Marines with 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, Battalion
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Marines with 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct fast reload drills on the bow here, April 5, 2012. The USS New York is part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, which is carrying 2,300 Marines of the 24th MEU to the European and Central Command theaters of operation. The ARG/MEU team serves 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.
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05/04/2012
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