Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), carry equipment and weapons to staging area during a departure to embark aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, , Sept. 7, 2017. Approximately 300 Marines with the 26th MEU embarked on the USS Iwo Jima in preparation to ensure the unit is ready to respond to any requests to bolster Northern Command’s support of FEMA’s assistance to federal, state and local authorities’ ongoing relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. ( Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

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