Posted: 01/01/2015
An AV-8B Harrier Jump jet from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7), Jan. 13, 2015. The 24th MEU is embarked on the ships of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and deployed to maintain regiaonal security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dani A. Zunun)