Cruise ship Orient Queen departs Beirut, Lebanon with U.S. citizens

Cruise ship Orient Queen departs Beirut, Lebanon with U.S. citizens

06kd0722-N-6214F-015 Mediterranean Sea (July 22, 2006) Ð A U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) assigned to the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) and the cruise ship Orient Queen departs Beirut, Lebanon with U.S. citizens. Orient Queen, under contract with the U.S. government, is part of the larger U.S. military mission to assist U.S. citizens in their departure from Lebanon. (USN/IllinoisPhoto.com)