Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, assembles for an award and promotion ceremony at the bow here, April 2, 2012, as the Marines sail across the Atlantic on the ship's maiden deployment. The 24th MEU, partnered with the Navy's Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, is deploying to the European and Central Command theaters of operation to serve as a theater reserve and crisis response force capable of a variety of missions from full-scale combat operations to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
Date Taken: | 04.04.2012 |
Date Posted: | 04.10.2012 20:07 |
Photo ID: | 557344 |
VIRIN: | 120404-M-KU932-240 |
Resolution: | 3300x2400 |
Size: | 4.43 MB |
Location: | USS NEW YORK, AT SEA |
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