Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC)

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In this photo, a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) carrying HMMWVs, a forklift, trucks and other equipment approaches the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), 31 August 2005.

Iwo Jima and three other Hampton Roads, VA based amphibious ships got underway 31 August 2005 to head to areas off the U.S. Gulf Coast as part of the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. The four ships brought with them six Disaster Relief Teams that include amphibious construction equipment, medical personnel and associated supplies to assist with the relief effort.

Today in WW II: 8 Feb 1940 Germans establish the first large Jewish ghetto in Poland in the city of Lodz. More ↓

8 Feb 1941 US House of Representatives passes the Lend-Lease Act [265 to 165].
8 Feb 1942 Battle of Sarimbun Beach begins, the first stage of the Japanese assault on Singapore.
8 Feb 1942 Japanese Offensive in Burma begins [8 Feb-2 May].
8 Feb 1945 Battle of the Reichswald: British and Canadian forces under Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery begin Operation Veritable [8 Feb-11 Mar].
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