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'Thunderbolts' prepare to strike in Iraq


VMFA-251 to deploy.

http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/main5/6528D2E9F0EEFFFA852571DB003E3401?opendocument

Aug. 29, 2006; Submitted on: 08/31/2006 07:19:25 AM ; Story ID#: 200683171925

By - MCNews, MCNews

ARABIAN SEA (Aug. 29, 2006) -- Marines assigned to the "Thunderbolts" of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 prepare to deploy to Al Asad, Iraq, from the flight deck aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. Enterprise and embarked Carrier Air Wing One are currently underway on a scheduled six-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism.

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