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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 1, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Edison Garzoncuesta, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit combat cargo team member for the amphibious transport dock ship USS the Mesa Verde (LPD 19) and native of Eustis, Fla., is promoted to his current rank aboard the Mesa Verde. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 1, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Edison Garzoncuesta, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit combat cargo team member for the amphibious transport dock ship USS the Mesa Verde (LPD 19) and native of Eustis, Fla., is promoted to his current rank aboard the Mesa Verde. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 1, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel Penny, 22 Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) combat cargo team member and native of Bourbonnais, Ill., is promoted to his current rank aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS the Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 1, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel Penny, 22 Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) combat cargo team member and native of Bourbonnais, Ill., is promoted to his current rank aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS the Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 4, 2014) U.S. Navy Lt. J.G. Jennifer Tran, right, Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System (ERSS) Team 12 critical care nurse and native of Fairfax, Va., and Hospital Corpsman Chief Jonathan Tarkowski, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), medical chief and native of Tulsa, Okla., treat a simulated patient aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion during a tactical evacuation drill. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 4, 2014) U.S. Navy Lt. J.G. Jennifer Tran, right, Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System (ERSS) Team 12 critical care nurse and native of Fairfax, Va., and Hospital Corpsman Chief Jonathan Tarkowski, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), medical chief and native of Tulsa, Okla., treat a simulated patient aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion during a tactical evacuation drill. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 10, 2014) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), exit an MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd MEU, aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) during routine flight operations. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/ Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 10, 2014) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), exit an MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd MEU, aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) during routine flight operations. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 23, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gabriel Abele, left, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), optics technician and native of Rutherfordton, N.C., and Lance Cpl. Dustyn Weaver, BLT 1/6 radio operator and native of Lebanon, Mo., guide cargo into the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) during a replenishment at sea. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 23, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gabriel Abele, left, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), optics technician and native of Rutherfordton, N.C., and Lance Cpl. Dustyn Weaver, BLT 1/6 radio operator and native of Lebanon, Mo., guide cargo into the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) during a replenishment at sea. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 10, 2014) U.S. Marines with the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde’s (LPD 19) combat cargo section load cargo into an MH-53E Sea Dragon with Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15 during routine flight operations. The Mesa Verde is deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 10, 2014) U.S. Marines with the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde’s (LPD 19) combat cargo section load cargo into an MH-53E Sea Dragon with Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15 during routine flight operations. The Mesa Verde is deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 10, 2014) U.S. Marines with the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde’s (LPD 19) combat cargo section load cargo into a CH-53E Super Stallion, left, with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and an MH-53E Sea Dragon with Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15, aboard the USS Mesa Verde during routine flight operations. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 10, 2014) U.S. Marines with the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde’s (LPD 19) combat cargo section load cargo into a CH-53E Super Stallion, left, with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and an MH-53E Sea Dragon with Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15, aboard the USS Mesa Verde during routine flight operations. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 10, 2014) An MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), lands aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) during routine flight operations. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 10, 2014) An MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), lands aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) during routine flight operations. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 10, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Conlon, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), M32 grenadier and native of Sarasota, Fla., exits an MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd MEU, aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) during routine flight operations. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 10, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Conlon, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), M32 grenadier and native of Sarasota, Fla., exits an MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd MEU, aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) during routine flight operations. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 23, 2014) U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) put cargo into cold storage during a replenishment at sea. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 23, 2014) U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) put cargo into cold storage during a replenishment at sea. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 23, 2014) U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), move cargo into cold storage during a replenishment at sea. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 23, 2014) U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), move cargo into cold storage during a replenishment at sea. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 23, 2014) U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) move cargo into storage during a replenishment at sea. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 23, 2014) U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) move cargo into storage during a replenishment at sea. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 30, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew Manning, left, Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), administration noncommissioned officer in charge and native of Kinston, N.C., and Lance Cpl. Estevan Romero, CLB-22 administration specialist and native of Tucson, Ariz., clean a cargo container in preparation for a U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection inspection aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 30, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew Manning, left, Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), administration noncommissioned officer in charge and native of Kinston, N.C., and Lance Cpl. Estevan Romero, CLB-22 administration specialist and native of Tucson, Ariz., clean a cargo container in preparation for a U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection inspection aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 2, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Devon Cole, left, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), expediter and native of San Diego, Calif., and Cpl. Logan Mange, VMM-263 (Rein.) CH-53E Super Stallion mechanic and native of Bolton, Ohio, remove rust from flight deck chains aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS the Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 2, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Devon Cole, left, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), expediter and native of San Diego, Calif., and Cpl. Logan Mange, VMM-263 (Rein.) CH-53E Super Stallion mechanic and native of Bolton, Ohio, remove rust from flight deck chains aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS the Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 2, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Robert Lyvers, left, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), plane captain and native of Grasstown, Ga., and Sgt. Kevin Langford, VMM-263 (Rein.) collateral duty inspector and native of Maple Valley, Wash., install an aerial refueling probe onto a CH-53E Super Stallion aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS the Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 2, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Robert Lyvers, left, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), plane captain and native of Grasstown, Ga., and Sgt. Kevin Langford, VMM-263 (Rein.) collateral duty inspector and native of Maple Valley, Wash., install an aerial refueling probe onto a CH-53E Super Stallion aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS the Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 23, 2014) U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Mark Bonney, right, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), corpsman and native of Dallas, guides cargo into the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) during a replenishment at sea. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 23, 2014) U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Mark Bonney, right, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), corpsman and native of Dallas, guides cargo into the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) during a replenishment at sea. The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 1, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Anthony Penaflor, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), crew chief and native of Chino Hills, Calif., is promoted to his current rank aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS the Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 1, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Anthony Penaflor, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), crew chief and native of Chino Hills, Calif., is promoted to his current rank aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS the Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 1, 2014) Cpl. Aliza Berkheimer, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), avionics technician and native of Annapolis, Md., is promoted to her current rank aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS the Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 1, 2014) Cpl. Aliza Berkheimer, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), avionics technician and native of Annapolis, Md., is promoted to her current rank aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS the Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 30, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brandon Love, right, Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), communications platoon sergeant and native of Hope, Neb., and Lance Cpl. Tanner Hemmingsen, CLB-22 radio operator and native of Elm Wood, Neb., clean a cargo container in preparation for a U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection inspection aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 30, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brandon Love, right, Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), communications platoon sergeant and native of Hope, Neb., and Lance Cpl. Tanner Hemmingsen, CLB-22 radio operator and native of Elm Wood, Neb., clean a cargo container in preparation for a U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection inspection aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 30, 2014) U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), clean cargo containers in preparation for a U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection inspection aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 30, 2014) U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), clean cargo containers in preparation for a U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection inspection aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada