140306-N-BD629-032 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Mar. 6, 2014) -- Sailors prepare to receive several distinguished visitors, including Brig. Gen. Hagi Topolansky, Israeli Air Force chief of staff, and William Grant, deputy chief of mission in Tel Aviv, Israel, as they land in a MV-22 Osprey aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). Mesa Verde Sailors and Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit are deployed supporting maritime security operations, providing crisis response capability, increasing theater security cooperation and a forward naval presence in the

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140306-N-BD629-032 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Mar. 6, 2014) -- Sailors prepare to receive several distinguished visitors, including Brig. Gen. Hagi Topolansky, Israeli Air Force chief of staff, and William Grant, deputy chief of mission in Tel Aviv, Israel, as they land in a MV-22 Osprey aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). Mesa Verde Sailors and Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit are deployed supporting maritime security operations, providing crisis response capability, increasing theater security cooperation and a forward naval presence in the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Shannon M. Smith/Released)

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