MAYPORT, Fla. (March 28, 2017) - Rear Adm. Roy I. Kitchener, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group TWO (ESG-2), poses for a photo with the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima’s (LHD 7) Command Master Chief William J. Mullinax and Sailors of the Year (left to right) Information Systems Technician 1st Class Roshonia Valentine, Personnel Specialist 3rd Class Katryna Conklin and Air Traffic Controlman 3rd Class Tyler Weber. Kitchener was onboard Iwo Jima to congratulate the ship for being awarded with the Battle Effectiveness Award for the sixth time since her commissioning in 2001.

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