26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) command element

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) command element personnel board an MV-22B Osprey on the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, Nov. 3, 2013. The 26th MEU finished their eight month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)