040228-N-7912E-001 Arabian Gulf (Feb. 28, 2004) – Capt. Thomas D. Crowley, left, commanding officer for the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), Brig. Gen. Marzook Al-Babber, center, deputy chief of naval forces, Kuwait, and Rear Adm. Clyde W. Marsh, commander task force 51, cut a cake while hosting a friendship meeting aboard the ship. Boxer departed for the Arabian Gulf on Jan. 14, 2004 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom rotation of forces, after returning from a regularly scheduled deployment in August 2003. The multi-purpose amphibious assault ship and its more than 900 Sailors and
040228-N-7912E-001 Arabian Gulf (Feb. 28, 2004) – Capt. Thomas D. Crowley, left, commanding officer for the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), Brig. Gen. Marzook Al-Babber, center, deputy chief of naval forces, Kuwait, and Rear Adm. Clyde W. Marsh, commander task force 51, cut a cake while hosting a friendship meeting aboard the ship. Boxer departed for the Arabian Gulf on Jan. 14, 2004 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom rotation of forces, after returning from a regularly scheduled deployment in August 2003. The multi-purpose amphibious assault ship and its more than 900 Sailors and 200 Marines are transporting equipment and aviation assets for the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (1st MEF) from Camp Pendleton, Calif. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Christopher Elmini. (RELEASED) US Navy 040228-N-7912E-001 US Navy and Kuwait officers cut a cake while hosting a friendship meeting aboard the ship
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