MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 21, 2021) An AV-8B Harrier attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced) takes off from the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), Sept. 21, 2021. Iwo Jima is underway in the Mediterranean Sea with Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 4 and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Isaac A. Rodriguez)