22nd MEU | Defense of the Amphibious Task Force Exercise [Image 1 of 9]

ATLANTIC OCEAN

04.11.2025

Photo by Sgt. Tanner Bernat 

22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Christian Bills, left, and Lance Cpl. Daniel Diaz, right, both Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) gunners with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, scan for threats with a light-marine air defense integrated system (LMADIS) during a Defense of the Amphibious Task Force (DATF) training exercise as part of Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8), 22nd MEU Integration (PMINT) exercise, aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), in support of Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8), 22nd MEU Integration (PMINT) while underway in the Atlantic Ocean April 11, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tanner Bernat

• Date Taken: 04.11.2025
• Date Posted: 04.15.2025 19:30
• Photo ID: 8975637
• VIRIN: 250411-M-KB995-1022
• Resolution: 4864x3648
• Size: 11.66 MB
• Location: ATLANTIC OCEAN