24th MEU conducts PMINT
A Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit rinses an AH-1W Cobra on the flight deck of the USS Iwo Jima, August 8, 2014. The 24th MEU is taking part in Amphibious Squadron/ Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration, or PMINT, the 24th MEU’s second major pre-deployment training exercise. PMINT is designed to bring Marines and Sailors from the 24th MEU and Amphibious Squadron 8 together for the first time aboard the ships of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek)
24th MEU conducts PMINT
A Landing Craft, Air-Cushion, or LCAC, approaches the USS Iwo Jima August 8, 2014, off the coast of North Carolina. The LCAC carried 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit vehicles and equipment from shore to ship during Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration, or PMINT, the 24th MEU’s second major pre-deployment training exercise. PMINT is designed to bring Marines and Sailors from the 24th MEU and Amphibious Squadron 8 together for the first time aboard the ships of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek)
24th MEU conducts PMINT
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practice grappling skills during part of Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, or MCMAP, training aboard the USS Iwo Jima, August 8, 2014, off the coast of North Carolina. The 24th MEU is taking part in Amphibious Squadron/ Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration, or PMINT, the 24th MEU’s second major pre-deployment training exercise. PMINT is designed to bring Marines and Sailors from the 24th MEU and Amphibious Squadron 8 together for the first time aboard the ships of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek)
24th MEU conducts PMINT
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practice grappling skills during part of Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, or MCMAP, training aboard the USS Iwo Jima, August 8, 2014, off the coast of North Carolina. The 24th MEU is taking part in Amphibious Squadron/ Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration, or PMINT, the 24th MEU’s second major pre-deployment training exercise. PMINT is designed to bring Marines and Sailors from the 24th MEU and Amphibious Squadron 8 together for the first time aboard the ships of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek)
24th MEU conducts PMINT
The CH-53E Super Stallion and the port-side elevator on the flight deck of the USS Iwo Jima as seen through a pair of the ship’s binoculars, August 8, 2014, as the ship floats off the coast of North Carolina. The Super Stallion is from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 24th MEU is taking part in Amphibious Squadron/ Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration, or PMINT, the MEU’s second major pre-deployment training exercise. PMINT is designed to bring Marines and Sailors from the 24th MEU and Amphibious Squadron 8 together for the first time aboard the ships of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Joey Mendez)
24th MEU conducts PMINT
Two Landing Craft, Air-Cushion, or LCACs, approach the USS Iwo Jima off the coast of North Carolina, August 8, 2014. The LCACs carried 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit vehicles and equipment from shore to ship during Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration, or PMINT, the 24th MEU’s second major pre-deployment training exercise. PMINT is designed to bring Marines and Sailors from the 24th MEU and Amphibious Squadron 8 together for the first time aboard the ships of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek)
24th MEU conducts PMINT
Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and USS Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group enjoy the view from the hangar bay of the USS Iwo Jima off the coast of North Carolina August 8, 2014. The 24th MEU is taking part in Amphibious Squadron/ Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration, or PMINT, the 24th MEU’s second major pre-deployment training exercise. PMINT is designed to bring Marines and Sailors from the 24th MEU and Amphibious Squadron 8 together for the first time aboard the ships of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek)
24th MEU conducts PMINT
Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare a meal aboard the USS Iwo Jima, August 8, 2014, off the coast of North Carolina. The 24th MEU is taking part in Amphibious Squadron/ Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration, or PMINT, the 24th MEU’s second major pre-deployment training exercise. PMINT is designed to bring Marines and Sailors from the 24th MEU and Amphibious Squadron 8 together for the first time aboard the ships of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek)
24th MEU conducts PMINT
A Light Armored Vehicle, or LAV, with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Ground Combat Element, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, provides security as a Landing Craft Air Cushion, or LCAC, from the USS Iwo Jima’s Assault Craft Unit 4, approaches Onslow Beach, N.C., during a tactical offload of 24th MEU personnel and equipment, N.C., August 12, 2014. The offload was part of Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration, the second major exercise for the 24th MEU. The AAV’s were launched from the USS Arlington and USS Iwo Jima, both a part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mary M. Carmona)
24th MEU conducts PMINT
A Marine with the Landing Force Shore Party, or LFSP, navigates the Combat Anti-Armor Team, or CAAT, with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Ground Combat Element, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, off a Landing Craft Air Cushion, or LCAC, from the USS Iwo Jima’s Assault Craft Unit 4, during a tactical offload of 24th MEU personnel and equipment at Onslow Beach, N.C., August 12, 2014. The offload was part of Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration, the second major exercise for the 24th MEU. The USS Iwo Jima is part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mary M. Carmona)
24th MEU conducts PMINT
Marines and Sailors disembark a Landing Craft Air Cushion, or LCAC, from the USS Iwo Jima’s Assault Craft Unit 4, during a tactical offload of 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit personnel and equipment at Onslow Beach, N.C., August 12, 2014. The offload was part of Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration, the second major exercise for the 24th MEU. The USS Iwo Jima is part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mary M. Carmona)
24th MEU conducts PMINT
A Landing Craft Air Cushion, or LCAC, from Assault Craft Unit 4 conducting operations from the USS Iwo Jima, approaches Onslow Beach, N.C., during a tactical offload of 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit personnel and equipment, August 12, 2014. The offload was part of Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration, the second major exercise for the 24th MEU. The USS Iwo Jima is part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mary M. Carmona)
24th MEU conducts PMINT
An amphibious assault vehicle with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Ground Combat Element, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, approaches Onslow Beach, N.C., during a tactical offload, August 12, 2014. The offload was part of Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration, the second major exercise for the 24th MEU. AAV’s were launched from the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group’s USS Fort McHenry. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mary M. Carmona)
24th MEU conducts PMINT
An amphibious assault vehicle with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Ground Combat Element, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, approaches Onslow Beach, N.C., during a tactical offload, August 12, 2014. The offload was part of Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration, the second major exercise for the 24th MEU. AAV’s were launched from the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group’s USS Fort McHenry. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mary M. Carmona)
24th MEU conducts PMINT
A Landing Craft Air Cushion, or LCAC, from Assault Craft Unit 4 conducting operations from the USS Iwo Jima, approaches Onslow Beach, N.C., during a tactical offload of 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit personnel and equipment, August 12, 2014. The offload was part of Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration, the second major exercise for the 24th MEU. The USS Iwo Jima is part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mary M. Carmona)
24th MEU conducts PMINT
An amphibious assault vehicle with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Ground Combat Element, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, storms Onslow Beach, N.C., during a tactical offload, August 12, 2014. The offload was part of Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration, the second major exercise for the 24th MEU. AAV’s were launched from the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group’s USS Fort McHenry. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mary M. Carmona)
24th MEU conducts PMINT
The USS Fort McHenry anchors off the shore of North Carolina while conducting tactical offload of 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit personnel and equipment, August 12, 2014. The offload was part of Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration, the second major exercise for the 24th MEU. The USS Fort McHenry is part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mary M. Carmona)