150528-M-QZ288-055: GULF OF ADEN (May 28, 2015) Reconnaissance Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force, sourced from Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, are recovered via a special patrol insertion/extraction line onto the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) after conducting helo-cast training in the Gulf of Aden, May 28, 2015. The 24th MEU is embarked on the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Austin A. Lewis/Released)