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Friends and family board a landing craft, air cushion (LCAC), attached to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, at Red Beach on U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton for a Tiger Cruise aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), Aug. 13, 2026. A Tiger Cruise allows friends and family of U.S. Navy Sailors and Marines to board a naval ship and experience daily life of a Sailor or Marine stationed aboard Essex. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ivan A. Garcia)