160212-N-WK391-003 SAN DIEGO (Feb. 12, 2016) Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Joey Escalona kisses his daughter before the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) begins its regularly scheduled deployment. More than 4,500 Sailors and Marines from the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) departed San Diego today for a deployment to the 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brandon Cyr/Released)

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