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) - 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)

A mortarman with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Ground Combat Element, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, drops an 81mm high-explosive mortar in the tube of an M-252 81mm Mortar System during a live-fire exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 23, 2014. The 24th MEU is currently conducting a Realistic Urban Training exercise, their first major pre-deployment training event in preparation for their deployment at the end of the year. - A mortarman with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Ground Combat Element, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, drops an 81mm high-explosive mortar in the tube of an M-252 81mm Mortar System during a live-fire exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 23, 2014. The 24th MEU is currently conducting a Realistic Urban Training exercise, their first major pre-deployment training event in preparation for their deployment at the end of the year.