Thursday, July 20, 2006

Navy efforts in the departure of U.S. Citizens from Lebanon


Central Command Area of Operations (July 19, 2006) - The amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) conducts an underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) underway replenishment ship USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198). Iwo Jima was recently directed to assist in the departure of U.S. citizens from Lebanon.