Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit escort National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) personnel onto an MV-22B Osprey en route to Midway Atoll aboard the USS Makin Island, during the MEU's WESTPAC 14-2 deployment Aug. 8, 2014. The recovery of NOAA personnel was executed because of the threat of hurricane Iselle, the first hurricane to strike the Hawaii islands in more than two decades, which threatened the safety of the researchers. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Demetrius Morgan/RELEASED) 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit assists National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis

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Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit escort National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) personnel onto an MV-22B Osprey en route to Midway Atoll aboard the USS Makin Island, during the MEU's WESTPAC 14-2 deployment Aug. 8, 2014. The recovery of NOAA personnel was executed because of the threat of hurricane Iselle, the first hurricane to strike the Hawaii islands in more than two decades, which threatened the safety of the researchers. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Demetrius Morgan/RELEASED) 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit assists National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 140808-M-ET630-002

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