160226-M-CC151-043 CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Feb. 26, 2016) A Landing Craft Air Cushion from Assault Craft Unit Five, prepares to land ashore to drop equipment and personnel in support of the Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) for Exercise Iron Fist 2016 on board Camp Pendleton, Calif. This year’s PHIBLEX is a bilateral, battalion-sized ship-to-shore amphibious landing using AAVs to seize a beachhead and then transition to ground operations further inland to secure additional objectives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Xzavior T. McNeal/Released)