Lance Cpl. Michael Jones, an administrative specialist

Lance Cpl. Michael Jones, an administrative specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, leads a team of Marines and Sailors with the 24th MEU and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group pull a time-and-distance line during a replenishment-at-sea aboard the USS New York, at Sea, Dec. 30, 2014. The time-and-distance line is used to tell the distance between two ships. The 24th MEU and Iwo Jima ARG are conducting naval operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek)