Rushmore (LSD 47) - Naval Cruise Book

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1 , Z f ,M Bravo PLT cross training with Jordanian divers. 6,,, Desert cross training with Jordanians. l.. DS1 Snyder, GMG2 Daralgjy, ENC Locklear, LCDR Courtney, GNC' North, RM1 Doldorff, PR5 Cabell, CT5 Dusty relax in Jordan- -

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53 EAL TEAM 5 ii Y X X 45 ff Z I X 1 Q fa if , gr, Z , r? VW : iff ,gf ,y,! Z . Wg 2 of 'ff f qQ!f? y ,ff if 0 i 1 1 W I 1 Back Row QL to RJ: LT Short, GMG2 Daralgjy, BM2 Hall, PR5 Cabell, QM2 Anderson, GMG2 Evers, ISS Good, DS1 W Snyder, HM1 Smith. Middle Row QL to Ry: BM2 Tofflemire, BM5 Houser, ENC Locklear, BM2 Pierce. Front Row QL to i RJ: BM2 Rhodes, RM2 Smith, HM2 Johnson, LTJG MacDonald. 3 , r I GMG2 Evers, RM2 smith, HM2 Johnson and BM2 Pierce conducting PMs on LT Short before snip attack in Jordan their gear, LW 1

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L LCAC-LANDING CRAFTAIR CUSHICN l l i iThe primary mission for the LCAC is Amphibious Warfare. The role iof the LCAC in this mission is to transport from ship-to-shore and lover the beach, weapons systems, equipment, cargo and personal zorganic to the elements of a Marine Air!Ground Task Force. ln a itypical mission, the craft will embark equipment, troops andfor -tsupplies, launch from amphibious ships, transit at high speed to the ibeach under assault, transit the surf zone and beach, proceed inland lto a suitable offload site, oftload rapidly, and return to the :amphibious ships for reload and follow-on sorties. ilhe LCAC is a high-speed fully amphibious landing craft capable of ezcarrying a 60 ton payload. LCAC is capable of traveling over land nd water exposing 70 percent of the world's beaches to amphibious h gssault compared to 17 percent with conventional landing craft. Exercise Red Reef, Saudi Arabia 5 CAC's will operate from well deck-equipped amphibious ships. Assault on Purple Beach Kuwait ,. 53 i ll li ll? Operation Cobra Gold, Thailand.