An M1A1 Abrams tank is loaded onto the USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) from a landing craft, air cushion hovercraft, March 28, 2012, in preparation for a scheduled eight-month 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.
<br>Unit: 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit
Lance Cpl. Tucker Wolf
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