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Colonel Eric J. Steidl, commanding officer for the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, salutes the MEU Marines for the first time, during a change of command ceremony with Col. Gareth F. Brandl at the Goettge Field House aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. July 8, 2010. For 27 months, Col. Brandl served as the commanding officer for the MEU, and is now heading to Norfolk, Va. for his next duty assignment. Colonel Steidl's former billet was the Senior United States Marine Corps Readiness Analyst for the Office of the Secretary of Defense. - Colonel Eric J. Steidl, commanding officer for the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, salutes the MEU Marines for the first time, during a change of command ceremony with Col. Gareth F. Brandl at the Goettge Field House aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. July 8, 2010. For 27 months, Col. Brandl served as the commanding officer for the MEU, and is now heading to Norfolk, Va. for his next duty assignment. Colonel Steidl's former billet was the Senior United States Marine Corps Readiness Analyst for the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Lance Cpl. Zhidong Mao, a rifleman with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, shakes hands with a Haitian child at a helicopter landing zone in Leogane, Haiti, Jan. 24, 2010. The Marines flew into the area earlier in the day establishing a new humanitarian aid receiving area for Haitian earthquake victims at a missionary compound. - Lance Cpl. Zhidong Mao, a rifleman with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, shakes hands with a Haitian child at a helicopter landing zone in Leogane, Haiti, Jan. 24, 2010. The Marines flew into the area earlier in the day establishing a new humanitarian aid receiving area for Haitian earthquake victims at a missionary compound.

Chief Petty Officer Kenny Mathiesen, leading chief petty officer for Battalion Aid Station, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, unpacks medical supplies at a Canadian medical clinic just outside of Leogane, Haiti, Jan. 22, 2010. The corpsmen of the BLT dropped off various medical supplies and surgical instruments to help aid the clinic in servicing sick and injured locals. - Chief Petty Officer Kenny Mathiesen, leading chief petty officer for Battalion Aid Station, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, unpacks medical supplies at a Canadian medical clinic just outside of Leogane, Haiti, Jan. 22, 2010. The corpsmen of the BLT dropped off various medical supplies and surgical instruments to help aid the clinic in servicing sick and injured locals.

A Haitian from Cotes De Fer, grins after receiving a nutrition bar and water from Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, Jan. 21, 2010. Marines and sailors from the 22nd MEU set up a temporary relief-supply distribution point near Cotes de Fer, bringing in bottled water and food. The 22nd MEU, embarked aboard the ships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, is deployed in support of relief operations in Haiti. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Wayne Campbell)::r::::n:: - A Haitian from Cotes De Fer, grins after receiving a nutrition bar and water from Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, Jan. 21, 2010. Marines and sailors from the 22nd MEU set up a temporary relief-supply distribution point near Cotes de Fer, bringing in bottled water and food. The 22nd MEU, embarked aboard the ships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, is deployed in support of relief operations in Haiti. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Wayne Campbell)::r::::n::

Col. Gareth F. Brandl, Commanding Officer, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks via radio to Combat Logistics Battalion 22 Commanding Officer, Lt. Col. Gary Keim regarding a beach landing site near Padou, Haiti. Brandl came ashore to assess MEU relief operations near Leogane, Haiti, Jan. 20. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and embarked elements of the 22nd MEU arrived off the Haitian coast Monday to support relief efforts already underway. The 22nd MEU is a multi-mission force composed of approximately 2,000 Marines and sailors. - Col. Gareth F. Brandl, Commanding Officer, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks via radio to Combat Logistics Battalion 22 Commanding Officer, Lt. Col. Gary Keim regarding a beach landing site near Padou, Haiti. Brandl came ashore to assess MEU relief operations near Leogane, Haiti, Jan. 20. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and embarked elements of the 22nd MEU arrived off the Haitian coast Monday to support relief efforts already underway. The 22nd MEU is a multi-mission force composed of approximately 2,000 Marines and sailors.

Personnel from the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan move a Haitian earthquake victim from a helicopter to medical facilities, Jan. 20, 2010. The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit is embarked aboard the ships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group off the island of Haiti to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the wake of a devastating earthquake that struck the country Jan. 12, 2010. - Personnel from the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan move a Haitian earthquake victim from a helicopter to medical facilities, Jan. 20, 2010. The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit is embarked aboard the ships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group off the island of Haiti to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the wake of a devastating earthquake that struck the country Jan. 12, 2010.

Cpl. Clifford Sajous, a linguist and team leader with Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks with local Haitians as the first Marine forces arrived ashore, Jan. 19, to deliver food and water near Leogane, Haiti. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and embarked Marines from the 22nd MEU arrived off the Haitian coast yesterday. Today's mission was a part of the MEU's effort to aid the people of Haiti since the devastating earthquake that struck the island one week earlier. - Cpl. Clifford Sajous, a linguist and team leader with Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks with local Haitians as the first Marine forces arrived ashore, Jan. 19, to deliver food and water near Leogane, Haiti. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and embarked Marines from the 22nd MEU arrived off the Haitian coast yesterday. Today's mission was a part of the MEU's effort to aid the people of Haiti since the devastating earthquake that struck the island one week earlier.

Cpl. Clifford Sajous a team leader and linguist with Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, watches as a local Haitian chops fresh coconuts for Marines during a water and food supply mission in Leogane, Jan. 20. The supply mission was the first humanitarian assistance operation conducted by the 22nd MEU since they arrived in Haiti. - Cpl. Clifford Sajous a team leader and linguist with Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, watches as a local Haitian chops fresh coconuts for Marines during a water and food supply mission in Leogane, Jan. 20. The supply mission was the first humanitarian assistance operation conducted by the 22nd MEU since they arrived in Haiti.