Sailors operate a rigid-hull inflatable boat during a practice mission with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit Maritime Raid Force.
Sailors assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) operate a rigid-hull inflatable boat during a practice mission with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit Maritime Raid Force while underway in the Pacific Ocean on Aug. 12, 2011. The New Orleans and embarked Marines are conducting pre-deployment work-ups as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group.