Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Savannah Hardesty | USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) | 05.27.2025
ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 28, 2025) Sailors and Marines onboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) participate in a simulated non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) in preparation for their upcoming deployment. 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......
Video by Cpl. Colton Garrett and Cpl. Sarah Taggett | Marine Rotational Force - Darwin | 09.30.2021
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Nicholas Newbern, the intelligence chief of Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, gives insight on the training cycle during the MRF-D 21.2 deployment at Larrakeyah Defence Precinct, Darwin, NT, Australia, Sept. 30, 2021. The exercise cycle consisted of scenarios that developed bilateral capability to operate during humanitarian assistance/disaster relief, crisis......
Video by Cpl. Colton Garrett and Cpl. Sarah Taggett | Marine Rotational Force - Darwin | 09.30.2021
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Nicholas Newbern, the intelligence chief of Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, gives insight on the training cycle during the MRF-D 21.2 deployment at Larrakeyah Defence Precinct, Darwin, NT, Australia, Sept. 30, 2021. The exercise cycle consisted of scenarios that developed bilateral capability to operate during humanitarian assistance/disaster relief, crisis......
Video by Cpl. Colton Garrett | Marine Rotational Force - Darwin | 09.30.2021
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force - Darwin and the Australian Defence Force conducted five large-scale training exercises throughout the Northern Territory during the MRF-D 21.2 deployment. The exercise cycle consisted of scenarios that developed bilateral capability to operate during humanitarian assistance/disaster relief, crisis response, embassy reinforcement, non-combatant......
Video by Cpl. Colton Garrett | Marine Rotational Force - Darwin | 06.18.2021
U.S. Marines with Company C., 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin conduct a simulated embassy reinforcement during Exercise Darrandarra at Nhulunbuy, NT, Australia, June 16, 2021. A group of MRF-D Marines role-played as rioters in a foreign nation to realistically simulate what could happen during an embassy reinforcement. Darrandarra, meaning......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Sipe | AFN Misawa | 09.14.2020
Members of Misawa's Non-combatant Evacuation Operations (NEO) held a NEO open house to show families the process they would have to go through should an evacuation be ordered....
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Price | AFN Sasebo | 06.02.2019
190602-N-FQ994-001 SASEBO, Japan (July 8, 2019) Join AFN Sasebo as we describe the basics of Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations (NEO) to help your family prepare for an emergency departure. These evacuations can happen unexpectedly at any time so it is best to make advanced preparations. This video animation is disseminated widely across U.S. Pacific Fleet Social Media to supplement existing......
Video by Sgt. Brianna Gaudi | Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron-1 | 04.19.2019
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, and special agents with the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service conduct a non-combatant evacuation operation drill in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-19 at Range 210 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 22, 2019. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by......
