Marines and Sailors from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to board a CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th MEU, aboard the USS Iwo Jima, Aug. 9, 2014, off the coast of North Carolina. The 24th MEU is taking part in Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration, or PMINT, the 24th MEU’s second major pre-deployment training exercise. PMINT is designed to bring Marines and Sailors from the 24th MEU and Amphibious Squadron 8 together for the first time aboard the ships of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Devin Nichols)