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RIMPAC 2008

31 July 2008
Amphibious Assault Vehicle Ops

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A United States Marine Corps Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) return to Australian ship HMAS TOBRUK in preparation for a beach assault during Exercise RIMPAC 08.

(Date taken: 20 July 2008)
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A United States Marine Corps Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) returns to Australian ship HMAS TOBRUK in preparation for a beach assault during Exercise RIMPAC 08.

(Date taken: 20 July 2008)
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The United States Marine Corps Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) board HMAS TOBRUK through the stern door. The Amphibious Task Group conducted AAV beach landing exercises from HMAS TOBRUK to the beach on Kauai in Hawaii during exercise RIMPAC 2008.

(Date taken: 20 July 2008)
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Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAVs) from the United States Marine Corps return to HMAS TOBRUK after conducting a beach landing exercise. The Amphibious Task Group conducted AAV exercises from HMAS TOBRUK to the beach on Kauai in Hawaii during exercise RIMPAC 2008.

(Date taken: 20 July 2008)
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United States Marine Corps Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAVs) travel from HMAS TOBRUK to the beach during RIMPAC 2008. The Amphibious Task Group conducted AAV beach landing exercises from HMAS TOBRUK to the beach on Kauai in Hawaii during the exercise.

(Date taken: 20 July 2008)
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Marines prepare to enter the Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAVs). United States Marines load up their AAVs with their equipment and packs on the tank deck of HMAS TOBRUK, before loading personnel and disembarking through the stern door of the ship.

HMAS TOBRUK berthed alongside Hotel Pier at Pearl Harbour Naval Station to disembark United States Marine AAVs and personnel as part of the sea phase of exercise RIMPAC 2008.



(Date taken: 20 July 2008)
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United States Marine Corps personnel wait in the back of the Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) ready to disembark from HMAS TOBRUK.

(Date taken: 20 July 2008)
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An Amphibious Assault Vehicle disembarks the ship from the stern door onboard HMAS TOBRUK heading out into the harbour towards the USS Missouri.

(Date taken: 20 July 2008)
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