MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 23, 2012) Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Andrew Brown, assigned to the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), fires a shot line to the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Laramie (T-AO 203) during a replenishment-at-sea. Iwo Jima is the flagship of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, deployed with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 6th Fleet area of responsibility.

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