Marines carry a combat rubber raiding craft to the stern gate of the dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) during a night exercise.
Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit carry a combat rubber raiding craft to the stern gate of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) during a night exercise in the Pacific Ocean on March 1, 2012. The Tortuga, part of the Essex Amphibious Readiness Group, is underway on deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.