Hometown Military Heroes in Action
U.S. Navy
ATLANTIC OCEAN (News Release) - Iwo Jima is with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group conducting Amphibious Squadron Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT), designed to test the capabilities of the IWO ARG and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit as a fully-integrated expeditionary force. PMINT gives the Navy-Marine Corps team a unique opportunity to strengthen partnerships and interoperability before deployment.
The IWO ARG consists of its flagship, Iwo Jima, and the San Antonio-class Landing Dock ships USS San Antonio (LPD 17) and USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28). The IWO ARG—in concert with its integrated 22nd MEU team—deters aggression, projects power through presence abroad, and executes contingency missions in support of U.S. strategic interests around the world.
Lance Cpl. Jakob Aguirre, from Corpus Christi, Texas, assigned to 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, stands by to drive a gun truck onto a landing craft air cushion in the well deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) while underway. Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Tyler Miller - USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7).
Lance Cpl. Oscar Rivera from Corpus Christi, Texas, assigned to the 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Brian Priester from Marine Corps Systems Command, setup the L-MADIS counter unmanned aerial system during Deploying Group Systems Integration Testing while underway onboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Erickson Magno - USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7).
U.S. Marines Cpl. Zackery Potter from Lancaster, Pennsylvania and Cpl. Oscar Rivera from Corpus Christi, Texas, both assigned to the 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, use the Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System during a straits transit exercise while underway. Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Erickson Magno - USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7).
