22nd MEU |VMM-263 (REIN) Conducts MV-22B Operations Aboard USS San Antonio During PMINT
U.S. Navy Seaman Jocar Vinas, an aviation boatswain mate handler with the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17), Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWOARG), signals to a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey, with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, as it takes off from the USS San Antonio (LPD 17), Iwo Jima ARG, during Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8), 22nd MEU Integration (PMINT) exercise while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, April 8, 2025. PMINT is the 22nd MEU’s first opportunity in their pre-deployment training program to fully integrate with PHIBRON 8 while at sea, allowing Marines and Sailors to train together as an ARG/MEU team across various functional areas in preparation for their upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Maurion Moore)
22nd MEU |VMM-263 (REIN) Conducts MV-22B Operations Aboard USS San Antonio During PMINT
U.S. Navy Seaman Jocar Vinas, an aviation boatswain mate handler with the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17), Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWOARG), signals to a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey, with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, as it takes off from the USS San Antonio (LPD 17), Iwo Jima ARG, during Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8), 22nd MEU Integration (PMINT) exercise while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, April 8, 2025. PMINT is the 22nd MEU’s first opportunity in their pre-deployment training program to fully integrate with PHIBRON 8 while at sea, allowing Marines and Sailors to train together as an ARG/MEU team across various functional areas in preparation for their upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Maurion Moore)