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Caption:
Central Command Area of Responsibly (Dec. 14, 2003) -- Marines assigned
to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) 1st Light Armor
Reconnaissance Battalion Landing Team (1st LAR BLT 1/1) perform
maintenance on Light Armored Vehicles (LAV). 13th MEU is assigned
to USS Peleliu (LHA 5) Expeditionary Strike Group One (ESG-1), deployed
out of Twentynine Palms, Calif. An ESG constitutes a new naval strike
force designed to equip amphibious forces with added firepower and
operational capabilities. ESG-1 is currently deployed to the Commander,
U.S. Fifth Fleet Area of Responsibility in support of Operations
Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by
Photographer's Mate 1st Class Ted Banks. (RELEASED)
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