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A landing craft air cushion returns to the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York during a scheduled port visit in Rota, Spain, Nov. 15, 2012. The New York is part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

WELL WASH

A landing craft air cushion returns to the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York during a scheduled port visit in Rota, Spain, Nov. 15, 2012. The New York is part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

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