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U.S. Marines embark aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan in Morehead City, N.C., on March 28, 2011. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group is deploying to the Mediterranean Sea. The Marines are assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit.

U.S. Marines embark aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan.

U.S. Marines embark aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan in Morehead City, N.C., on March 28, 2011. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group is deploying to the Mediterranean Sea. The Marines are assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit.

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