GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 14, 2009) Landing craft air cushion (LCAC) 57, from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 1, departs the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) during exercise Cobra Gold 09.

UTAPHAO, Thailand (Feb. 13, 2009) An amphibious assault vehicle assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) launches from the well-deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) during Exercise Cobra Gold 2009.

GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 12, 2009) Landing Signalman Enlisted Aviation Boatswain's Mate Handling 1st Class Kevin Bourne launches a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 262 from the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) during Exercise Cobra Gold 2009. Harpers Ferry is taking part in Exercise Cobra Gold, an annual Thailand and U.S. co-sponsored joint coalition multinational military exercise designed to train a Thai, U.S. and Singaporean Coalition Task Force. The exercise will also include humanitarian civic action projects with participating nations from Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and the U.S. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew R. White/Released)