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Marines with 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Battalion Landing Team, fire a 120 mm Towed Rifled Mortar system, often known as Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS) at range Mortar Position-5 aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 2, 2011. The firing was part of a Field Training Exercise designed to sharpen the skills of Marines with 3/10 for their upcoming deployment with the 24th MEU.

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Battalion Landing Team, fire a 120 mm Towed Rifled Mortar system, often known as Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS) at range Mortar Position-5 aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 2, 2011. The firing was part of a Field Training Exercise designed to sharpen the skills of Marines with 3/10 for their upcoming deployment with the 24th MEU.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael J. Petersheim

Lance Cpl. Mathew Youtsler, a gunner with 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Battalion Landing Team, aligns the sights of a 120 mm Towed Rifled Mortar system, often known as Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS) at range Mortar Position-5 aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 2, 2011. Youtsler, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, was one of many Marines that took part in the Field Training Exercise designed to sharpen the skills of Marines with 3/10 for their upcoming deployment with the 24th MEU.

Lance Cpl. Mathew Youtsler, a gunner with 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Battalion Landing Team, aligns the sights of a 120 mm Towed Rifled Mortar system, often known as Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS) at range Mortar Position-5 aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 2, 2011. Youtsler, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, was one of many Marines that took part in the Field Training Exercise designed to sharpen the skills of Marines with 3/10 for their upcoming deployment with the 24th MEU.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael J. Petersheim

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Battalion Landing Team, fire a 120 mm Towed Rifled Mortar system, often known as Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS) at range Mortar Position-5 aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 2, 2011. The firing was part of a Field Training Exercise designed to sharpen the skills of Marines with 3/10 for their upcoming deployment with the 24th MEU.

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Battalion Landing Team, fire a 120 mm Towed Rifled Mortar system, often known as Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS) at range Mortar Position-5 aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 2, 2011. The firing was part of a Field Training Exercise designed to sharpen the skills of Marines with 3/10 for their upcoming deployment with the 24th MEU.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael J. Petersheim

Corporal Wesley Luther, a gunner with 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Battalion Landing Team, passes off a round for a 120 mm Towed Rifled Mortar system, often known as Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS) at range Mortar Position-5 aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 2, 2011. The firing was part of a Field Training Exercise designed to sharpen the skills of Marines with 3/10 for their upcoming deployment with the 24th MEU.

Corporal Wesley Luther, a gunner with 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Battalion Landing Team, passes off a round for a 120 mm Towed Rifled Mortar system, often known as Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS) at range Mortar Position-5 aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 2, 2011. The firing was part of a Field Training Exercise designed to sharpen the skills of Marines with 3/10 for their upcoming deployment with the 24th MEU.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael J. Petersheim

Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Battalion Landing Team, verify explosions created by 120 mm Towed Rifled Mortar systems, commonly called the Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS), aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 2, 2011. The firing was part of a Field Training Exercise designed to sharpen the skills of the 24th MEU’s BLT Marines for their upcoming deployment.

Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Battalion Landing Team, verify explosions created by 120 mm Towed Rifled Mortar systems, commonly called the Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS), aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 2, 2011. The firing was part of a Field Training Exercise designed to sharpen the skills of the 24th MEU’s BLT Marines for their upcoming deployment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael J. Petersheim

Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, position their vehicles to provide security during the Motorized Raid Course Nov. 1, at Landing Zone Hawk. The course took place Oct. 24 to Nov. 4 to prepare the company to serve as the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's motorized raid force.

Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, position their vehicles to provide security during the Motorized Raid Course Nov. 1, at Landing Zone Hawk. The course took place Oct. 24 to Nov. 4 to prepare the company to serve as the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's motorized raid force.

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

Seaman David Player, a hospital corpsman with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, treats a notional gunshot wound during the Motorized Raid Course Nov. 1, at Landing Zone Hawk, here. The course took place Oct. 24 to Nov. 4 to prepare the company to serve as the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's motorized raid force. Player is from Anniston, Ala., and is scheduled to deploy with the 24th MEU sometime early next year. (USMC Photo by: Sgt. Richard Blumenstein/ Released)

Seaman David Player, a hospital corpsman with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, treats a notional gunshot wound during the Motorized Raid Course Nov. 1, at Landing Zone Hawk, here. The course took place Oct. 24 to Nov. 4 to prepare the company to serve as the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's motorized raid force. Player is from Anniston, Ala., and is scheduled to deploy with the 24th MEU sometime early next year. (USMC Photo by: Sgt. Richard Blumenstein/ Released)

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

Cpl. Korey M. Lewis (left) and LCpl. Erica J. Ratz, field radio operators with the command element of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provide shore-to-ship communication support during the Amphibious Squadron 8 / 24th MEU Integration Training exercise (PMINT) Oct. 31, 2011. The command element communications section provided Communication Support Teams (CST) on Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune, N.C., to ensure Marines were able to communicate effectively from land-based operations to the amphibious assault ships USS Iwo Jima, USS New York and USS Gunston Hall during onload and offload operations throughout PMINT.

Cpl. Korey M. Lewis (left) and LCpl. Erica J. Ratz, field radio operators with the command element of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provide shore-to-ship communication support during the Amphibious Squadron 8 / 24th MEU Integration Training exercise (PMINT) Oct. 31, 2011. The command element communications section provided Communication Support Teams (CST) on Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune, N.C., to ensure Marines were able to communicate effectively from land-based operations to the amphibious assault ships USS Iwo Jima, USS New York and USS Gunston Hall during onload and offload operations throughout PMINT.

Photo by Courtesy photo by Maj. Brent Purcell

Private first class Jingyi Sun, an assaultman with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, shouts "stop"at an oncoming vehicle at a vehicle check point during the Motorized Raid Course Oct. 27, at Stone Bay's Home Station Lane Training complex here. The course took place Oct. 24 to Nov. 4 to prepare the company to serve as the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's motorized raid force.

Private first class Jingyi Sun, an assaultman with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, shouts "stop"at an oncoming vehicle at a vehicle check point during the Motorized Raid Course Oct. 27, at Stone Bay's Home Station Lane Training complex here. The course took place Oct. 24 to Nov. 4 to prepare the company to serve as the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's motorized raid force.

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

Cpl. Darrell Kincaid, a rifleman with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, poses for a picture Oct. 27, at Stone Bay's Home Station Lane Training complex here. Kincaid has lost 80 pounds since joining the Marine Corps and attributes this accomplishment to the physical fitness routine instilled by the Marine Corps and his self imposed vegetarian diet. (USMC Photo by: Sgt. Richard Blumenstein/ Released)

Cpl. Darrell Kincaid, a rifleman with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, poses for a picture Oct. 27, at Stone Bay's Home Station Lane Training complex here. Kincaid has lost 80 pounds since joining the Marine Corps and attributes this accomplishment to the physical fitness routine instilled by the Marine Corps and his self imposed vegetarian diet. (USMC Photo by: Sgt. Richard Blumenstein/ Released)

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) – Assault Amphibian Vehicle (AAV) crewmen from 2nd Assault Amphibian Vehicle platoon, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to off load from the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima Oct. 26, 2011. The crewmen practiced loading and off loading their AAV’s from the USS Iwo Jima as part of the Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8)/ MEU Integration Exercise, known as PMINT. The AAV’s also loaded onto the USS New York and USS Gunston Hall, the other two ships that make up PHIBRON 8. PMINT will take place Oct. 24 to Nov. 3 and is focused on building the Navy-Marine Team and establishing the working relationships and practices necessary to conduct operations from the sea. (Official USMC Photo by: Lance Cpl Michael J. Petersheim/ Released)

USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) – Assault Amphibian Vehicle (AAV) crewmen from 2nd Assault Amphibian Vehicle platoon, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to off load from the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima Oct. 26, 2011. The crewmen practiced loading and off loading their AAV’s from the USS Iwo Jima as part of the Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8)/ MEU Integration Exercise, known as PMINT. The AAV’s also loaded onto the USS New York and USS Gunston Hall, the other two ships that make up PHIBRON 8. PMINT will take place Oct. 24 to Nov. 3 and is focused on building the Navy-Marine Team and establishing the working relationships and practices necessary to conduct operations from the sea. (Official USMC Photo by: Lance Cpl Michael J. Petersheim/ Released)

Photo by LCpl. Michael Petersheim

USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) – Assault Amphibian Vehicle (AAV) crewmen from 2nd Assault Amphibian Vehicle platoon, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to off load from the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima Oct. 26, 2011. The crewmen practiced loading and off loading their AAV’s from the USS Iwo Jima as part of the Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8)/ MEU Integration Exercise, known as PMINT. The AAV’s also loaded onto the USS New York and USS Gunston Hall, the other two ships that make up PHIBRON 8. PMINT will take place Oct. 24 to Nov. 3 and is focused on building the Navy-Marine Team and establishing the working relationships and practices necessary to conduct operations from the sea. (Official USMC Photo by: Lance Cpl Michael J. Petersheim/ Released)

USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) – Assault Amphibian Vehicle (AAV) crewmen from 2nd Assault Amphibian Vehicle platoon, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to off load from the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima Oct. 26, 2011. The crewmen practiced loading and off loading their AAV’s from the USS Iwo Jima as part of the Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8)/ MEU Integration Exercise, known as PMINT. The AAV’s also loaded onto the USS New York and USS Gunston Hall, the other two ships that make up PHIBRON 8. PMINT will take place Oct. 24 to Nov. 3 and is focused on building the Navy-Marine Team and establishing the working relationships and practices necessary to conduct operations from the sea. (Official USMC Photo by: Lance Cpl Michael J. Petersheim/ Released)

Photo by LCpl. Michael Petersheim

USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) – Assault Amphibian vehicle (AAV) crewmen from 2nd Assault Amphibian Vehicle platoon, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit make their way to the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima, from the USS New York Oct. 26, 2011. The AAV’s practiced loading and off loading from the Iwo Jima as part of the Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8)/ MEU Integration Exercise, known as PMINT. PMINT will take place Oct. 24 to Nov. 3 and is focused on building the Navy-Marine Team and establishing the working relationships and practices necessary to conduct operations from the sea. (Official USMC Photo by: Lance Cpl Michael J. Petersheim/ Released)

USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) – Assault Amphibian vehicle (AAV) crewmen from 2nd Assault Amphibian Vehicle platoon, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit make their way to the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima, from the USS New York Oct. 26, 2011. The AAV’s practiced loading and off loading from the Iwo Jima as part of the Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8)/ MEU Integration Exercise, known as PMINT. PMINT will take place Oct. 24 to Nov. 3 and is focused on building the Navy-Marine Team and establishing the working relationships and practices necessary to conduct operations from the sea. (Official USMC Photo by: Lance Cpl Michael J. Petersheim/ Released)

Photo by LCpl. Michael Petersheim

USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) – Assault Amphibian vehicle (AAV) crewmen from 2nd Assault Amphibian Vehicle platoon, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit make their way to the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima, from the USS New York Oct. 26, 2011. The AAV’s practiced loading and off loading from the Iwo Jima as part of the Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8)/ MEU Integration Exercise, known as PMINT. PMINT will take place Oct. 24 to Nov. 3 and is focused on building the Navy-Marine Team and establishing the working relationships and practices necessary to conduct operations from the sea. (Official USMC Photo by: Lance Cpl Michael J. Petersheim/ Released)

USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) – Assault Amphibian vehicle (AAV) crewmen from 2nd Assault Amphibian Vehicle platoon, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit make their way to the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima, from the USS New York Oct. 26, 2011. The AAV’s practiced loading and off loading from the Iwo Jima as part of the Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8)/ MEU Integration Exercise, known as PMINT. PMINT will take place Oct. 24 to Nov. 3 and is focused on building the Navy-Marine Team and establishing the working relationships and practices necessary to conduct operations from the sea. (Official USMC Photo by: Lance Cpl Michael J. Petersheim/ Released)

Photo by LCpl. Michael Petersheim

USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) – A MV-22 Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM-261 (Rein), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, lands on the amphibious assault ship USS New York Oct. 26, 2011, during the 24th MEU’s first at sea period with Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8). The landings are part of the qualification process for the pilots during the PHIBRON/MEU Integration Exercise, known as PMINT. PMINT will take place Oct. 24 to Nov. 3 and is focused on building the Navy-Marine Team and establishing the working relationships necessary to conduct operations from the sea. The MV-22 Osprey are home based at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C. (Official USMC Photo by: Lance Cpl. Michael J. Petersheim/ Released)

USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) – A MV-22 Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM-261 (Rein), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, lands on the amphibious assault ship USS New York Oct. 26, 2011, during the 24th MEU’s first at sea period with Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8). The landings are part of the qualification process for the pilots during the PHIBRON/MEU Integration Exercise, known as PMINT. PMINT will take place Oct. 24 to Nov. 3 and is focused on building the Navy-Marine Team and establishing the working relationships necessary to conduct operations from the sea. The MV-22 Osprey are home based at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C. (Official USMC Photo by: Lance Cpl. Michael J. Petersheim/ Released)

Photo by LCpl. Michael Petersheim

Cpl. Darrell Kincaid, a rifleman with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, eats a vegetarian Meal Ready to Eat during the Motorized Raid Course Oct. 26, at Stone Bay's Home Station Lane Training complex here. The course took place Oct. 24 to Nov. 4 to prepare the company to serve as the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's motorized raid force. Kincaid, a native of Victor, W. Va., prides himself on being a vegetarian and still maintaining a high level of physical fitness. (USMC Photo by: Sgt. Richard Blumenstein/ Released)

Cpl. Darrell Kincaid, a rifleman with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, eats a vegetarian Meal Ready to Eat during the Motorized Raid Course Oct. 26, at Stone Bay's Home Station Lane Training complex here. The course took place Oct. 24 to Nov. 4 to prepare the company to serve as the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's motorized raid force. Kincaid, a native of Victor, W. Va., prides himself on being a vegetarian and still maintaining a high level of physical fitness. (USMC Photo by: Sgt. Richard Blumenstein/ Released)

Photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein

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PMINT

Photo by GySgt. Chad Kiehl

USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) – Marines with 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Battalion Landing Team, practice loading an Internally Transportable Vehicle (ITV) along with a 120 mm Towed Rifled Mortar system, commonly called the Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS) onto an MV-22 Osprey aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima Oct. 26, 2011. The Marines conducted the training to become familiar with loading the EFSS for future operations where they will fly the vehicle and mortar off the ship using the Osprey to conduct firing exercises ashore and prepare for deployment. This training took place as part of the Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8)/ 24th MEU Integration Exercise, known as PMINT. PMINT will take place Oct. 24 to Nov. 3 and is focused on building the Navy-Marine Team and establishing the working relationships and practices necessary to conduct operations from the sea. (Official USMC Photo by: Lance Cpl Michael J. Petersheim/ Released)

USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) – Marines with 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Battalion Landing Team, practice loading an Internally Transportable Vehicle (ITV) along with a 120 mm Towed Rifled Mortar system, commonly called the Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS) onto an MV-22 Osprey aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima Oct. 26, 2011. The Marines conducted the training to become familiar with loading the EFSS for future operations where they will fly the vehicle and mortar off the ship using the Osprey to conduct firing exercises ashore and prepare for deployment. This training took place as part of the Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8)/ 24th MEU Integration Exercise, known as PMINT. PMINT will take place Oct. 24 to Nov. 3 and is focused on building the Navy-Marine Team and establishing the working relationships and practices necessary to conduct operations from the sea. (Official USMC Photo by: Lance Cpl Michael J. Petersheim/ Released)

Photo by LCpl. Michael Petersheim

USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) – Marines with 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Battalion Landing Team, practice loading an Internally Transportable Vehicle (ITV) along with a 120 mm Towed Rifled Mortar system, commonly called the Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS) onto an MV-22 Osprey aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima Oct. 26, 2011. The Marines conducted the training to become familiar with loading the EFSS for future operations where they will fly the vehicle and mortar off the ship using the Osprey to conduct firing exercises ashore and prepare for deployment. This training took place as part of the Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8)/ 24th MEU Integration Exercise, known as PMINT. PMINT will take place Oct. 24 to Nov. 3 and is focused on building the Navy-Marine Team and establishing the working relationships and practices necessary to conduct operations from the sea. (Official USMC Photo by: Lance Cpl Michael J. Petersheim/ Released)

USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) – Marines with 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Battalion Landing Team, practice loading an Internally Transportable Vehicle (ITV) along with a 120 mm Towed Rifled Mortar system, commonly called the Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS) onto an MV-22 Osprey aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima Oct. 26, 2011. The Marines conducted the training to become familiar with loading the EFSS for future operations where they will fly the vehicle and mortar off the ship using the Osprey to conduct firing exercises ashore and prepare for deployment. This training took place as part of the Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8)/ 24th MEU Integration Exercise, known as PMINT. PMINT will take place Oct. 24 to Nov. 3 and is focused on building the Navy-Marine Team and establishing the working relationships and practices necessary to conduct operations from the sea. (Official USMC Photo by: Lance Cpl Michael J. Petersheim/ Released)

Photo by GySgt. Chad Kiehl

USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) – Marines with 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Battalion Landing Team, practice loading an Internally Transportable Vehicle (ITV) along with a 120 mm Towed Rifled Mortar system, commonly called the Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS) onto an MV-22 Osprey aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima Oct. 26, 2011. The Marines conducted the training to become familiar with loading the EFSS for future operations where they will fly the vehicle and mortar off the ship using the Osprey to conduct firing exercises ashore and prepare for deployment. This training took place as part of the Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8)/ 24th MEU Integration Exercise, known as PMINT. PMINT will take place Oct. 24 to Nov. 3 and is focused on building the Navy-Marine Team and establishing the working relationships and practices necessary to conduct operations from the sea. (Official USMC Photo by: Lance Cpl Michael J. Petersheim/ Released)

USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) – Marines with 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Battalion Landing Team, practice loading an Internally Transportable Vehicle (ITV) along with a 120 mm Towed Rifled Mortar system, commonly called the Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS) onto an MV-22 Osprey aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima Oct. 26, 2011. The Marines conducted the training to become familiar with loading the EFSS for future operations where they will fly the vehicle and mortar off the ship using the Osprey to conduct firing exercises ashore and prepare for deployment. This training took place as part of the Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8)/ 24th MEU Integration Exercise, known as PMINT. PMINT will take place Oct. 24 to Nov. 3 and is focused on building the Navy-Marine Team and establishing the working relationships and practices necessary to conduct operations from the sea. (Official USMC Photo by: Lance Cpl Michael J. Petersheim/ Released)

Photo by LCpl. Michael Petersheim