A U.S. Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary

A U.S. Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) walks up a ramp in the well deck of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) after completing a sustainment training exercise, while off the coast of Djibouti, Africa, Aug. 11, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area 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 Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels/Released)