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: 9 Jul 1940 Battle of Calabria [Battle of Punta Stilo, the toe of Italy] fought between the Italian Royal Navy and the British/Australian Royal Navies, 30 miles [48km] east of Punta Stilo. More ?

9 Jul 1943 US-British invasion of Sicily begins [night of 9-10 Jul].
9 Jul 1944 British and Canadian forces capture Caen from the Germans, a critical post-D-Day objective in Normandy, France.
9 Jul 1944 US forces reach the northern end of Saipan, finding thousands of Japanese civilian men, women, and children who commit suicide by leaping off the cliffs rather than be captured.
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