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Video by Cpl. Emily Hazelbaker, 1st Lt. Cailin Duffy

22nd MEU | Night Flight Operations Aboard USS Iwo Jima

22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit

April 6, 2025 | 3:45

U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harriers with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223 conduct night flight operations aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), during Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8), 22nd MEU Integration (PMINT) exercise while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, April 6, 2025. PMINT is the 22nd MEU’s first opportunity in their pre-deployment training program to fully integrate with PHIBRON 8 while at sea, allowing Marines and Sailors to train together as an ARG/MEU team across various functional areas in preparation for their upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Emily Hazelbaker and Lt. Cailin Duffy)