U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Welch (right), Battalion

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Welch (right), Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), black belt Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) instructor and native of Marion, N.Y., reviews a list of MCMAP movements with Cpl. Stephanie Duffy, 22nd MEU disburser and native of Long Island, N.Y., aboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5), at sea, Feb. 17, 2014. The MEU is deploying to the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious missions across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb McDonald/Released)