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An aviation boatswain’s mate (fuel handler) with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, signals to another fuel handler before refueling an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter on the flight deck aboard the USS Iwo Jima, Oct. 25, 2014. The aircraft, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28, participated in flight operations with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise in preparation for the deployment at the end of the year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek)

An aviation boatswain’s mate (fuel handler) with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, signals to another fuel handler before refueling an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter on the flight deck aboard the USS Iwo Jima, Oct. 25, 2014. The aircraft, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28, participated in flight operations with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise in preparation for the deployment at the end of the year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek)

Photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek

An MH-60S air crewman with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28, Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, gazes out of the gunner's door of a Seahawk helicopter while participating in flight operations over the Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 25, 2014. Flight operations are in support of a simulated strait transit during Composite Training Unit Exercise with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in preparation for the deployment at the end of the year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek)

An MH-60S air crewman with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28, Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, gazes out of the gunner's door of a Seahawk helicopter while participating in flight operations over the Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 25, 2014. Flight operations are in support of a simulated strait transit during Composite Training Unit Exercise with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in preparation for the deployment at the end of the year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek)

Photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek

Lance Cpl. William Preston, a rifleman with Security Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security while waiting for extraction after a training exercise in southern Georgia, Oct. 22, 2014. The MRF participated in a long-range precision raid to capture a notional high-value individual as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise. The 24th MEU is scheduled to deploy at the end of the year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek)

Lance Cpl. William Preston, a rifleman with Security Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security while waiting for extraction after a training exercise in southern Georgia, Oct. 22, 2014. The MRF participated in a long-range precision raid to capture a notional high-value individual as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise. The 24th MEU is scheduled to deploy at the end of the year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek)

Photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek

A Marine with Security Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, guards a simulated detainee during a training exercise in southern Georgia, Oct. 22, 2014. The MRF participated in a precision raid to capture a notional high value individual as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise. The 24th MEU is scheduled to deploy at the end of the year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek)

A Marine with Security Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, guards a simulated detainee during a training exercise in southern Georgia, Oct. 22, 2014. The MRF participated in a precision raid to capture a notional high value individual as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise. The 24th MEU is scheduled to deploy at the end of the year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek)

Photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek

A Navy hospital corpsman, right, with the Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, documents the injuries of a simulated casualty during a training exercise in southern Georgia, Oct. 22, 2014. The MRF participated in a precision raid to capture a notional high value individual as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise. The 24th MEU is scheduled to deploy at the end of the year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek)

A Navy hospital corpsman, right, with the Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, documents the injuries of a simulated casualty during a training exercise in southern Georgia, Oct. 22, 2014. The MRF participated in a precision raid to capture a notional high value individual as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise. The 24th MEU is scheduled to deploy at the end of the year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek)

Photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek

Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, cut through a fence during a precision raid training event in southern Georgia, Oct. 22, 2014. The MRF captured a notional high-value individual during the raid, which was part of the 24th MEU’s Composite Training Unit Exercise in preparation for their deployment at the end of the year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek)

Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, cut through a fence during a precision raid training event in southern Georgia, Oct. 22, 2014. The MRF captured a notional high-value individual during the raid, which was part of the 24th MEU’s Composite Training Unit Exercise in preparation for their deployment at the end of the year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek)

Photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek

Seaman Robert Carpenter, a hospitalman with Security Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, waits to board a CH-53E Super Stallion aboard the USS Iwo Jima, Oct. 22, 2014. Marines and Sailors from the MRF conducted a precision raid in southern Georgia during Composite Training Unit Exercise, the last major pre-deployment event before their deployment at the end of the year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek)

Seaman Robert Carpenter, a hospitalman with Security Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, waits to board a CH-53E Super Stallion aboard the USS Iwo Jima, Oct. 22, 2014. Marines and Sailors from the MRF conducted a precision raid in southern Georgia during Composite Training Unit Exercise, the last major pre-deployment event before their deployment at the end of the year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek)

Photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek

A Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security during a training exercise in southern Georgia, Oct. 22, 2014. The MRF participated in a precision raid to capture a notional high value individual as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise. The 24th MEU is scheduled to deploy at the end of the year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek)

A Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security during a training exercise in southern Georgia, Oct. 22, 2014. The MRF participated in a precision raid to capture a notional high value individual as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise. The 24th MEU is scheduled to deploy at the end of the year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek)

Photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek

Lance Cpl. Dalton C. Bailey, a plane captain with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Pittsburg, Pa., removes a bolt from the blade of an AV-8B Harrier engine at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 30, 2014. VMM-365 (Rein) conducts maintenance to make sure all aircraft are prepared for Composite Training Unit Exercise, the fourth major pre-deployment exercise in preparation of the deployment at the end of the year.

Lance Cpl. Dalton C. Bailey, a plane captain with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Pittsburg, Pa., removes a bolt from the blade of an AV-8B Harrier engine at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 30, 2014. VMM-365 (Rein) conducts maintenance to make sure all aircraft are prepared for Composite Training Unit Exercise, the fourth major pre-deployment exercise in preparation of the deployment at the end of the year.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin A. Lewis

Private First Class Freddy Amaya, an avionics technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Siloam Springs, Ark., changes the form light of an AV-8B Harrier at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 30, 2014. VMM-365 (Rein) conducts maintenance to make sure all aircraft are prepared for Composite Training Unit Exercise, the fourth major pre-deployment exercise in preparation of the deployment at the end of the year.

Private First Class Freddy Amaya, an avionics technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Siloam Springs, Ark., changes the form light of an AV-8B Harrier at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 30, 2014. VMM-365 (Rein) conducts maintenance to make sure all aircraft are prepared for Composite Training Unit Exercise, the fourth major pre-deployment exercise in preparation of the deployment at the end of the year.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin A. Lewis

Corporal Chase C. Baker, a collateral duty inspector with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and native of Huntington, W. Va., conducts maintenance on the rigging of a yaw system for the rudder of an AV-8B Harrier at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 30, 2014. VMM-365 (Rein) conducts maintenance to make sure all aircraft are prepared for Composite Training Unit Exercise, the fourth major pre-deployment exercise in preparation of the deployment at the end of the year.

Corporal Chase C. Baker, a collateral duty inspector with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and native of Huntington, W. Va., conducts maintenance on the rigging of a yaw system for the rudder of an AV-8B Harrier at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 30, 2014. VMM-365 (Rein) conducts maintenance to make sure all aircraft are prepared for Composite Training Unit Exercise, the fourth major pre-deployment exercise in preparation of the deployment at the end of the year.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin A. Lewis

Lance Cpl. Dalton C. Bailey, a plane captain with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Pittsburg, Pa., removes the forward thrust nozzle for the engine of an AV-8B Harrier at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 30, 2014. VMM-365 (Rein) conducts maintenance to make sure all aircraft are prepared for Composite Training Unit Exercise, the third major pre-deployment exercise in preparation of the deployment at the end of the year.

Lance Cpl. Dalton C. Bailey, a plane captain with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Pittsburg, Pa., removes the forward thrust nozzle for the engine of an AV-8B Harrier at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 30, 2014. VMM-365 (Rein) conducts maintenance to make sure all aircraft are prepared for Composite Training Unit Exercise, the third major pre-deployment exercise in preparation of the deployment at the end of the year.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin A. Lewis

Sergeant Jonpaul Wise, a MOS HERE, and a quality assurance representative with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts maintenance on the SJU-4/A ejection seat of an AV-8B Harrier at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 30, 2014. VMM-365 (Rein) is preparing for Composite Training Unit Exercise, the fourth major pre-deployment exercise in preparation of the deployment at the end of the year. Wise is a native of Winston-Salem, N.C.

Sergeant Jonpaul Wise, a MOS HERE, and a quality assurance representative with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts maintenance on the SJU-4/A ejection seat of an AV-8B Harrier at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 30, 2014. VMM-365 (Rein) is preparing for Composite Training Unit Exercise, the fourth major pre-deployment exercise in preparation of the deployment at the end of the year. Wise is a native of Winston-Salem, N.C.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin A. Lewis

Lance Cpl. Aaron Crissnan, a motor transportation mechanic with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Logistics Combat Element, Combat Logistics Battalion 24, and native of Findlay, Ohio, installs the belly pan on a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement, or 7-Ton, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 30, 2014. Marines with the unit performed maintenance on vehicles in preparation for Composite Training Unit Exercise, the fourth major pre-deployment exercise in preparation of the deployment at the end of the year.

Lance Cpl. Aaron Crissnan, a motor transportation mechanic with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Logistics Combat Element, Combat Logistics Battalion 24, and native of Findlay, Ohio, installs the belly pan on a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement, or 7-Ton, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 30, 2014. Marines with the unit performed maintenance on vehicles in preparation for Composite Training Unit Exercise, the fourth major pre-deployment exercise in preparation of the deployment at the end of the year.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joey Mendez

Lance Cpl. Devon Campbell, a motor transportation mechanic with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Logistics Combat Element, Combat Logistics Battalion 24, and native of Dothan, Ala., references a ToughBook while troubleshooting the engine of a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement, or 7-Ton,at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 30, 2014. Marines with the unit performed maintenance on vehicles in preparation for Composite Training Unit Exercise, the fourth major pre-deployment exercise in preparation of the deployment at the end of the year.

Lance Cpl. Devon Campbell, a motor transportation mechanic with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Logistics Combat Element, Combat Logistics Battalion 24, and native of Dothan, Ala., references a ToughBook while troubleshooting the engine of a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement, or 7-Ton,at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 30, 2014. Marines with the unit performed maintenance on vehicles in preparation for Composite Training Unit Exercise, the fourth major pre-deployment exercise in preparation of the deployment at the end of the year.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joey Mendez

Lance Cpl. Aaron Crissnan, a motor transportation mechanic with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Logistics Combat Element, Combat Logistics Battalion 24, and native of Findlay, Ohio, installs the belly pan on a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement, or 7-Ton, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 30, 2014. Marines with the unit performed maintenance on vehicles in preparation for Composite Training Unit Exercise, the fourth major pre-deployment exercise in preparation of the deployment at the end of the year.

Lance Cpl. Aaron Crissnan, a motor transportation mechanic with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Logistics Combat Element, Combat Logistics Battalion 24, and native of Findlay, Ohio, installs the belly pan on a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement, or 7-Ton, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 30, 2014. Marines with the unit performed maintenance on vehicles in preparation for Composite Training Unit Exercise, the fourth major pre-deployment exercise in preparation of the deployment at the end of the year.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joey Mendez

Lance Cpl. Kevin J. Brunick, a motor transportation mechanic with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Logistics Combat Element, Combat Logistics Battalion 24, and native of Troy, N.Y., repairs a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement, or 7-Ton, engine at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 30, 2014. Marines with the unit performed maintenance on vehicles in preparation for Composite Training Unit Exercise, the fourth major pre-deployment exercise in preparation of the deployment at the end of the year.

Lance Cpl. Kevin J. Brunick, a motor transportation mechanic with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Logistics Combat Element, Combat Logistics Battalion 24, and native of Troy, N.Y., repairs a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement, or 7-Ton, engine at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 30, 2014. Marines with the unit performed maintenance on vehicles in preparation for Composite Training Unit Exercise, the fourth major pre-deployment exercise in preparation of the deployment at the end of the year.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joey Mendez

Jim Stolarczyk, the family readiness officer, or FRO, with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Command Element, speaks to Marines and Sailors during a pre-deployment brief at Marston Pavilion aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 30, 2014. Service members received classes and instructions regarding personal belongings and family affairs in preparation of the deployment at the end of the year.

Jim Stolarczyk, the family readiness officer, or FRO, with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Command Element, speaks to Marines and Sailors during a pre-deployment brief at Marston Pavilion aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 30, 2014. Service members received classes and instructions regarding personal belongings and family affairs in preparation of the deployment at the end of the year.

Photo by Sgt. Devin Nichols

Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit listen to a pre-deployment brief at Marston Pavilion aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 30, 2014. Service members received classes and instructions regarding personal belongings and family affairs in preparation of the deployment at the end of the year.

Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit listen to a pre-deployment brief at Marston Pavilion aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 30, 2014. Service members received classes and instructions regarding personal belongings and family affairs in preparation of the deployment at the end of the year.

Photo by Sgt. Devin Nichols

Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit listen to a pre-deployment brief at (Major General John?) Marston Pavilion aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 30, 2014. Service members received classes and instructions regarding personal belongings and family affairs in preparation of the deployment at the end of the year.

Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit listen to a pre-deployment brief at (Major General John?) Marston Pavilion aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 30, 2014. Service members received classes and instructions regarding personal belongings and family affairs in preparation of the deployment at the end of the year.

Photo by Sgt. Devin Nichols