24 MEU Deployment 2012 [Image 13 of 13]

USS NEW YORK, AT SEA

11.10.2012

Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert L. Fisher III  

24th Marine Expeditionary Unit

Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group bow their heads during the opening prayer of the 237th Marine Corps birthday ceremony on the flight deck of the USS New York, Nov. 10, 2012. This was the first of perhaps many more Marine Corps birthday celebrations aboard the New York, built with seven-and-a-half tons of steel from the World Trade Center, as she sails on her maiden deployment. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and is currently in the 6th Fleet Area of Responsibility as a disaster relief and crisis response force. Since deploying in March, they have supported a variety of missions in the U.S. Central and European Commands, assisted the Navy in safeguarding sea lanes, and conducted various bilateral and unilateral training events in several countries in the Middle East and Africa. The 24th MEU is scheduled to return to their home bases in North Carolina later this year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Petersheim/Released)

• Date Taken: 11.10.2012
• Date Posted: 11.12.2012 02:11
• Photo ID: 780923
• VIRIN: 121110-M-KU932-090
• Resolution: 5616x3744
• Size: 3.15 MB
• Location: USS NEW YORK, AT SEA