{"id":81408,"date":"2026-05-28T16:58:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T16:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/05\/28\/22nd-meu-iwo-jima-arg-head-home-after-10-month-deployment\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:38:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:38:37","slug":"22nd-meu-iwo-jima-arg-head-home-after-10-month-deployment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/05\/28\/22nd-meu-iwo-jima-arg-head-home-after-10-month-deployment\/","title":{"rendered":"22nd MEU, Iwo Jima ARG head home after 10-month deployment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After nearly 10 months, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2026\/05\/22\/us-marine-corps-tests-using-helicopter-as-mobile-drone-command-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2026\/05\/22\/us-marine-corps-tests-using-helicopter-as-mobile-drone-command-center\/\">Marines<\/a> assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit are finally heading home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 22nd MEU, embarked with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, deployed from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, in August and headed for the Caribbean, where personnel took part in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2025\/11\/06\/a-list-of-us-military-strikes-against-alleged-drug-carrying-vessels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2025\/11\/06\/a-list-of-us-military-strikes-against-alleged-drug-carrying-vessels\/\">Operation Southern Spear<\/a>, the Pentagon\u2019s campaign to combat what it has labeled as narcoterrorist operations to push illicit drugs into the United States. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Iwo Jima ARG, which included the namesake amphibious assault ship, the amphibious transport dock Fort Lauderdale and the amphibious transport dock San Antonio, made headlines earlier this year when it took part in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/01\/06\/this-was-surgical-the-tactics-behind-the-maduro-mission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/01\/06\/this-was-surgical-the-tactics-behind-the-maduro-mission\/\">Jan. 3 capture of Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hours after the raid, U.S. President Donald Trump shared a photo reportedly showing Maduro blindfolded aboard the USS Iwo Jima. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26003670486916.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-110557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26003670486916.jpg.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26003670486916.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26003670486916.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26003670486916.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26003670486916.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26003670486916.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6000px) 100vw, 6000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This photo, contained in a TruthSocial post from President Donald Trump, shows a photo described as being Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. 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