U.S. Navy Rear Adm. John B. Mustin (far left), commander

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. John B. Mustin (far left), commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 2, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Brian D. Beaudreault (center), commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force, and U.S. Marine Corps Col. Paul D. Baker (far right), commanding officer of 2d Transport Support Battalion, meet during Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise (MPFEX) 20, Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida, Feb. 14, 2020. MPFEX 20 is a military exercise in which Marines and Sailors worked together to offload and process military equipment from a single MPF ship, the USNS 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez. The exercise is a rehearsal of the Marines and Sailors’ ability to conduct safe, efficient offloads while in a tactical environment while working in close coordination with it’s 2nd and 6th Fleet counterparts to enhance the rapid and scalable deployment of naval expeditionary forces in the European theater. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rachel K. Young-Porter)