Keywords: US Navy 030709-N-5362A-016 A member of the Navy's cargo handling and port group (NAVCHAPGRU) maintains a steady hold on a line attached to an Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV).jpg en Port Shueiba Kuwait Jul 9 2003 - A member of the Navy's cargo handling and port group NAVCHAPGRU maintains a steady hold on a line attached to an Amphibious Assault Vehicle AAV as it is lifted by crane into the cargo bay of the military sealift command ship USNS Charlton T-AKR 314 The equipment is part of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force 1st MEF which is returning to the U S after participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom a multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Arlo K Abrahamson RELEASED 2003-07-09 030709-N-5362A-016 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 11815 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Arlo K Abrahamson PD-USGov-Military-Navy United States Navy in Ash Shuaybah Kuwait USNS Charlton T-AKR-314 Amphibious Assault Vehicle Lifting |