180306-N-NJ910-0005 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 6, 2018) A Marine assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) fast-ropes onto the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima is in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations participating in the exercise Juniper Cobra 18, which is designed to improve coordination between the U.S and Israeli militaries and is part of a long-standing strategic agreement to hold bilateral training exercises on a regular basis. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dary M. Patten/Released)