USS Iwo Jima Marines, sailors make splash in Miami
7/23/2010
By
Cpl. Alicia R. Giron
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Continuing Promise
MIAMI
Marines and Sailors currently deployed aboard USS Iwo Jima for Continuing Promise 2010 visited southern Florida and received special recognition from civic and military officials, July 19-21.
USS Iwo Jima’s commanding officer, Navy Capt. Jeff Amick, and the Continuing Promise 2010 Special-Purpose MAGTF commanding officer, Lt. Col. Chris S. Richie, each received a key to Miami-Dade County from county mayor Carlos Alvarez, as a show of support for the humanitarian and civic assistance the Marines and Sailors are scheduled to provide to nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.
“This is just such a great start here in Miami,” said Capt. Thomas Negus, commodore of the USS Iwo Jima. “This is a mission where we gain our strength from the diversity of everyone involved.”
The USS Iwo Jima is scheduled to bring medical, dental and civic-action programs to eight nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America, including Haiti, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama and Suriname. This year marks the fifth annual Continuing Promise event.
For more information on the Continuing Promise 2010 Special-Purpose MAGTF, please visit the unit's official website at http://www.marines.mil/unit/2ndmaw/spmagtf.
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MIAMI-A tugboat pulls the USS Iwo Jima in preparation for departure from Miami en route to Haiti, July 21, 2010. Marines and Sailors aboard the USS Iwo Jima visited Miami for three days as a final preparation in their journey to the Caribbean, Central and South America to provide humanitarian civic assistance and disaster relief efforts. , Cpl. Alicia R. Giron, 7/21/2010 6:50 AM
MIAMI-Service members, Department of Defense employees and other guests listen as Navy Capt. Thomas M. Negus, commodore of the USS Iwo Jima, speaks about Continuing Promise 2010 during a distinguished visitor event aboard the USS Iwo Jima, July 19, in Miami. The USS Iwo Jima stopped in Miami en route to the Caribbean, Central and South America to provide humanitarian civic assistance and disaster relief to the region., Cpl. Daniel A. Negrete, 7/19/2010 3:42 PM
MIAMI-Service members, Department of Defense employees and other guests listen as Navy Capt. Thomas M. Negus, commodore of the USS Iwo Jima, speaks about Continuing Promise 2010 during a distinguished visitor event aboard the USS Iwo Jima, July 19, in Miami. The USS Iwo Jima stopped in Miami en route to the Caribbean, Central and South America to provide humanitarian civic assistance and disaster relief to the region., Cpl. Daniel A. Negrete, 7/19/2010 3:41 PM
MIAMI-Navy Capt. Thomas M. Negus, commodore of the USS Iwo Jima, speaks about Continuing Promise 2010 during a distinguished visitor event aboard the USS Iwo Jima, July 19, in Miami, Fla. Service members, Department of Defense employees and other honorary guests visited the USS Iwo Jima while the ship was docked in a Miami port, July 19-21. , Cpl. Daniel A. Negrete, 7/19/2010 4:44 PM
MIAMI-Navy Capt. Jeff Amick, the USS Iwo Jima commanding officer, shakes hands with Miami-Dade County Commissioners during a county commissioners meeting in Miami, Fla., July 20, 2010. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez presented Amick and Lt. Col. Chris S. Richie, the commanding officer of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010, a key to Miami-Dade County for the efforts of CP10. More than 500 Special-Purpose MAGTF Marines and Sailors spent three days in Miami en route to the Caribbean, Central and South America during a four-month humanitarian assistance deployment. , Cpl. Alicia R. Giron, 7/20/2010 6:08 AM
MIAMI-(Right) Miami-Dade County Commissioner Dorrin Rolle introduces Navy Capt. Jeff Amick and Lt. Col. Chris S. Richie to the board of county commissioners, July 20, 2010, during a county commissioners meeting in Miami, Fla. At the meeting, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez presented Amick, commanding officer of USS Iwo Jima, and Richie, the Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010 commanding officer, with a key to Miami-Dade County for the efforts of CP10’s upcoming humanitarian assistance to the Caribbean, Central and South America. Marines and Sailors aboard the USS Iwo Jima spent three days in Miami as their last stop in the United States. , Cpl. Alicia R. Giron, 7/20/2010 6:08 AM
MIAMI-Miami-Dade County Commissioner Dorrin Rolle welcomes Navy Capt. Jeff Amick, USS Iwo Jima commanding officer, and Lt. Col. Chris S. Richie, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010 commanding officer, to the city of Miami, Fla., July 20, 2010, during a county commissioners meeting. During the meeting, Amick and Richie were presented with a key to Miami-Dade County for the efforts of CP10’s upcoming humanitarian assistance to the Caribbean, Central and South America. , Cpl. Alicia R. Giron, 7/20/2010 6:09 AM
MIAMI-Navy Capt. Jeff Amick, the USS Iwo Jima commanding officer, addresses Miami-Dade County officials about Continuing Promise 2010 and thanks Miami-Dade County for its hospitality in allowing Marines and Sailors aboard the USS Iwo Jima to visit Miami, July 20, 2010. Amick was later presented a key to Miami-Dade County for CP10’s upcoming humanitarian efforts to the Caribbean, Central and South America. More than 500 Special-Purpose MAGTF Marines and Sailors spent three days in Miami en route to continuing the four-month deployment. , Cpl. Alicia R. Giron, 7/20/2010 6:10 AM
MIAMI-Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez presents Navy Capt. Jeff Amick, commanding officer of USS Iwo Jima, with a key to Miami-Dade County, July 20, 2010, during a county commissioners meeting in Miami, Fla. The key was given in recognition for the upcoming humanitarian assistance deployment in support of Continuing Promise 2010 to the Caribbean, Central and South America. , Cpl. Alicia R. Giron, 7/20/2010 6:12 AM
MIAMI-(Center) Navy Capt. Jeff Amick, commanding officer of USS Iwo Jima, and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez hold the key to Miami-Dade County, July 20, 2010. Amick and Lt. Col. Chris S. Richie, the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010 commanding officer, were recognized for upcoming humanitarian relief efforts to the Caribbean, Central and South America. , Cpl. Alicia R. Giron, 7/20/2010 6:13 AM
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