The Honorable H.C. "Barney" Barnum Jr., deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for Reserve Affairs, walks through side boys upon arriving for his visit to the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima. Iwo Jima is deployed as the lead ship of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.