Colonel Ron Johnson addresses the Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit on the flight deck of the USS Iwo Jima on Nov. 10.::n::Johnson is the commanding officer of the 24th MEU and a native of Duxburry, Mass. The 24th MEU is returning home after a six-month deployment with the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Joshua Lujan) - Colonel Ron Johnson addresses the Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit on the flight deck of the USS Iwo Jima on Nov. 10.::n::Johnson is the commanding officer of the 24th MEU and a native of Duxburry, Mass. The 24th MEU is returning home after a six-month deployment with the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Joshua Lujan)