YUMA PROVING GROUNDS – U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Milano, infantryman, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, maneuvers over a wall during the Heavy Huey Raid for the Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14, April 9, 2014. WTI is a seven week training event, hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza, 2nd MARDIV COMCAM/ Released)

151020-M-CV548-027 PINHEIRO DA CRUZ, PRAIA DA RAPOSA, Portugal (Oct. 20, 2015) Landing craft air cushions (LCACs) transporting U.S. Marines and Portuguese Marines from the USS Arlington (LPD 24) moves towards Pinheiro Da Cruz during a combined amphibious assault exercised as part of Trident Juncture 15, Oct. 20, 2015. Trident Juncture is a NATO-led exercise designed to certify NATO response forces and develop interoperability among participating NATO and partner nations. Arlington, part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl Jeraco Jenkins/Released)

YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz. – U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Sean Filson, Battalion Commander for Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, participates in M1110 semi-automatic sniper system (SASS) training, March 30, 2014. The M1110 SASS training is part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) 2-14. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, providing standardized tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Xzavior T. McNeal, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/ Released)

24.septembrī Volvo sporta centra ledus hallē Nacionālo bruņoto spēku Sauszemes spēku Mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes karavīri hokeja spēlē tikās ar Kanādas vadītās kaujas grupas karavīriem.

NATO paplašinātās klātbūtnes Latvijā kaujas grupu vada Kanāda, un to veido vairāk nekā 1000 karavīru no Albānijas, Itālijas, Kanādas, Polijas, Slovēnijas un Spānijas.

Pērn NATO samitā Varšavā NATO valstu un valdību vadītāji apstiprināja vienošanos par daudznacionālo bataljona līmeņa kaujas grupu izvietošanu Igaunijā, Latvijā, Lietuvā un Polijā. Kaujas grupu izveides un izvietošanas mērķis ir veicināt NATO īstenoto atturēšanu un stiprināt alianses aizsardzību.

Foto: virsseržants Gatis Indrēvics, Jaunsardzes un informācijas centrs

KIWANIS PARK, Ariz. - U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, provide security during Assault Support Tactics 3 in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 April 18, 2014. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Artur Shvartsberg, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

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Jamaican schoolchildren gather around U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Jennifer Munehing to braid her hair during a community relations project at Trenchtown Primary School in Kingston, Jamaica, April 19, 2011. The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) was deployed as part of Continuing Promise 2011. Continuing Promise is a regularly scheduled mission to countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean, where the U.S. Navy and its partnering nations work with host nations and a variety of governmental and nongovernmental agencies to train in civil-military operations. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathen E. Davis, U.S. Navy/Released)

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - Lance Cpl. Robert T. Quinlan, a loadmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Squadron 152, gives hand and arm signals before gear is unloaded from a KC-130J Super Hercules cargo aircraft here March 29, in support of Operation Tomodachi. As part of Operation Tomodachi, the U.S. military positioned humanitarian assistance capabilities in the affected region supporting emergency relief efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Andrea M. Olguin/Released)

140407-N-VD564-037 - BULLSBROOK, Australia (April 07, 2014) – Australia's Chief of Air Force, Air Marshall Geoff Brown speaks with Royal Malaysian Air Force personnel at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base Pearce. Air Marshall Brown visited with international military leaders and aircrew personnel participating in the search operations to locate Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith DeVinney/Released)

140406-N-VD564-009 -INDIAN OCEAN (April 06, 2014) – Lt. Cmdr. David Mims (left), speaks with Lt. Troy Tillson and Lt. Jackie Nieland, all assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 16, during a mission over the Indian Ocean in support of the international effort to locate Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. VP-16 utilizes the P-8A Poseidon aircraft to conduct search missions and is also deployed throughout the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability operations in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith DeVinney/Released)

Hospital Man 3rd Class Francis Kule, a Fleet Marine Force Corpsman, with Combat logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, assembles a special medical emergency evacuation device platform in preparation for a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel mission during the 11th MEU’s WESTPAC 14-2 deployment, Ali Al Saleem Air Force Base, Sept. 20,2014. The 11th MEU is deployed with the Makin Island 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 Lance Cpl. Evan R. White/NOT RELEASED

24.septembrī Volvo sporta centra ledus hallē Nacionālo bruņoto spēku Sauszemes spēku Mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes karavīri hokeja spēlē tikās ar Kanādas vadītās kaujas grupas karavīriem.

NATO paplašinātās klātbūtnes Latvijā kaujas grupu vada Kanāda, un to veido vairāk nekā 1000 karavīru no Albānijas, Itālijas, Kanādas, Polijas, Slovēnijas un Spānijas.

Pērn NATO samitā Varšavā NATO valstu un valdību vadītāji apstiprināja vienošanos par daudznacionālo bataljona līmeņa kaujas grupu izvietošanu Igaunijā, Latvijā, Lietuvā un Polijā. Kaujas grupu izveides un izvietošanas mērķis ir veicināt NATO īstenoto atturēšanu un stiprināt alianses aizsardzību.

Foto: virsseržants Gatis Indrēvics, Jaunsardzes un informācijas centrs

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 28, 2013) Sailors assigned to the “Blackhawks” of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15 prepare a .50 caliber machine gun before an aerial live-fire exercise. HM-15 is assigned to Commander, Task Force 52, promoting mine countermeasures in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Gay/Released)

Iraqis soldier attending the Iraqi Noncommissioned Officer Academy advance during live fire maneuver training at Camp Taji, Iraq, Dec. 14, 2016. This training is critical to enabling Iraqi security forces to counter ISIL and regain territory from the terrorist group. Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve is the global Coalition to defeat ISIL in Iraqi and Syria. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Craig Jensen)

24.septembrī Volvo sporta centra ledus hallē Nacionālo bruņoto spēku Sauszemes spēku Mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes karavīri hokeja spēlē tikās ar Kanādas vadītās kaujas grupas karavīriem.

NATO paplašinātās klātbūtnes Latvijā kaujas grupu vada Kanāda, un to veido vairāk nekā 1000 karavīru no Albānijas, Itālijas, Kanādas, Polijas, Slovēnijas un Spānijas.

Pērn NATO samitā Varšavā NATO valstu un valdību vadītāji apstiprināja vienošanos par daudznacionālo bataljona līmeņa kaujas grupu izvietošanu Igaunijā, Latvijā, Lietuvā un Polijā. Kaujas grupu izveides un izvietošanas mērķis ir veicināt NATO īstenoto atturēšanu un stiprināt alianses aizsardzību.

Foto: virsseržants Gatis Indrēvics, Jaunsardzes un informācijas centrs

KIWANIS PARK, Ariz. - U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, disembark a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion during Assault Support Tactics 3 in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 April 18, 2014. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine photograph by Sgt. Artur Shvartsberg, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

BAN NONG MEE, BURI RAM PROVINCE, Thailand (Feb. 15, 2017) U.S. Navy Sailor Steel Worker 2nd Class Kevin J. Delgado, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, interacts with children during exercise Cobra Gold. Cobra Gold 17 focuses on humanitarian civic action, community engagement and medical activities to support the needs and humanitarian interest of civilian populations around the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Maximiliano Rosas)

A displaced Pakistani family exits the back of a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Khwazakhela, Pakistan, as part of the flood recovery effort in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, Aug. 11, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Horace Murray/Released)

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - Lance Cpl. Eric R. Bruning, a loadmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, unloads gear from a KC-130J Super Hercules cargo aircraft here March 29, in support of Operation Tomodachi. As part of Operation Tomodachi, the U.S. military positioned humanitarian assistance capabilities in the affected region supporting emergency relief efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Andrea M. Olguin/Released)

140407-N-VD564-119 - BULLSBROOK, Australia (April 07, 2014) – U.S. Navy aircrew assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 16 meet with Australia’s Chief of Joint Operations, Lt. Gen. Ash Power, at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base Pearce. Lt. Gen. Power thanked the VP-16 personnel as well as all of the international military leaders and aircrews participating in the search operations to locate Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. VP-16 is deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith DeVinney/Released)

Royal Netherlands Marines patrol during a simulated ambush training exercise involving U.S. Marines and Royal Marines on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 23, 2016. The Royal Marines worked with U.S. Marines as part of a bilateral training exercise to learn new techniques as well as develop working relations between partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza, 2D MARDIV Combat Camera/Released)

KIWANIS PARK, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion takes off from the landing zone during Assault Support Tactics 3 in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 April 18, 2014. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Artur Shvartsberg, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

U.S. Navy Lt. Joshua Fair, left, a dentist from the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) and a non-governmental organization volunteer dental hygienist extract an Ecuadorian patient's tooth during a medical community service event for Continuing Promise 2011 in Manta, Ecuador, May 15, 2011. Continuing Promise is a regularly scheduled mission to countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean, where the U.S. Navy and its partnering nations work with host nations and a variety of governmental and nongovernmental agencies to train in civil-military operations. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kim Williams, U.S. Navy/Released)

Mauritanian Soldiers unload supplies during the opening days of Flintlock 20 in Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 12, 2020. The Flintlock exercise, undertaken by approximately 1,600 service members from more than 30 African and partner nations, creates conditions that promote unity of effort by integrating multinational and cross-border capabilities to combat terrorist groups. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Wheeler Brunschmid)

JINHAE, Republic of Korea (March 25, 2016) A Republic of Korea (ROK) UDT/SEAL checks U.S. Navy Aerographer's Mate 1st Class Kevin Bennett, with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, for injuries during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care drill as part of exercise Foal Eagle 2016. Foal Eagle is an annual, bilateral training exercise designed to enhance the readiness of U.S. and ROK forces, and their ability to work together during a crisis. (U.S. Navy combat camera photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles E. White/Released)

24.septembrī Volvo sporta centra ledus hallē Nacionālo bruņoto spēku Sauszemes spēku Mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes karavīri hokeja spēlē tikās ar Kanādas vadītās kaujas grupas karavīriem.

NATO paplašinātās klātbūtnes Latvijā kaujas grupu vada Kanāda, un to veido vairāk nekā 1000 karavīru no Albānijas, Itālijas, Kanādas, Polijas, Slovēnijas un Spānijas.

Pērn NATO samitā Varšavā NATO valstu un valdību vadītāji apstiprināja vienošanos par daudznacionālo bataljona līmeņa kaujas grupu izvietošanu Igaunijā, Latvijā, Lietuvā un Polijā. Kaujas grupu izveides un izvietošanas mērķis ir veicināt NATO īstenoto atturēšanu un stiprināt alianses aizsardzību.

Foto: virsseržants Gatis Indrēvics, Jaunsardzes un informācijas centrs

A 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid Force Marines fires a M40A5 sniper rifle while conducting a marksmanship training exercise at a range in Qatar, April 22, 2013. Eagle Resolve is an annual multilateral exercise designed to enhance regional cooperative defense efforts of the Gulf Cooperation Council nations and U.S. Central Command. The 26th MEU is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group. The 26th MEU operates continuously across the globe, providing the president and unified combatant commanders with a forward-deployed, sea-based quick reaction force. The MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response and limited contingency operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division move a M777 towed 155 mm howitzer into a firing position near Mosul, Iraq, Feb. 03, 2017. Battery C is supporting Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, the global Coalition to defeat ISIL in Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Craig Jensen)

U.S. 5TH AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (June 24, 2013) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 2nd Class Brandon Ross, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, rolls in cable attached to the remotely-operated mine inspection vehicle Seabotix from a ridged hull inflatable boat as part of the counter-mine training during exercise Artemis Trident 2013. CTG 56.1 provides maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released)

U.S. 5TH AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (June 22, 2013) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians 3rd Class Jay Erny, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, retrieves the remotely-operated mine inspection vehicle Seafox as part of the counter-mine training during exercise Artemis Trident 2013 aboard a ridged hull inflatable boat. CTG 56.1 provides maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released)

An Afghan girl holds her father's hand outside of Spin Boldak, Kandahar Prov., Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2011. Soldiers from B Troop, 2nd Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment were passing out stuffed animals to children. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kristina Truluck/Released)

JORDANIAN NAVAL BASE, Jordan (May 24, 2014) A U.S. Navy 34-foot Sea Ark Dauntless-class tactical craft, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.7, Coastal Riverine Group 3, provides static security for the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan at Jordanian Naval Base, May 23, 2014. CTG-56.7 conducts maritime security operations to ensure freedom of movement for strategic shipping and naval vessels operating in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Sandberg/ Released)

JINHAE, Republic of Korea (March 25, 2016) A Republic of Korea (ROK) UDT/SEAL applies a tourniquet to U.S. Navy Aerographer's Mate1st Class Shane Green, with Mine Countermeasures Squadron (MCMRON) 7, during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care drill as part of exercise Foal Eagle 2016. Foal Eagle is an annual, bilateral training exercise designed to enhance the readiness of U.S. and ROK forces, and their ability to work together during a crisis. (U.S. Navy combat camera photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles E. White/Released)

A Polish troop assists a U.S. Soldier role-playing as a casualty during a military advisory team training exercise at U.S. Army Europe's Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 21. The exercise is designed to replicate the Afghanistan operational environment to prepare MATs and police advisory teams for counterinsurgency operations with the ability to train, advise and enable the ANA and the Afghanistan National Police. (Photo by Pfc. James Stokes)

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (July 22, 2013) Lt. William Cooper, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, follows his air line to the surface during a surface-supplied training dive. CTG 56.1 provides maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released)

An aerial view of damage caused by flooding is shown in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan Aug. 5, 2010. Humanitarian relief and evacuation missions are being conducted as part of the disaster relief efforts to assist Pakistanis in flood-stricken regions of the nation. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Horace Murray, U.S. Army/Released)

130829-N-PX130-007 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 28, 2013) Sailors assigned to the “Blackhawks” of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15 prepare a .50 caliber machine gun before an aerial live-fire exercise. HM-15 is assigned to Commander, Task Force 52, promoting mine countermeasures in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Gay/Released)

KIWANIS PARK, Ariz. - U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Richter and Hospital Corpsman Timothy Oldfield, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment,place an identification tag on a injured role player during Assault Support Tactics 3 in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 April 18, 2014. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Artur Shvartsberg, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

A U.S. Army Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck is loaded onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III Jan. 23, 2014 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force aircrews are working around the clock to support Operation ENDURING FREEDOM retrograde operations, airlifting equipment out of Afghanistan. Equipment is airlifted to regional logistics hubs where it is then sent by sealift to its final location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson/Released)

A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle is loaded on a C-17 Globemaster III for airlift out of Afghanistan Jan. 25, 2014 at Kandahar Airfield. U.S. Air Force aircrews are working around the clock to support Operation ENDURING FREEDOM retrograde operations, airlifting equipment out of Afghanistan. Equipment is airlifted to regional logistics hubs where it is then sent by sealift to its final location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson/Released)

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JIINHAE-GU, Republic of Korea (March 31, 2016) U.S. Navy Mineman 2nd Class Bryan Dua, with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, tests the propulsion and steering of a MK18 Mod 2 unmanned underwater vehicle at Jinhae-gu, Republic of Korea (ROK) March 31, 2016 during exercise Foal Eagle 2016. The UUV is being used as part of the exercise to inspect and detect mine-like shapes during mine countermeasures operations. Foal Eagle is an annual, bilateral training exercise designed to enhance the readiness of U.S. and ROK forces, and their ability to work together during a crisis. (U.S. Navy combat camera photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles E. White/Released)

A 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid Force Marines fires a M107 Special Application Scoped Rifle while conducting a marksmanship training exercise at a range in Qatar, April 22, 2013. Eagle Resolve is an annual multilateral exercise designed to enhance regional cooperative defense efforts of the Gulf Cooperation Council nations and U.S. Central Command. The 26th MEU is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group. The 26th MEU operates continuously across the globe, providing the president and unified combatant commanders with a forward-deployed, sea-based quick reaction force. The MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response and limited contingency operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

A 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid Force Marines fires a M40A5 sniper rifle while conducting a marksmanship training exercise at a range in Qatar, April 22, 2013. Eagle Resolve is an annual multilateral exercise designed to enhance regional cooperative defense efforts of the Gulf Cooperation Council nations and U.S. Central Command. The 26th MEU is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group. The 26th MEU operates continuously across the globe, providing the president and unified combatant commanders with a forward-deployed, sea-based quick reaction force. The MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response and limited contingency operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

ADLIYA, Bahrain (Aug. 21, 2013) Aviation Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Jayme Davis, left, and Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Patrice Phillips, both assigned to Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD) at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, interact with a child during a community relations event at the Regional Institute for Active Learning center. AIMDs perform intermediate-level maintenance in support of station aircraft, tenant squadrons and special units. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Lewis/Released)

151020-M-CV548-093 PINHEIRO DA CRUZ, PRAIA DA RAPOSA, Portugal (Oct. 20, 2015) U.S. and Portuguese Marines disembark from a Landing Craft Air Cushion on Pinheiro Da Cruz beach to during a combined amphibious assault exercised as part of Trident Juncture 15, Oct. 20, 2015. Trident Juncture is a NATO-led exercise designed to certify NATO response forces and develop interoperability among participating NATO and partner nations. The Marines are part of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, embarked on the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl Jeraco Jenkins/26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)