A Landing Craft Air Cushion hovercraft carrying Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit lands Camp Lejeune's Onslow Beach, Dec. 16, 2012. The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit has returned to the U.S. after completing nearly nine months deployed as an expeditionary crisis response force with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group.  Approximately 2,300 Marines and Sailors of the 24th MEU will be offloading over the next few days from amphibious assault ships USS Iwo Jima, USS New York and USS Gunston Hall. (Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein)
<dl><dd>Unit: 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit</dd>
<dd>DVIDS Tags: 24th MEU; Marine Expeditionary Unit; hospital corpsman; DVIDS Frontpage</dd></dl>
Sgt. Richard Blumenstein
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