U.S. Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit load ammunition and tanks onto a Landing Craft Air Cushion for transport to the USS Carter Hall, at Morehead City, N.C., Nov. 5, 2005. The Carter Hall is part of the USS Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group, which left Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., Nov 4, 2005, to onload the unit before departing on a six-month deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Laura A. Moore
U.S. Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit load ammunition and tanks onto a Landing Craft Air Cushion for transport to the USS Carter Hall, at Morehead City, N.C., Nov. 5, 2005. The Carter Hall is part of the USS Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group, which left Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., Nov 4, 2005, to onload the unit before departing on a six-month deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Laura A. Moore
U.S. Marines assigned the the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit load supplies and transportation equipment onboard the USS Carter Hall, at Morehead City, N.C., Nov. 5, 2005, before departing on a six-month deployment. The Carter Hall is part of the USS Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group, which left Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., Nov 4, 2005, to onload the unit before departing on a six-month deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Laura A. Moore
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dennis Craft says goodbye to his wife before he boards the USS Churchill at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Nov. 7, 2005, to depart on a regularly scheduled six-month deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. The Churchill is part of the USS Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group. Craft serves as a boatswain's mate. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Maja Dyson
A tugboat approaches the USS Churchill to guide the ship out of Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Nov. 7, 2005. The USS Churchill departed Norfolk on its regularly scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. The Churchill is part of the USS Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Maja Dyson
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Thomas Hernandez, Petty Officer 3rd Class Angel Arellano and Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyle Adams, line handlers assigned to the USS Bataan, prepare to cast the lines for USS Nassau to get underway from Norfolk, Va., Nov. 7, 2005. The Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group departed on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Laura A. Moore
Tug boats prepare to push the USS Nassau out of the Naval Station Norfolk, Va., harbor as the ship departs for a regularly scheduled six month deployment in support of the global war on terrorism, Nov. 7, 2005. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Laura A. Moore
U.S. Navy sailors man the rails as the USS Nassau departs Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Nov. 7, 2005, for a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Laura A. Moore
The parents of U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Thomas Griffin wave American flags to show support as the USS Nassau departs Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Nov. 7, 2005, for a six month deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Laura A. Moore