Keywords: Down by the Bay (8287225083).jpg Marines watch the USS Iwo Jima off the coast of Onslow Beach in Camp Lejeune N C as Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct ship-to-shore operations Dec 18 2012 Approximately 2 300 Marines and Sailors with the 24th MEU returned to the U S after being deployed for nine months as an expeditionary crisis response force with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group They spent three days offloading from the Iwo Jima as well as the USS New York and USS Gunston Hall using amphibious vehicles aircraft and the Morehead City Port facility U S Marine Corps photo by Cpl Michael Petersheim https //www flickr com/photos/marine_corps/8287225083/ Down by the Bay 2012-12-18 08 20 https //www flickr com/people/40927340 N03 Marines from Arlington VA United States PD-USGov United States Marine Corps Official Page https //flickr com/photos/40927340 N03/8287225083 2016-09-03 22 53 47 United States Government Work Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune |