Marines and sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group load equipment and supplies onto the USS New York, March 29, 2012, before embarking upon 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.
Marines and sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group load equipment and supplies onto the USS New York, March 29, 2012, before embarking upon 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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