Images: Combat Camera, Wed. 14 June 2006

USS IWO JIMA STRIKE GROUP DEPLOYS

U.S. Navy sailors man a .50-caliber gun mount as the amphibious transport dock USS Nashville, an element of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group, departs Naval Station Norfolk, Va., June 6, 2006. The strike group will deploy for six months to conduct maritime security operations in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice Matthew Bookwalter

U.S. Navy sailors man the rails as the amphibious transport dock USS Nashville, an element of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group, departs Naval Station Norfolk, Va., June 6, 2006. The strike group will deploy for six months to conduct maritime security operations in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice Matthew Bookwalter

U.S. Navy sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima man the rails as they depart from Naval Station Norfolk, Va., June 6, 2006. The Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group will deploy for six months to conduct maritime security operations in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Lithographer Shanika L. Futrell

Family and friends wave good-bye to U.S. Navy sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima as it departs from Naval Station Norfolk, Va., June 6, 2006. The Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group will deploy for six months to conduct maritime security operations in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Kenneth R. Hendrix

Families wave good-bye as U.S. Navy sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima gets underway from Naval Station Norfolk, Va., June 6, 2006. The USS Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group will deploy for six months to conduct maritime security operations in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Moises Medel

Tug boats assist the amphibious transport dock USS Nashville, an element of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group, as it departs Naval Station Norfolk, Va., June 6, 2006. The strike group will deploy for six months to conduct maritime security operations in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice Matthew Bookwalter

U.S. Navy sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima man the rails as they depart from Naval Station Norfolk, Va., June 6, 2006. The Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group will deploy for six months to conduct maritime security operations in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Lithographer Shanika L. Futrell

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