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121210-N-QM601-167 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 10, 2012) -- Multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), left, amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), middle, and amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), right, steam in formation while transiting across the Atlantic Ocean. Iwo Jima, the flagship of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is currently deployed to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Scott Youngblood / Released)
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Posted on December 11, 2012 at 12:59 PM
Updated Tuesday, Dec 11 at 3:47 PM
NORFOLK-Three Norfolk-based ships, delayed from coming home to because of Middle East unrest, are on their way home.
LTCDR Brian Badura with U.S. Fleet Forces Command confirms USS Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and its Marine contingent based in North Carolina will be home for the holidays.
USS Iwo Jima, USS Gunston Hall and USS New York were ordered to the Med last month, which extended their eight month deployment.
In all, that's about 4,000 Sailors and Marines due home soon.
