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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 1, 2014) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), promote Sgt. Luis Fernandez, BLT 1/6 supply noncommissioned officer in charge and native of Oak Park, Ill., to his current rank 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 Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell/Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 1, 2014) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), promote Sgt. Luis Fernandez, BLT 1/6 supply noncommissioned officer in charge and native of Oak Park, Ill., to his current rank 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 Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 1, 2014) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), promote Cpl. Connor Bowers, BLT 1/6 intelligence analyst and native of Temecula, Calif., to his current rank 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 Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell / Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 1, 2014) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), promote Cpl. Connor Bowers, BLT 1/6 intelligence analyst and native of Temecula, Calif., to his current rank 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 Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell / Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 4, 2014) A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to land 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. 4, 2014) A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to land 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) A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to land 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. 4, 2014) A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to land 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. Kirra Tobias, Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System (ERSS) Team 12 critical care nurse, treats a simulated patient aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) 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. Kirra Tobias, Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System (ERSS) Team 12 critical care nurse, treats a simulated patient aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) 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 31, 2014) U.S. Navy Cmdr. Ron Neitzke, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, command chaplain and native of Chicago, visits the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) to hold Mass. The Mesa Verde is part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime 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 31, 2014) U.S. Navy Cmdr. Ron Neitzke, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, command chaplain and native of Chicago, visits the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) to hold Mass. The Mesa Verde is part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime 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 31, 2014) U.S. Navy Cmdr. Ron Neitzke, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, command chaplain and native of Chicago, visits the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) to hold Mass. The Mesa Verde is part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime 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 31, 2014) U.S. Navy Cmdr. Ron Neitzke, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, command chaplain and native of Chicago, visits the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) to hold Mass. The Mesa Verde is part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime 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 (Aug. 1, 2014) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), promote Cpl. David Hernandez, BLT 1/6 anti-tank missile man and native of Orange County, Calif., to his current rank 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 Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell /Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 1, 2014) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), promote Cpl. David Hernandez, BLT 1/6 anti-tank missile man and native of Orange County, Calif., to his current rank 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 Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell /Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 1, 2014) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), promote Cpl. Adrian Moreno, BLT 1/6 intelligence analyst and native of Tehachapi, Calif., to his current rank 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 Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell /Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 1, 2014) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), promote Cpl. Adrian Moreno, BLT 1/6 intelligence analyst and native of Tehachapi, Calif., to his current rank 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 Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell /Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 4, 2014) U.S. Navy medical personnel with Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System (ERSS) Team 12 and Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), 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 medical personnel with Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System (ERSS) Team 12 and Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), 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 (Aug. 4, 2014) U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Matthew Slosman, right, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), tactical evacuation corpsman and native of Fremont, Mich., and Hospital Corpsman Chief Jonathan Tarkowski,VMM-263 (Rien.) 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 Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Matthew Slosman, right, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), tactical evacuation corpsman and native of Fremont, Mich., and Hospital Corpsman Chief Jonathan Tarkowski,VMM-263 (Rien.) 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 (Aug. 4, 2014) U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Chief Jonathan Tarkowski, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), medical chief and native of Tulsa, Okla., treats 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 Hospital Corpsman Chief Jonathan Tarkowski, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), medical chief and native of Tulsa, Okla., treats 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 (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