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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 16, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Adam Schoellar, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), CH-53E Super Stallion crew chief and native of Gardners, Pa., washes a Super Stallion 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 16, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Adam Schoellar, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), CH-53E Super Stallion crew chief and native of Gardners, Pa., washes a Super Stallion 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 16, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Anthony Penaflor, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), CH-53E Super Stallion crew chief and native of Chino Hills, Calif., washes a Super Stallion 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 16, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Anthony Penaflor, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), CH-53E Super Stallion crew chief and native of Chino Hills, Calif., washes a Super Stallion 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 16, 2014) U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), clean a CH-53E Super Stallion 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 16, 2014) U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), clean a CH-53E Super Stallion 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 17, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zachary Yenney, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), CH-53E Super Stallion airframe mechanic and native of Freeport, Ill., performs maintenance on a Super Stallion 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 17, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zachary Yenney, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), CH-53E Super Stallion airframe mechanic and native of Freeport, Ill., performs maintenance on a Super Stallion 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 17, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zachary Yenney, right, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), CH-53E Super Stallion airframe mechanic and native of Freeport, Ill., and Lance Cpl. Thomas Hilton, VMM-263 (Rein.), air frame mechanic and native of Henderson, N.C., perform maintenance on a Super Stallion 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 17, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zachary Yenney, right, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), CH-53E Super Stallion airframe mechanic and native of Freeport, Ill., and Lance Cpl. Thomas Hilton, VMM-263 (Rein.), air frame mechanic and native of Henderson, N.C., perform maintenance on a Super Stallion 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 14, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Kevin Morrow, left, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) law enforcement detachment staff noncommissioned officer in charge and native of Waldwick, N.J., performs a mechanical advantage control hold technique on Sgt. Robert Votta, 22nd MEU law enforcement detachment noncommissioned officer in charge and native of Lakeview, Ore., as part of an oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray qualification 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 14, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Kevin Morrow, left, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) law enforcement detachment staff noncommissioned officer in charge and native of Waldwick, N.J., performs a mechanical advantage control hold technique on Sgt. Robert Votta, 22nd MEU law enforcement detachment noncommissioned officer in charge and native of Lakeview, Ore., as part of an oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray qualification 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 14, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Van Geu, left, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), team leader and native of Chippewa Falls, Wis., performs a mechanical advantage control hold technique on Cpl. Jonathan Smock, BLT 1/6 machine gunner and native of Bowie, Md., as part of an oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray qualification 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 14, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Van Geu, left, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), team leader and native of Chippewa Falls, Wis., performs a mechanical advantage control hold technique on Cpl. Jonathan Smock, BLT 1/6 machine gunner and native of Bowie, Md., as part of an oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray qualification 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 14, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Caitlin Powers, right, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), logistics officer and native of Boca Raton, Fla., performs a mechanical advantage control hold technique on Sgt. Robert Votta, 22nd MEU law enforcement detachment noncommissioned officer in charge and native of Lakeview, Ore., as part of an oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray qualification 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 14, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Caitlin Powers, right, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), logistics officer and native of Boca Raton, Fla., performs a mechanical advantage control hold technique on Sgt. Robert Votta, 22nd MEU law enforcement detachment noncommissioned officer in charge and native of Lakeview, Ore., as part of an oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray qualification 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 14, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Richard Collins, left, Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), landing support specialist and native of Detroit, performs a mechanical advantage control hold technique on Cpl. Kamal Pabla, CLB-22 landing support platoon sergeant and native of Lawrenceville, Ga., as part of an oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray qualification 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 14, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Richard Collins, left, Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), landing support specialist and native of Detroit, performs a mechanical advantage control hold technique on Cpl. Kamal Pabla, CLB-22 landing support platoon sergeant and native of Lawrenceville, Ga., as part of an oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray qualification 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 11, 2014) A U.S. Navy Sailor attached to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) guides a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), to land aboard the 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 11, 2014) A U.S. Navy Sailor attached to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) guides a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), to land aboard the 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 12, 2014) U.S. Army Lt. Gen. James Terry, center, U.S. Army Central commanding general, talks with U.S. Marine Corps Capt. James Hoertt, left, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company fire control team leader, about MEU capabilities 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 12, 2014) U.S. Army Lt. Gen. James Terry, center, U.S. Army Central commanding general, talks with U.S. Marine Corps Capt. James Hoertt, left, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company fire control team leader, about MEU capabilities 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 12, 2014) U.S. Army Lt. Gen. James Terry, center, U.S. Army Central commanding general, listens to a brief about the capabilities of the MV-22 Osprey aircraft 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 12, 2014) U.S. Army Lt. Gen. James Terry, center, U.S. Army Central commanding general, listens to a brief about the capabilities of the MV-22 Osprey aircraft 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 12, 2014) U.S. Army Lt. Gen. James Terry, U.S. Army Central commanding general, arrives to visit Marines and Sailors 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 12, 2014) U.S. Army Lt. Gen. James Terry, U.S. Army Central commanding general, arrives to visit Marines and Sailors 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 5, 2014) U.S. Navy Hospitalman 3rd Class Ryan Wyatt, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), corpsman and native of North Wilkesboro, N.C., eats ice cream 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 5, 2014) U.S. Navy Hospitalman 3rd Class Ryan Wyatt, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), corpsman and native of North Wilkesboro, N.C., eats ice cream 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 6, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew Manning, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), administration noncommissioned officer in charge and native of Kinston, N.C., participates in the “United Through Reading” program by recording himself reading to his child 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 6, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew Manning, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), administration noncommissioned officer in charge and native of Kinston, N.C., participates in the “United Through Reading” program by recording himself reading to his child 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 6, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew Manning, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), administration noncommissioned officer in charge and native of Kinston, N.C., participates in the “United Through Reading” program by recording himself reading to his child 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 6, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew Manning, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), administration noncommissioned officer in charge and native of Kinston, N.C., participates in the “United Through Reading” program by recording himself reading to his child 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 6, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew Manning, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), administration noncommissioned officer in charge and native of Kinston, N.C., participates in the “United Through Reading” program by recording himself reading to his child 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 6, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew Manning, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), administration noncommissioned officer in charge and native of Kinston, N.C., participates in the “United Through Reading” program by recording himself reading to his child 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 5, 2014) U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) eat ice cream together 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 5, 2014) U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) eat ice cream together 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 5, 2014) U.S. Marines with 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and U.S. Navy Sailors with the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) serve and eat ice cream 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 5, 2014) U.S. Marines with 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and U.S. Navy Sailors with the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) serve and eat ice cream 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 5, 2014) A U.S. Navy Sailor with the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) pours butterscotch onto ice cream 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 5, 2014) A U.S. Navy Sailor with the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) pours butterscotch onto ice cream 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