Keywords: outdoor sand 151020-N-GY309-069 PINHEIRO DA CRUZ, Portugal (Oct. 20, 2015) U.S. Marines and Portuguese forces conduct an amphibious landing from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) at Pinheiro da Cruz, Portugal, as part of exercise Trident Juncture 2015, Oct. 20. Trident Juncture is a NATO-led exercise designed to certify NATO response forces and develop interoperability among participating NATO and partner nations. Arlington, part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Adam Cole/Released) 151020-N-GY309-069 PINHEIRO DA CRUZ, Portugal (Oct. 20, 2015) U.S. Marines and Portuguese forces conduct an amphibious landing from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) at Pinheiro da Cruz, Portugal, as part of exercise Trident Juncture 2015, Oct. 20. Trident Juncture is a NATO-led exercise designed to certify NATO response forces and develop interoperability among participating NATO and partner nations. Arlington, part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Adam Cole/Released) |