SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 5, 2012) Marines from the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU), serving aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), remove debris from the Fort Funston Trail as part of a community relations project at the Golden Gate National Parks Conservatory during San Francisco Fleet Week 2012 (SFFW 12). SFFW 12 is scheduled from Oct. 3-8 and brings more than 2,500 Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen from four ships to the city of San Francisco in order to highlight the personnel, technology and capabilities of the sea services. The Navy has a 237-y


SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 5, 2012) Marines from the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU), serving aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), remove debris from the Fort Funston Trail as part of a community relations project at the Golden Gate National Parks Conservatory during San Francisco Fleet Week 2012 (SFFW 12). SFFW 12 is scheduled from Oct. 3-8 and brings more than 2,500 Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen from four ships to the city of San Francisco in order to highlight the personnel, technology and capabilities of the sea services. The Navy has a 237-year heritage of defending freedom and projecting and protecting interests around the globe. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ronald Gutridge/Released) 121005-N-UK333-075 Join the conversation - Official Navy Imagery - Marines help clean up trail in San Francisco.


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