U.S. sailors and Marines assigned to multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, spend time with women at the Philippine Embassy in the Kingdom of Bahrain during a cultural exchange. Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 24th MEU are deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.