150105-N-QM905-006 STRAIT OF MESSINA (Jan. 5, 2015) Quartermaster 3rd Class Dana Cheshire, from Rapid City, South Dakota, stands watch while the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) conducts a southbound transit of the Strait of Messina Jan. 5, 2015. Iwo Jima, flag ship of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group/24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is conducting naval operations in the 6th Fleet area of operations in support of national security interests in Europe. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Shelby M. Tucker/ Released)

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