U.S., India joint forces land on Kakinada Beach during Exercise Tiger Triumph 2025 [Image 14 of 21]

KAKINADA, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA

04.10.2025

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Caroline Lui 

Commander, Task Force 70 / Carrier Strike Group 5

KAKINADA, Andhra Pradesh, India (April 11, 2025) - U.S. Marines assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, prepare to disembark an Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) launched from the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) in Light Armored Vehicles (LAV-25) during a large-scale amphibious landing drill held as part of Exercise Tiger Triumph 2025, at Kakinada Beach, Andhra Pradesh, India, April 11. Tiger Triumph is a joint and combined U.S.-India exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster response readiness and interoperability. Tiger Triumph enables U.S. and Indian armed forces to improve interoperability and bilateral, joint, and service readiness in the Indian Ocean region and beyond to support a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Caroline H. Lui)

• Date Taken: 04.10.2025
• Date Posted: 04.11.2025 13:12
• Photo ID: 8968159
• VIRIN: 250411-N-IK052-1209
• Resolution: 5414x3609
• Size: 3.03 MB
• Location: KAKINADA, ANDHRA PRADESH, IN