Marines and sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group load Assault Amphibious Vehicles onto the USS New York, March 29, 2012, in preparation for a scheduled eight-month deployment. The 24th MEU, partnered with the Navy's Iwo Jima ARG, is deploying to the European and Central Command theaters of operation to serve as a theater reserve and crisis response force capable of a variety of missions from full-scale combat operations to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

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Marines and sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group load Assault Amphibious Vehicles onto the USS New York, March 29, 2012, in preparation for a scheduled eight-month deployment. The 24th MEU, partnered with the Navy's Iwo Jima ARG, is deploying to the European and Central Command theaters of operation to serve as a theater reserve and crisis response force capable of a variety of missions from full-scale combat operations to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

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