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    US ambassador to Morocco, senior officers visit Marines and sailors aboard USS Iwo Jima [Image 6 of 9]

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    A group of military personnel and civilian visitors are gathered inside what appears to be a naval vessel's hangar bay or aircraft maintenance facility. A Marine in desert MARPAT camouflage is briefing or demonstrating equipment to two Army/Air Force officers in ACU/ABU uniforms and two elderly civilians. The setting contains yellow ground support equipment and aircraft components visible in the background.

    USS IWO JIMA, AT SEA

    04.16.2012

    Photo by 2nd Lt. Joshua Larson 

    24th Marine Expeditionary Unit

    Cpl. Corey Froemming, right, a rifleman with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, explains an M203 grenade launcher to Ambassador Sam Kaplan, the U.S. ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco, and Army Gen. Carter Ham, far left, the commander of U.S. African Command, during a visit aboard the ship here, April 16, 2012, in the final days of Exercise African Lion 12. African Lion is a bi-lateral training exercise between U.S. forces, including the 24th MEU, and Royal Moroccan Armed Forces to promote partnership and mutual understanding between each nation’s militaries. The 24th MEU, along with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, is currently deployed as a theater security and crisis response force capable of a variety of missions from full-scale combat to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

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    Date Taken: 04.16.2012
    Date Posted: 04.16.2012 18:45
    Photo ID: 560135
    VIRIN: 120416-M-FR139-007
    Resolution: 2700x1800
    Size: 717.52 KB
    Location: USS IWO JIMA, AT SEA
    Hometown: ALEXANDRIA, MINNESOTA, US

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