CIVITAVECCHIA, Italy (Jan. 3, 2015) Chief Boatswain's Mate Brandon Bonin, a native of New Iberia, Louisiana, observes a tug boat, while relaying instructions to the bridge as amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) depart 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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