A sailor aboard the amphibious dock-landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) heaves a line as the ship pulls into the Port of Aqaba. Gunston Hall is part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group with the embarked. Gunston Hall is deployed with embarked elements of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) participating in exercise Eager Lion 12, a multinational exercise involving 19 countries from five different continents and more than 11,000 participants. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Sunderman/Released) Iwo Jima ARG deployment 2012 120508-N-XO436-096

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