Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and U.S. Navy’s Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) vehicles landing on Red Beach during Dawn Blitz 2015. The Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) is a class of air-cushion vehicle used as landing craft. They transport weapons systems, equipment, cargo and personnel of the assault elements of the Marine Air/Ground Task Force both from ship to shore and across the beach. (wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_Craft_Air_Cushion)