The U.S. Navy (USN) Dock Landing Ship USS WHIDBEY ISLAND (LSD 41) (left), the USN Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser USS PHILIPPINE SEA (CG 58) (right) and the USN Austin Class Amphibious Transport Dock Ship USS NASHVILLE (LPD 13) as seen from the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) through the Suez Canal on Nov. 8, 2006. The Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) successfully transited the Suez Canal, concluding operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. The IWO JIMA is currently on a regularly scheduled six-month deployment in support of maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Bryant A. Kurowski)...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: The U.S. Navy (USN) Dock Landing Ship USS WHIDBEY ISLAND (LSD 41) (left), the USN Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser USS PHILIPPINE SEA (CG 58) (right) and the USN Austin Class Amphibious Transport Dock Ship USS NASHVILLE (LPD 13) as seen from the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) through the Suez Canal on Nov. 8, 2006. The Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) successfully transited the Suez Canal, concluding operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. The IWO JIMA is currently on a regularly scheduled six-month deployment in support of maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Bryant A. Kurowski) (Released)

Base: Suez Canal

Country: Egypt (EGY)

Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Bryant Kurowski, USN

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files