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Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and sailors with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group aboard USS Iwo Jima work together while moving food and supplied from the elevator into the hangar bay of USS Iwo Jima, Aug. 29, 2012, as the ship executed a replenishment at sea. During the RAS the USS Iwo Jima took on fuel, fresh fruits, vegetables, supplies and mail to sustain the ship through the next few weeks. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve force for U.S. Central Command and is providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and sailors with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group aboard USS Iwo Jima work together while moving food and supplied from the elevator into the hangar bay of USS Iwo Jima, Aug. 29, 2012, as the ship executed a replenishment at sea. During the RAS the USS Iwo Jima took on fuel, fresh fruits, vegetables, supplies and mail to sustain the ship through the next few weeks. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve force for U.S. Central Command and is providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad Kiehl

Cpl. Joshua Jones, a Marietta, Ga., native with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, moves boxes of eggs and other food supplies during a replenishment at sea detail Aug. 29, 2012, aboard USS Iwo Jima. During the RAS the USS Iwo Jima took on fuel, fresh fruits, vegetables, supplies and mail to sustain the ship through the next few weeks. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve force for U.S. Central Command and is providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Cpl. Joshua Jones, a Marietta, Ga., native with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, moves boxes of eggs and other food supplies during a replenishment at sea detail Aug. 29, 2012, aboard USS Iwo Jima. During the RAS the USS Iwo Jima took on fuel, fresh fruits, vegetables, supplies and mail to sustain the ship through the next few weeks. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve force for U.S. Central Command and is providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad Kiehl

Lance Cpl. Aaron Waters, left, a Camdler, N.C., native with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a sailor with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group work together to carry fresh fruits, vegetables and dry goods during a replenishment at sea detail Aug. 29, 2012, aboard USS Iwo Jima. During the RAS the USS Iwo Jima took on fuel, food supplies and mail to sustain the ship through the next few weeks. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve force for U.S. Central Command and is providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Lance Cpl. Aaron Waters, left, a Camdler, N.C., native with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a sailor with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group work together to carry fresh fruits, vegetables and dry goods during a replenishment at sea detail Aug. 29, 2012, aboard USS Iwo Jima. During the RAS the USS Iwo Jima took on fuel, food supplies and mail to sustain the ship through the next few weeks. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve force for U.S. Central Command and is providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad Kiehl

Lance Cpl. Aaron Waters, a Camdler, N.C., native and Lance Cpl. Michael Schineider, a Cleveland native, both with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, work together carrying fresh fruits, vegetables and dry goods during a replenishment at sea detail aboard the USS Iwo Jima, Aug. 29, 2012. During the RAS the USS Iwo Jima took on fuel, food supplies and mail to sustain the ship through the next few weeks. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve force for U.S. Central Command and is providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Lance Cpl. Aaron Waters, a Camdler, N.C., native and Lance Cpl. Michael Schineider, a Cleveland native, both with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, work together carrying fresh fruits, vegetables and dry goods during a replenishment at sea detail aboard the USS Iwo Jima, Aug. 29, 2012. During the RAS the USS Iwo Jima took on fuel, food supplies and mail to sustain the ship through the next few weeks. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve force for U.S. Central Command and is providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad Kiehl

A helicopter from the USNS Rappahannock delivers food and supplies on the flight deck of USS Iwo Jima during a replenishment at sea detail Aug. 29, 2012. During the RAS the USS Iwo Jima took on fuel, fresh fruits and vegetables, supplies and mail to sustain the ship through the next few weeks. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve force for U.S. Central Command and is providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

A helicopter from the USNS Rappahannock delivers food and supplies on the flight deck of USS Iwo Jima during a replenishment at sea detail Aug. 29, 2012. During the RAS the USS Iwo Jima took on fuel, fresh fruits and vegetables, supplies and mail to sustain the ship through the next few weeks. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve force for U.S. Central Command and is providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad Kiehl

A helicopter from the USNS Rappahannock delivers food and supplies on the flight deck of USS Iwo Jima during a replenishment at sea detail Aug. 29, 2012. During the RAS the USS Iwo Jima took on fuel, fresh fruits and vegetables, supplies and mail to sustain the ship through the next few weeks. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve force for U.S. Central Command and is providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

A helicopter from the USNS Rappahannock delivers food and supplies on the flight deck of USS Iwo Jima during a replenishment at sea detail Aug. 29, 2012. During the RAS the USS Iwo Jima took on fuel, fresh fruits and vegetables, supplies and mail to sustain the ship through the next few weeks. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve force for U.S. Central Command and is providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad Kiehl

A helicopter from the USNS Rappahannock delivers food and supplies to the flight deck of USS Iwo Jima during a replenishment at sea detail Aug. 29, 2012. During the RAS the USS Iwo Jima took on fuel, fresh fruits and vegetables, supplies and mail to sustain the ship through the next few weeks. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve force for U.S. Central Command and is providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

A helicopter from the USNS Rappahannock delivers food and supplies to the flight deck of USS Iwo Jima during a replenishment at sea detail Aug. 29, 2012. During the RAS the USS Iwo Jima took on fuel, fresh fruits and vegetables, supplies and mail to sustain the ship through the next few weeks. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve force for U.S. Central Command and is providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad Kiehl

An MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter transports food and supplies from the USNS Rappahannock to the flight deck of USS Iwo Jima during a replenishment at sea detail Aug. 29, 2012. During the RAS the USS Iwo Jima took on fuel, fresh fruits and vegetables, supplies and mail to sustain the ship through the next few weeks. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve force for U.S. Central Command and is providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

An MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter transports food and supplies from the USNS Rappahannock to the flight deck of USS Iwo Jima during a replenishment at sea detail Aug. 29, 2012. During the RAS the USS Iwo Jima took on fuel, fresh fruits and vegetables, supplies and mail to sustain the ship through the next few weeks. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve force for U.S. Central Command and is providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad Kiehl

USNS Carl Brashear refuels the USS New York while a helicopter transfers supplies to USS Iwo Jima during a replenishment at sea detail Aug. 29, 2012. During the RAS the USS Iwo Jima took on fuel, fresh fruits and vegetables, supplies and mail to sustain the ship through the next few weeks. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve force for U.S. Central Command and is providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

USNS Carl Brashear refuels the USS New York while a helicopter transfers supplies to USS Iwo Jima during a replenishment at sea detail Aug. 29, 2012. During the RAS the USS Iwo Jima took on fuel, fresh fruits and vegetables, supplies and mail to sustain the ship through the next few weeks. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve force for U.S. Central Command and is providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad Kiehl

Marines and Sailors of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the USS New York contacted their family through a video teleconference system, Aug. 25, 2012, to meet their new babies and talk to their pregnant wives.

Marines and Sailors of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the USS New York contacted their family through a video teleconference system, Aug. 25, 2012, to meet their new babies and talk to their pregnant wives.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert L. Fisher

Marines and Sailors of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the USS New York contacted their family through a video teleconference system, Aug. 25, 2012, to meet their new babies and talk to their pregnant wives.

Marines and Sailors of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the USS New York contacted their family through a video teleconference system, Aug. 25, 2012, to meet their new babies and talk to their pregnant wives.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert L. Fisher

USS IWO JIMA (June 9, 2012) - Staff Sgt. David Wilcox, a Lake Jackson, Texas, Native with the Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th MEU, talks to his pregnant wife and child, through a video teleconference aboard the USS Iwo Jima, June 9, 2012. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (Official Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad R. Kiehl)

USS IWO JIMA (June 9, 2012) - Staff Sgt. David Wilcox, a Lake Jackson, Texas, Native with the Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th MEU, talks to his pregnant wife and child, through a video teleconference aboard the USS Iwo Jima, June 9, 2012. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (Official Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad R. Kiehl)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad R. Kiehl

USS IWO JIMA (June 9, 2012) - Staff Sgt. David Wilcox, a Lake Jackson, Texas, Native with the Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th MEU, talks to his pregnant wife and child, through a video teleconference aboard the USS Iwo Jima, June 9, 2012. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (Official Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad R. Kiehl)

USS IWO JIMA (June 9, 2012) - Staff Sgt. David Wilcox, a Lake Jackson, Texas, Native with the Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th MEU, talks to his pregnant wife and child, through a video teleconference aboard the USS Iwo Jima, June 9, 2012. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (Official Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad R. Kiehl)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad R. Kiehl

USS IWO JIMA (June 9, 2012) - Corporal David Rohrer, a Louisville, Ohio, Native with the Air Combat Element, 24th MEU, talks to his wife while holding their new born baby, through a video teleconference aboard the USS Iwo Jima, June 9, 2012. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (Official Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad R. Kiehl)

USS IWO JIMA (June 9, 2012) - Corporal David Rohrer, a Louisville, Ohio, Native with the Air Combat Element, 24th MEU, talks to his wife while holding their new born baby, through a video teleconference aboard the USS Iwo Jima, June 9, 2012. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (Official Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad R. Kiehl)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad R. Kiehl

USS IWO JIMA (June 9, 2012) - Corporal David Rohrer, a Louisville, Ohio, Native with the Air Combat Element, 24th MEU, talks to his wife while holding their new born baby, through a video teleconference aboard the USS Iwo Jima, June 9, 2012. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (Official Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad R. Kiehl)

USS IWO JIMA (June 9, 2012) - Corporal David Rohrer, a Louisville, Ohio, Native with the Air Combat Element, 24th MEU, talks to his wife while holding their new born baby, through a video teleconference aboard the USS Iwo Jima, June 9, 2012. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (Official Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad R. Kiehl)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad R. Kiehl

Marines and Sailors of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the USS New York contacted their family through a video teleconference system, Aug. 25, 2012, to meet their new babies and talk to their pregnant wives.

Marines and Sailors of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the USS New York contacted their family through a video teleconference system, Aug. 25, 2012, to meet their new babies and talk to their pregnant wives.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert L. Fisher

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait (Aug. 8, 2012) Brig. Gen. Gregg Olson, right, deputy commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command, tastes fresh water purified by water purification specialists from Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Aug. 8, 2012. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein/Released)

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait (Aug. 8, 2012) Brig. Gen. Gregg Olson, right, deputy commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command, tastes fresh water purified by water purification specialists from Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Aug. 8, 2012. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait (Aug. 8, 2012) Brig. Gen. Gregg Olson, deputy commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command, speaks with Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Aug. 8, 2012. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein/Released)

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait (Aug. 8, 2012) Brig. Gen. Gregg Olson, deputy commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command, speaks with Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Aug. 8, 2012. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait (Aug. 8, 2012) Brig. Gen. Gregg Olson, right, deputy commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command, shakes hands with Lance Cpl. Joshua Schinlaub, an Elizabethtown, Ky., native and rifleman with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, while meeting with Marines of the 24th MEU in Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Aug. 8, 2012. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein/Released)

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait (Aug. 8, 2012) Brig. Gen. Gregg Olson, right, deputy commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command, shakes hands with Lance Cpl. Joshua Schinlaub, an Elizabethtown, Ky., native and rifleman with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, while meeting with Marines of the 24th MEU in Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Aug. 8, 2012. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

UDAIRI RANGE, Kuwait (Aug. 15, 2012) U.S. Marines assigned to 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, patrol during live-fire platoon attack training at Udairi Range in Kuwait, Aug. 15, 2012. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein/Released)

UDAIRI RANGE, Kuwait (Aug. 15, 2012) U.S. Marines assigned to 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, patrol during live-fire platoon attack training at Udairi Range in Kuwait, Aug. 15, 2012. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein