ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 1, 2017) Capt. Joseph O’Brien, commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), observes as an MH-60S Sea Hawk attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 drops a pallet on the flight deck of the ship during a vertical replenishment. Iwo Jima, components of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit are conducting a Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise that is the culmination of training for the Navy-Marine Corps team and will certify them for deployment. ( Navy

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