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Marines from Headquarters Regiment, 1st Marine Logistics Group, observe the lowering of a ramp, connecting their Joint High Speed Vessel to a Mobile Landing Platform, during the testing of a seabasing capability, aboard the USNS Montford Point, June 24, 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.