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U.S. Marines and Sailors with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Sailors assigned to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), serve a Thanksgiving meal to personnel aboard the Oak Hill, during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Sailors assigned to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), serve a Thanksgiving meal to personnel aboard the Oak Hill, during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

A U.S. Sailor assigned to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), prepares cooked turkey to be serve during a Thanksgiving meal for Marines and Sailors aboard the Oak Hill while underway Nov. 23, 2017, during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

A U.S. Sailor assigned to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), prepares cooked turkey to be serve during a Thanksgiving meal for Marines and Sailors aboard the Oak Hill while underway Nov. 23, 2017, during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Sailors assigned to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), serve a Thanksgiving meal to personnel aboard the Oak Hill, during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Sailors assigned to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), serve a Thanksgiving meal to personnel aboard the Oak Hill, during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Sailors assigned to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), serve a Thanksgiving meal to personnel aboard the Oak Hill, during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Sailors assigned to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), serve a Thanksgiving meal to personnel aboard the Oak Hill, during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Sailors assigned to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), serve a Thanksgiving meal to personnel aboard the Oak Hill, during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Sailors assigned to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), serve a Thanksgiving meal to personnel aboard the Oak Hill, during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

U.S. Sailors assigned to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), prepare a Thanksgiving meal for Marines and Sailors aboard the Oak Hill, during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

U.S. Sailors assigned to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), prepare a Thanksgiving meal for Marines and Sailors aboard the Oak Hill, during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Sailors assigned to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), serve a Thanksgiving meal to personnel aboard the Oak Hill, during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Sailors assigned to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), serve a Thanksgiving meal to personnel aboard the Oak Hill, during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

Assorted pieces of pies are displayed on a salad bar as part of a Thanksgiving meal for Marines and Sailors of Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Sailors assigned to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) while underway NOv. 23, 2017, during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

Assorted pieces of pies are displayed on a salad bar as part of a Thanksgiving meal for Marines and Sailors of Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Sailors assigned to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) while underway NOv. 23, 2017, during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Sailors assigned to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), consume a Thanksgiving meal aboard the Oak Hill while underway Nov. 23, 2017, during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Sailors assigned to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), consume a Thanksgiving meal aboard the Oak Hill while underway Nov. 23, 2017, during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

A U.S. Sailor assigned to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), receives a Thanksgiving meal served by Marines and Sailors with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Sailors assigned to the Oak Hill, while underway Nov. 23, 2017, during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

A U.S. Sailor assigned to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), receives a Thanksgiving meal served by Marines and Sailors with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Sailors assigned to the Oak Hill, while underway Nov. 23, 2017, during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Zura, a squad leader with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team , 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), phones home aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) on Thanksgiving day, while underway Nov. 23, 2017, during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Zura, a squad leader with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team , 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), phones home aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) on Thanksgiving day, while underway Nov. 23, 2017, during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Sailors assigned to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), serve a Thanksgiving meal to personnel aboard the Oak Hill, during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Sailors assigned to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), serve a Thanksgiving meal to personnel aboard the Oak Hill, during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), exit AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicles (AAV) at the well deck of the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) after returning from a night mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise, Nov. 20, 2017. Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), exit AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicles (AAV) at the well deck of the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) after returning from a night mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise, Nov. 20, 2017. Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), exit the well deck of the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) after returning from a night mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise, Nov. 20, 2017. Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), exit the well deck of the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) after returning from a night mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise, Nov. 20, 2017. Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to mount an AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicle at Onslow Beach, N.C., prior to returning to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) as part of the Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise, Nov. 20, 2017. Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to mount an AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicle at Onslow Beach, N.C., prior to returning to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) as part of the Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise, Nov. 20, 2017. Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), gather by the shore at Onslow Beach, N.C., prior to returning to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) via AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicles as part of the Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise, Nov. 20, 2017. Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), gather by the shore at Onslow Beach, N.C., prior to returning to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) via AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicles as part of the Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise, Nov. 20, 2017. Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), exit AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicles (AAV) at the well deck of the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) after returning from a night mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise, Nov. 20, 2017. Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), exit AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicles (AAV) at the well deck of the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) after returning from a night mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise, Nov. 20, 2017. Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group-MEU team prior to a deployment, fully integrating the ARG-MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), investigate a simulated improvised explosive device (IED) during a night mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 18, 2017, as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG)/MEU team prior to deployment, fully integrating the ARG/MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations.

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), investigate a simulated improvised explosive device (IED) during a night mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 18, 2017, as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG)/MEU team prior to deployment, fully integrating the ARG/MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), land ashore Onslow Beach, N.C., prior to conducting a night mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), Nov. 18, 2017. Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG)/MEU team prior to deployment, fully integrating the ARG/MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations.

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), land ashore Onslow Beach, N.C., prior to conducting a night mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), Nov. 18, 2017. Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG)/MEU team prior to deployment, fully integrating the ARG/MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicle (AAV) with the AAV Platoon assigned to Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), move towards a staging area on Onslow Beach, N.C., prior to conducting a night mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), Nov. 18, 2017. Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG)/MEU team prior to deployment, fully integrating the ARG/MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations.

AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicle (AAV) with the AAV Platoon assigned to Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), move towards a staging area on Onslow Beach, N.C., prior to conducting a night mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), Nov. 18, 2017. Combined COMPTUEX serves as the capstone event for the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG)/MEU team prior to deployment, fully integrating the ARG/MEU team as an amphibious force and testing their ability to execute missions across a range of military operations.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez