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Caption:
USS Boxer (LHD 4) departs San Diego, Calif., on a deployment to the
Central Command area of responsibility in support of Operation Iraqi
Freedom II force rotation, Jan 14, 2004. More than 200 Marines
and 900 Sailors embarked aboard USS Boxer are providing amphibious lift
for a portion of the equipment and personnel from the 1st Marine
Expeditionary Force (1 MEF) stationed at Camp Pendleton, Calif., and
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar,
Calif. The majority of Marines deploying from 1 MEF will depart
in the Spring via air transport. Boxer's deployment order
highlights the inherent flexibility of naval forces. (U.S. Navy photo
by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Tiffini M. Jones) (RELEASED)
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