IWO ARG - 22nd MEU Exercises Ability to Conduct Non-combatant Evacuation Operations during ARGMEUEX [Image 1 of 9]

ATLANTIC OCEAN

05.28.2025

Photo by Seaman Andrew Eggert 

Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 8

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 28, 2025) Master-at-Arms 1st Class Telah Vassell, from Brooklyn, New York, conducts bag checks during a simulated non-combatant evacuation operation on board the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). The combined Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) team’s ability to conduct a NEO is one of its most critical missions which ensures the rapid evacuation of U.S. citizens and designated personnel from potentially hostile environments around the globe. The Iwo Jima ARG-MEU team is underway executing ARGMEUEX which prepares integrated naval task forces for sustained, high-end Joint and combined combat. Integrated naval training provides combatant commanders and the Commander-in-Chief highly capable forces that deter adversaries, underpin American security and economic prosperity, and reassure Allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Eggert)

• Date Taken: 05.28.2025
• Date Posted: 05.28.2025 21:36
• Photo ID: 9068844
• VIRIN: 250528-N-FN990-1019
• Resolution: 4819x3442
• Size: 1.27 MB
• Location: ATLANTIC OCEAN