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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 24, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Richard Collins, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), landing support specialist and native of Detroit, prepares a pallet of cargo for transport during a helicopter support team exercise 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 24, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Richard Collins, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), landing support specialist and native of Detroit, prepares a pallet of cargo for transport during a helicopter support team exercise 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 24, 2014) U.S. Marines with landing support platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), brace themselves as a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced) lifts off the flight deck with several pallets of cargo during a helicopter support team exercise 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 24, 2014) U.S. Marines with landing support platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), brace themselves as a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced) lifts off the flight deck with several pallets of cargo during a helicopter support team exercise 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 26, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Ferdinand Babilonia, right, Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), supply chief and native of Camuy, Puerto Rico, performs a hip toss on Cpl. Flavia Soaresramos, CLB-22 supply administration specialist and native of Boston, as part of a Marine Corps martial arts program course 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 26, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Ferdinand Babilonia, right, Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), supply chief and native of Camuy, Puerto Rico, performs a hip toss on Cpl. Flavia Soaresramos, CLB-22 supply administration specialist and native of Boston, as part of a Marine Corps martial arts program course 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 26, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Flavia Soaresramos, left, Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), supply administration specialist and native of Boston, blocks a kick from Gunnery Sgt. Ferdinand Babilonia, CLB-22 supply chief and native of Camuy, Puerto Rico, as part of a Marine Corps martial arts program course 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 26, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Flavia Soaresramos, left, Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), supply administration specialist and native of Boston, blocks a kick from Gunnery Sgt. Ferdinand Babilonia, CLB-22 supply chief and native of Camuy, Puerto Rico, as part of a Marine Corps martial arts program course 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 24, 2014) U.S. Marines with landing support platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to attach a pallet of cargo to a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced) during a helicopter support team exercise 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 24, 2014) U.S. Marines with landing support platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to attach a pallet of cargo to a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced) during a helicopter support team exercise 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 24, 2014) U.S. Marines with landing support platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare a pallet of cargo for transport during a helicopter support team exercise 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 24, 2014) U.S. Marines with landing support platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare a pallet of cargo for transport during a helicopter support team exercise 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 24, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Richard Collins, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), landing support specialist and native of Detroit, prepares a pallet of cargo for transport during a helicopter support team exercise 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 24, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Richard Collins, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), landing support specialist and native of Detroit, prepares a pallet of cargo for transport during a helicopter support team exercise 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 24, 2014) U.S. Marines with landing support platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), attach a pallet of cargo to a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced) during a helicopter support team exercise 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 24, 2014) U.S. Marines with landing support platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), attach a pallet of cargo to a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced) during a helicopter support team exercise 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 23, 2014) U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) serve ice cream to U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and their fellow Sailors during an ice cream social. 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 Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) serve ice cream to U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and their fellow Sailors during an ice cream social. 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) play music during an ice cream social 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 23, 2014) U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) play music during an ice cream social 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 26, 2014) U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander, U.S. Central Command, receives a unit coin from U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Scott Hambrick, a squad leader with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout the U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alisa J. Helin/ Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 26, 2014) U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander, U.S. Central Command, receives a unit coin from U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Scott Hambrick, a squad leader with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout the U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alisa J. Helin/ Released)

Photo by Sgt. Alisa J. Helin

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 26, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Anthonie Scott, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) mobility officer, gives U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander, U.S. Central Command, a tour of the lower vehicle stowage area aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout the U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alisa J. Helin/Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 26, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Anthonie Scott, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) mobility officer, gives U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander, U.S. Central Command, a tour of the lower vehicle stowage area aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout the U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alisa J. Helin/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Alisa J. Helin

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 19, 2014) A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fast ropes down an elevator shaft during a low-light fast rope exercise 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 19, 2014) A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fast ropes down an elevator shaft during a low-light fast rope exercise 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 19, 2014) A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fast ropes down an elevator shaft during a low-light fast rope exercise 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 19, 2014) A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fast ropes down an elevator shaft during a low-light fast rope exercise 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 19, 2014) A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fast ropes down an elevator shaft during a low-light fast rope exercise 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 19, 2014) A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fast ropes down an elevator shaft during a low-light fast rope exercise 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 23, 2014) U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) serve ice cream to U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and their fellow Sailors during an ice cream social. 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 Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) serve ice cream to U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and their fellow Sailors during an ice cream social. 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 25, 2014) Folk rock band Delta Rae performs a live concert for U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The Bataan is the flagship for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed 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. Caleb McDonald/Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 25, 2014) Folk rock band Delta Rae performs a live concert for U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The Bataan is the flagship for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed 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. Caleb McDonald/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Caleb McDonald

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 25, 2014) U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) enjoy a live concert performed by folk rock band Delta Rae aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). 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. Caleb McDonald/Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 25, 2014) U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) enjoy a live concert performed by folk rock band Delta Rae aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). 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. Caleb McDonald/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Caleb McDonald

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 25, 2014) U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and U.S. Navy Sailors with the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) enjoy a live concert aboard the Bataan. 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. Caleb McDonald/Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 25, 2014) U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and U.S. Navy Sailors with the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) enjoy a live concert aboard the Bataan. 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. Caleb McDonald/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Caleb McDonald

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 25, 2014) U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), pose for a photo during a live concert aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). 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. Caleb McDonald/Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 25, 2014) U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), pose for a photo during a live concert aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). 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. Caleb McDonald/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Caleb McDonald