CIVITAVECCHIA, Italy (Jan. 3, 2015) Seaman Paul Banez, originally from Anchorage, Alaska, heaves a mooring line as amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) departs Civitavecchia, Italy, Jan. 3, 2015. Iwo Jima pulled in to Civitavecchia Dec. 30 for a scheduled port visit before continuing its deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 6th Fleet areas of operations.

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