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Marines with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, prepare to drive their amphibious assault vehicles off a Landing Craft Air Cushion onto a Mobile Landing Platform, during the testing of a seabasing capability, aboard the USNS Montford Point, July 9, 2014. The Marines transferred military equipment from ship-to-ship over the open ocean. The MLP is a new type of Maritime Pre-Positioning Ship that facilitates the transfer of military equipment and personnel from large ships to small landing craft.