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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)

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)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joey Mendez

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)

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)

Photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek

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)

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)

Photo by Cpl. Mary M. Carmona

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)

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)

Photo by Cpl. Mary M. Carmona

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)

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)

Photo by Cpl. Mary M. Carmona

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)

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)

Photo by Cpl. Mary M. Carmona

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)

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)

Photo by Cpl. Mary M. Carmona

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)

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)

Photo by Cpl. Mary M. Carmona

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)

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)

Photo by Cpl. Mary M. Carmona

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)

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)

Photo by Cpl. Mary M. Carmona

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)

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)

Photo by Cpl. Mary M. Carmona

An AV-8B Harrier Jump Jet from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to land on the USS Iwo Jima off the coast of North Carolina, Aug. 11, 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 Lance Cpl. Dani A. Zunun)

An AV-8B Harrier Jump Jet from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to land on the USS Iwo Jima off the coast of North Carolina, Aug. 11, 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 Lance Cpl. Dani A. Zunun)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dani A. Zunun

A Marine Aviator in an AV-8B Harrier Jump Jet from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, waits to take off from the USS Iwo Jima off the coast of North Carolina, Aug. 11, 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 Lance Cpl. Dani A. Zunun)

A Marine Aviator in an AV-8B Harrier Jump Jet from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, waits to take off from the USS Iwo Jima off the coast of North Carolina, Aug. 11, 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 Lance Cpl. Dani A. Zunun)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dani A. Zunun

An AV-8B Harrier Jump Jet from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, waits to take off from the USS Iwo Jima off the coast of North Carolina, Aug. 11, 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 Lance Cpl. Dani A. Zunun)

An AV-8B Harrier Jump Jet from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, waits to take off from the USS Iwo Jima off the coast of North Carolina, Aug. 11, 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 Lance Cpl. Dani A. Zunun)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dani A. Zunun

An AH-1W Cobra and an UH-1Y Huey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, take off from the USS Iwo Jima off the coast of North Carolina, Aug. 11, 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 Lance Cpl. Dani A. Zunun)

An AH-1W Cobra and an UH-1Y Huey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, take off from the USS Iwo Jima off the coast of North Carolina, Aug. 11, 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 Lance Cpl. Dani A. Zunun)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dani A. Zunun

A Marine aviator piloting an AV-8B Harrier Jump Jet from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, waits to take off from the USS Iwo Jima off the coast of North Carolina, Aug. 11, 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 Lance Cpl. Dani A. Zunun)

A Marine aviator piloting an AV-8B Harrier Jump Jet from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, waits to take off from the USS Iwo Jima off the coast of North Carolina, Aug. 11, 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 Lance Cpl. Dani A. Zunun)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dani A. Zunun

An AV-8B Harrier Jump Jet from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes off from the USS Iwo Jima off the coast of North Carolina, Aug. 11, 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 Sgt. Devin Nichols)

An AV-8B Harrier Jump Jet from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes off from the USS Iwo Jima off the coast of North Carolina, Aug. 11, 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 Sgt. Devin Nichols)

Photo by Sgt. Devin Nichols

An AV-8B Harrier Jump Jet from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes off from the USS Iwo Jima off the coast of North Carolina, Aug. 11, 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 Sgt. Devin Nichols)

An AV-8B Harrier Jump Jet from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes off from the USS Iwo Jima off the coast of North Carolina, Aug. 11, 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 Sgt. Devin Nichols)

Photo by Sgt. Devin Nichols

An AV-8B Harrier Jump Jet from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes off from the USS Iwo Jima off the coast of North Carolina, Aug. 11, 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 Sgt. Devin Nichols)

An AV-8B Harrier Jump Jet from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes off from the USS Iwo Jima off the coast of North Carolina, Aug. 11, 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 Sgt. Devin Nichols)

Photo by Sgt. Devin Nichols

An MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes off from the USS Iwo Jima off the coast of North Carolina, Aug. 11, 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 Sgt. Devin Nichols)

An MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes off from the USS Iwo Jima off the coast of North Carolina, Aug. 11, 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 Sgt. Devin Nichols)

Photo by Sgt. Devin Nichols