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180708-M-IZ659-0304 CAMP TITIN, Jordan (July 8, 2018) U.S. Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion-26 (CLB-26), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), take cover from demolitions during sustainment training at Camp Titin, Jordan, July 8, 2018. Iwo Jima is the flagship for the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Santino D. Martinez/Released)

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