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)
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Victor C. Mancini, the sergeant major of Marine Corps Air Station New River, right, welcomes Secretary of the Navy John Phelan at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, April 9, 2025. Mr. Phelan visited Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune to meet with II Marine Expeditionary Force and its tenant commanders to discuss crisis response capabilities and reinforce the Department of the Navy’s commitment to maintaining a ready force capable of rapid forward deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Josue F. Marquez)
