Keywords: US Navy 120210-N-WI828-005 Amphibious assault vehicles from the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) land on the beac.jpg en SATTAHIP NAVAL BASE Thailand Feb 10 2012 Amphibious assault vehicles from the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga LSD 46 land on the beach as CH-26 Sea Knight helicopters provide close air support during a live-fire amphibious assault exercise Tortuga is part of the forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is underway participating in Exercise Cobra Gold 2012 an annual Thai-U S co-sponsored joint and multinational exercise designed to advance security throughout the Asia-Pacific region and enhance interoperability with participating nations U S Navy photo by Lt Cmdr Mark C Jones/Released 2012-02-10 120210-N-WI828-005 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 115569 U S Navy photo by Lt Cmdr Mark C Jones PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Tortuga LSD-46 CH-46 Sea Knight Amphibious Assault Vehicle Cobra Gold 2012 |