USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) – Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
VMM-261 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, offload from an
MV-22 Osprey aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima, March 27,
2012. The 24th MEU, partnered with the Navy’s Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready
Group, is deploying to the European and Central Command theaters of
operation to serve as a theater reserve and crisis response force
capable of a variety of missions from full-scale combat operations to
humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. Official Marine Corps Video
by Lance Cpl. Tucker Wolf.