MAYPORT, Fla. (March 28, 2017) - Rear Adm. Roy I. Kitchener, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group TWO (ESG-2), speaks with the crew of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) during an all-hands call on the ship's flight deck. Kitchener was onboard Iwo Jima to congratulate the ship for being awarded with the Battle Effectiveness Award for the sixth time since her commissioning in 2001.

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