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Photos: Iwo Jima ARG

120920-N-XK513-038 U.S. FIFTH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Sept. 20, 2012) Multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) performs a replenishment-at-sea with the dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) as seen from aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21). Iwo Jima is the flagship of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ian Carver/Released).