U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Saul Vazquez, left, 22nd Marine

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Saul Vazquez, left, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) corporals course student and native of Hartford, Conn., inspects and tastes a steak before the beef is served to the Marines during a mess night aboard the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel A. Estrada/Released)