U.S. Navy Assault Craft Unit 5 sailors prepare to unload High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles from a Landing Craft Air Cushion onto the beach during amphibious assault training as part of exercise Dawn Blitz. Coalition forces from the U.S., Canada, New Zealand and Japan participated in a multilateral amphibious exercise that is designed to strengthen international partnerships by improving the ability to respond to crises and protect the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Molly A. Evans/Released)