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U.S. sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall watch the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima break away from the replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman during the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group composite unit training exercise, COMPTUEX, Atlantic Ocean, July 17, 2008. COMPTUEX provides a realistic training environment to ensure the strike group is capable and ready for its upcoming scheduled deployment.

IWO JIMA EXERCISE

U.S. sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall watch the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima break away from the replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman during the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group composite unit training exercise, COMPTUEX, Atlantic Ocean, July 17, 2008. COMPTUEX provides a realistic training environment to ensure the strike group is capable and ready for its upcoming scheduled deployment.

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