Keywords: US Navy 090413-N-6692A-038 Members of the Armed forces of the Philippines 48th Marine Company aboard Landing Craft Unit (LCU 1634) await to embark the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) during a Balikatan 2009 jo.jpg en PHILIPPINE SEA April 13 2009 Members of the Armed forces of the Philippines 48th Marine Company aboard Landing Craft Unit LCU 1634 await to embark the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga LSD 46 during a Balikatan 2009 joint military inter-operability training exercise Tortuga commanded by Captain Mark Weber is part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group participating in Balikatan 2009 an annual combined joint bilateral exercise involving U S and Armed Forces of the Philippines personnel as well as subject-matter experts from Philippines Civil Defense Agencies U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Geronimo Aquino/Released 2009-04-13 090413-N-6692A-038 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 70517 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Geronimo Aquino PD-USGov-Military-Navy Balikatan 2009 Aboard USS Tortuga LSD-46 LCU 1634 ship 1968 |