Mayetta, Kansas native, Lance Cpl. Cole Hasty (left),
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Mayetta, Kansas native, Lance Cpl. Cole Hasty (left), a radio operator, and Norton, Ohio native, Lance Cpl. Thomas Gibson (right), an embarkation specialist, drag a trash bag full of debris from a local resident's garage in Staten Island, N.Y., Nov 4. Hasty & Gibson are from Combat Logistics Battalion 26, with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The Marines assisted local disaster relief organizations with clean-up efforts. The 26th MEU is able to provide generators, fuel, clean water, and helicopter lift capabilities to aid in disaster relief efforts. As an expeditionary crisis response force operating from the sea, the MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response, and limited contingency operations.