USS Iwo Jima conducts a FOD walkdown underway [Image 10 of 19]

ATLANTIC OCEAN

04.11.2025

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Erickson Magno 

USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 11, 2025) 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. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Erickson B. Magno)

• Date Taken: 04.11.2025
• Date Posted: 04.12.2025 22:51
• Photo ID: 8970663
• VIRIN: 250411-N-UT295-1082
• Resolution: 6000x4000
• Size: 1.77 MB
• Location: ATLANTIC OCEAN
• Hometown: CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, US
• Hometown: LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, US