beached while off-loading at truck, date and location unknown. US Navy photo. | ||
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45k | LCU-1653 beached while off-loading troops and vehicles, date and location unknown. US Navy photo. | ||
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46k | LCU-1653 underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo. | ||
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1433k | US Marines load heavy trucks aboard for transfer to the amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA-2), 11 January 2003. Saipan and her embarked 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade recently received deployment orders in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.LCU-1653 US Navy photo # 030111-N-6920A-003 Camp Lejeune, N.C. January 11, 2003 by PHAN Latrice Ames. |
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96k | LCU-1653 moored at a ramp while off-loading troops, date and location unknown. US Navy photo. | ||
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77k | LCU-1653 underway with trucks and other equipment, date and location unknown. US Navy photo. | ||
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| 229k | LCU-1653 and LCU-1644 with
USS Whidbey Island carry Marines and vehicles with Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment,
22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, ashore at Onslow Beach during a motorized raid aboard Marine Corps Base Camp
Lejeune, N.C., April 6, 2011. The raid was a ship-to-shore exercise, which used different assets from the MEU including helicopters and landing craft units. The Marines
and sailors of the 22nd MEU are currently deployed with Amphibious Squadron
6 aboard the USS Bataan (LHD-5) Amphibious Ready Group and will continue to
train and test the MEU’s ability to operate as a cohesive and effective Marine Air Ground Task Force. The 22nd MEU is a multi-mission capable force
comprised of Aviation Combat Element, Marine Tilt Rotor Squadron 263 (VMM-263) (Reinforced);
Logistics Combat Element, Combat Logistics Battalion 22;
Ground Combat Element, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment; and its Command Element.
US Marine Corps photo # 110406-M-EK802-019 CAMP LEJEUNE, NC (Apr. 6, 2011 by Cpl. Dwight A. Henderson. |
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243k | U.S. Marines from Security Cooperation Task Force (SCTF) Africa Partnership Station 12(ASP-12) conduct
amphibious training with USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) and LCU-1653, 7 May 2012 at Onslow beach, Camp Lejeune N.C. while preparing for their upcoming deployment to Africa.
U.S. Marine Corps.# 120507-M-FG262-005 ONSLOW BEACH, N.C (May 7 2012) photo by Staff Sgt. Jemssy Alvarez Jr. USMC. |
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