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Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Tyler Miller
IWO ARG - 22nd MEU Exercises Ability to Conduct Non-combatant Evacuation Operations during ARGMEUEX
USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7)
May 27, 2025 | 0:47
ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 28, 2025) Sailors and Marines work together to assist simulated evacuees during a non-combatant evacuation operation training evolution aboard 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 video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph T. Miller)
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