Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC)

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: 17 Sep 1939 Soviet troops invade Poland from the east. More ↓

17 Sep 1944 Thousands of Allied planes begin airborne assault on Holland, Operation Market Garden.
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