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U.S. Marines sing the Marines’ Hymn during a corporals course graduation ceremony aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). 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 Sgt. Austin Hazard/Released)

U.S. Marines sing the Marines’ Hymn during a corporals course graduation ceremony aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). 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 Sgt. Austin Hazard/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Austin Hazard

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 22, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kamal Pabla, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), landing support platoon sergeant and native of Lawrenceville, Ga., strikes a punching pad after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray, also known as “pepper spray,” as part of an OC spray qualification course aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The Marines were exposed to the OC spray in order to demonstrate its potential effects and to build confidence in their ability to fight through the effects of the spray. 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 22, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kamal Pabla, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), landing support platoon sergeant and native of Lawrenceville, Ga., strikes a punching pad after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray, also known as “pepper spray,” as part of an OC spray qualification course aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The Marines were exposed to the OC spray in order to demonstrate its potential effects and to build confidence in their ability to fight through the effects of the spray. 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 22, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Caitlin Powers, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), logistics officer and native of Boca Raton, Fla., strikes a training pad after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray, also known as “pepper spray,” as part of an OC spray qualification course aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The Marines were exposed to the OC spray in order to demonstrate its potential effects and to build confidence in their ability to fight through the effects of the spray. 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 22, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Caitlin Powers, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), logistics officer and native of Boca Raton, Fla., strikes a training pad after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray, also known as “pepper spray,” as part of an OC spray qualification course aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The Marines were exposed to the OC spray in order to demonstrate its potential effects and to build confidence in their ability to fight through the effects of the spray. 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 22, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Rashad Pearson, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), vehicle commander and native of Akron, Ohio, is sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray, also known as “pepper spray,” as part of an OC spray qualification course aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The Marines were exposed to the OC spray in order to demonstrate its potential effects and to build confidence in their ability to fight through the effects of the spray. 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 22, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Rashad Pearson, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), vehicle commander and native of Akron, Ohio, is sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray, also known as “pepper spray,” as part of an OC spray qualification course aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The Marines were exposed to the OC spray in order to demonstrate its potential effects and to build confidence in their ability to fight through the effects of the spray. 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 22, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Rashad Pearson, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), vehicle commander and native of Akron, Ohio, strikes a training pad after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray, also known as “pepper spray,” as part of an OC spray qualification course aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The Marines were exposed to the OC spray in order to demonstrate its potential effects and to build confidence in their ability to fight through the effects of the spray. 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 22, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Rashad Pearson, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), vehicle commander and native of Akron, Ohio, strikes a training pad after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray, also known as “pepper spray,” as part of an OC spray qualification course aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The Marines were exposed to the OC spray in order to demonstrate its potential effects and to build confidence in their ability to fight through the effects of the spray. 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 22, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Richard Collins, center, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), landing support specialist and native of Detroit, strikes a training pad after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray, also known as “pepper spray,” as part of an OC spray qualification course aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The Marines were exposed to the OC spray in order to demonstrate its potential effects and to build confidence in their ability to fight through the effects of the spray. 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 22, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Richard Collins, center, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), landing support specialist and native of Detroit, strikes a training pad after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray, also known as “pepper spray,” as part of an OC spray qualification course aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The Marines were exposed to the OC spray in order to demonstrate its potential effects and to build confidence in their ability to fight through the effects of the spray. 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. 6, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sarah Steiert, left, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), motor transportation operator and native of Desoto, Texas, defends herself from a simulated attacker, after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray, also known as pepper spray, part of an OC spray 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 (Aug. 6, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sarah Steiert, left, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), motor transportation operator and native of Desoto, Texas, defends herself from a simulated attacker, after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray, also known as pepper spray, part of an OC spray 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 (Aug. 6, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Natalie Rodriguez, top, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), detachment operations chief and native of Belleville, N.J., performs a mechanical advantage control hold technique on Cpl. Jorge Leonsancez, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd MEU, motor transportation operator and native of Lehigh Archers, Fla., as part of an oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray, also known as pepper spray, 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 (Aug. 6, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Natalie Rodriguez, top, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), detachment operations chief and native of Belleville, N.J., performs a mechanical advantage control hold technique on Cpl. Jorge Leonsancez, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd MEU, motor transportation operator and native of Lehigh Archers, Fla., as part of an oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray, also known as pepper spray, 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 (Aug. 6, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ben Crabtree, left, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), machine gunner and native of Medina, Ohio, defends himself from a simulated attacker, after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray, also known as pepper spray, as part of an OC spray 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 (Aug. 6, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ben Crabtree, left, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), machine gunner and native of Medina, Ohio, defends himself from a simulated attacker, after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray, also known as pepper spray, as part of an OC spray 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 (Aug. 6, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Gregory Sanders, center, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), assistant air officer and native of Birmingham, Ala., defends himself from a simulated attacker, after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray, also known as pepper spray, as part of an OC spray 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 (Aug. 6, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Gregory Sanders, center, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), assistant air officer and native of Birmingham, Ala., defends himself from a simulated attacker, after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray, also known as pepper spray, as part of an OC spray 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 22, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lauren Hall, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), motor transportation maintenance chief and native of Cincinnati, blocks a strike from a simulated attacker after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray, also known as “pepper spray,” as part of an OC spray qualification course aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The Marines were exposed to the OC spray in order to demonstrate its potential effects and to build confidence in their ability to fight through the effects of the spray. 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 22, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lauren Hall, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), motor transportation maintenance chief and native of Cincinnati, blocks a strike from a simulated attacker after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray, also known as “pepper spray,” as part of an OC spray qualification course aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The Marines were exposed to the OC spray in order to demonstrate its potential effects and to build confidence in their ability to fight through the effects of the spray. 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. Marine Corps Sgt. Charles Gallagher, right, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) systems administrator and native of St. Cloud, Fla., performs a shoulder throw on Cpl. Dylan Scott, left, 22nd MEU light armored vehicle crewman and native of Rawlings, Wyo., during a marine corps martial arts program course aboard the 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 31, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Charles Gallagher, right, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) systems administrator and native of St. Cloud, Fla., performs a shoulder throw on Cpl. Dylan Scott, left, 22nd MEU light armored vehicle crewman and native of Rawlings, Wyo., during a marine corps martial arts program course aboard the 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 31, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Nathan Janicek, right, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), marine corps martial arts program (MCMAP) instructor and native of Wakeman, Ohio, demonstrates a shoulder throw on Cpl. Dylan Scott, left, 22nd MEU, light armored vehicle crewman and native of Rawlings, Wyo., during a MCMAP course aboard the 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 31, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Nathan Janicek, right, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), marine corps martial arts program (MCMAP) instructor and native of Wakeman, Ohio, demonstrates a shoulder throw on Cpl. Dylan Scott, left, 22nd MEU, light armored vehicle crewman and native of Rawlings, Wyo., during a MCMAP course aboard the 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 (Aug. 6, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Kevin Morrow, right, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) law enforcement detachment staff noncommissioned officer in charge and native of Waldwick, N.J., sprays oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray, also known as pepper spray, onto Sgt. Melissa Sayaseng, 22nd MEU, special intelligence communicator and native of Oakland, Calif., as part of an OC spray 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 (Aug. 6, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Kevin Morrow, right, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) law enforcement detachment staff noncommissioned officer in charge and native of Waldwick, N.J., sprays oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray, also known as pepper spray, onto Sgt. Melissa Sayaseng, 22nd MEU, special intelligence communicator and native of Oakland, Calif., as part of an OC spray 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 (Aug. 7, 2014) U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. John Mitchell, an anesthesiologist with Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System (ERSS) Team 12 and native of Okemos, Mich., starts an IV on a simulated casualty during a mass causality drill 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 (Aug. 7, 2014) U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. John Mitchell, an anesthesiologist with Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System (ERSS) Team 12 and native of Okemos, Mich., starts an IV on a simulated casualty during a mass causality drill 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 31, 2014) U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) take part in a marine corps martial arts program course aboard the 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 31, 2014) U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) take part in a marine corps martial arts program course aboard the 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 31, 2014) U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) take part in a marine corps martial arts program course aboard the 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 31, 2014) U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) take part in a marine corps martial arts program course aboard the 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 31, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Luis Arzate, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), marine corps martial arts program (MCMAP) instructor and native of Kansas City, Mo., demonstrates a shoulder throw during a MCMAP course aboard the 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 31, 2014) U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Luis Arzate, Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), marine corps martial arts program (MCMAP) instructor and native of Kansas City, Mo., demonstrates a shoulder throw during a MCMAP course aboard the 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 16, 2014) U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Kara Wanchick, left, a general surgeon with Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System Team 12 aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) and native of Suffield, Ohio, and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Cory Bemis, a surgical technician attached to the Mesa Verde and native of Titusville, Pa., perform surgery aboard the Mesa Verde. 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 16, 2014) U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Kara Wanchick, left, a general surgeon with Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System Team 12 aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) and native of Suffield, Ohio, and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Cory Bemis, a surgical technician attached to the Mesa Verde and native of Titusville, Pa., perform surgery aboard the Mesa Verde. 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 16, 2014) U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Kara Wanchick, left, a general surgeon with Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System Team 12 aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) and native of Suffield, Ohio, and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Cory Bemis, a surgical technician attached to the Mesa Verde and native of Titusville, Pa., perform surgery aboard the Mesa Verde. 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 16, 2014) U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Kara Wanchick, left, a general surgeon with Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System Team 12 aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) and native of Suffield, Ohio, and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Cory Bemis, a surgical technician attached to the Mesa Verde and native of Titusville, Pa., perform surgery aboard the Mesa Verde. 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