12/08/2014: A landing craft utility (LCU) from Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7 navigates at sunset while returning to the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) after conducting a scheduled beach raid exercise.
Peleliu is the lead ship in the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group (#PELARG14) seen conducting joint forces exercises along with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and NBU 7 in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
Credit:USS Perlieu:9/4/14
- In the second photo, a landing craft utility (LCU) from Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7 navigates along with the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) before conducting a scheduled beach raid exercise.
- In the third and fourth photos, a Humvee, from Naval beach Unit (NBU) 7, disembarks a landing craft utility (LCU) during a scheduled beach raid exercise.
- In the fifth photo, sailors from Naval beach Unit (NBU) 7 guide a Humvee down a ramp in reverse during a scheduled beach raid exercise.
- In the final photo, a landing craft utility (LCU) from Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7 exits the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5).