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A French AS 332 Super Puma assigned to French Forces from Djibouti, takes off from the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, Sept. 30, 2013. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

A French AS 332 Super Puma assigned to French Forces from Djibouti, takes off from the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, Sept. 30, 2013. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Michael Kropiewnicki, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) combat camera chief, records video of French aircraft landing aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, Sept. 30, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Michael Kropiewnicki, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) combat camera chief, records video of French aircraft landing aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, Sept. 30, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone

French aircraft land aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, Sept. 30, 2013. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

French aircraft land aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, Sept. 30, 2013. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone

French aircraft land aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, Sept. 30, 2013. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

French aircraft land aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, Sept. 30, 2013. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone

French aircraft land aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, Sept. 30, 2013. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

French aircraft land aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, Sept. 30, 2013. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone

An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes off from the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, Sept. 30, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes off from the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, Sept. 30, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone

U.S. Navy Capt. Frederick Nielson, USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) commander, and U.S. Marine Lt. Col Christopher L. Boniface, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), speak with French Brig. Gen. Joel Rode, French Forces Djibuoti commander, shortly after his arrival aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, Sept. 30, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels/Released)

U.S. Navy Capt. Frederick Nielson, USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) commander, and U.S. Marine Lt. Col Christopher L. Boniface, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), speak with French Brig. Gen. Joel Rode, French Forces Djibuoti commander, shortly after his arrival aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, Sept. 30, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels

French Brig. Gen. Joel Rodes, French Forces Djibuoti commander, speaks with U.S Marine Col. Matthew G. St. Clair, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) commanding officer, in the flag mess of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, Sept. 30, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels/Released)

French Brig. Gen. Joel Rodes, French Forces Djibuoti commander, speaks with U.S Marine Col. Matthew G. St. Clair, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) commanding officer, in the flag mess of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, Sept. 30, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Michael Kropiewnicki, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) combat camera chief, records video of French aircraft landing aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, Sept. 30, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Michael Kropiewnicki, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) combat camera chief, records video of French aircraft landing aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, Sept. 30, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone

French Brig. Gen. Joel Rode, French Forces Djibuoti commander, arrives aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) to view the operational capabilities of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (KARG), at sea, Sept. 30, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the KARG serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels/Released)

French Brig. Gen. Joel Rode, French Forces Djibuoti commander, arrives aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) to view the operational capabilities of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (KARG), at sea, Sept. 30, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the KARG serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels

French aircraft land aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, Sept. 30, 2013. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

French aircraft land aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, Sept. 30, 2013. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone

French aircraft land aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, Sept. 30, 2013. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

French aircraft land aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, Sept. 30, 2013. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone

French Lt. Col. Renee Debuire, French exchange officer assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), explains the history of the French Fifth Marine Regiment aboard Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 27, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels/Released)

French Lt. Col. Renee Debuire, French exchange officer assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), explains the history of the French Fifth Marine Regiment aboard Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 27, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels

U.S. Navy chaplains and religious program specialists assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), meet with French military chaplains to learn about their customs and traditions, aboard Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 27, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels/Released)

U.S. Navy chaplains and religious program specialists assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), meet with French military chaplains to learn about their customs and traditions, aboard Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 27, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels

French Lt. Col. Renee Debuire, French exchange officer assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), explains the history of the French Fifth Marine Regiment aboard Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 27, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels/Released)

French Lt. Col. Renee Debuire, French exchange officer assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), explains the history of the French Fifth Marine Regiment aboard Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 27, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Ulysses L. Ubalde, USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) chaplain, tours a Catholic chapel, in Djibouti, Africa, Sept. 27, 2013. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels/Released)

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Ulysses L. Ubalde, USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) chaplain, tours a Catholic chapel, in Djibouti, Africa, Sept. 27, 2013. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels

U.S. Navy chaplains and religious program specialists assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), meet with French military chaplains to learn about their customs and traditions, aboard Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 27, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels/Released)

U.S. Navy chaplains and religious program specialists assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), meet with French military chaplains to learn about their customs and traditions, aboard Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 27, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels

U.S. Navy chaplains and religious program specialists assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), meet with French military chaplains to learn about their customs and traditions, aboard Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 27, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels/Released)

U.S. Navy chaplains and religious program specialists assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), meet with French military chaplains to learn about their customs and traditions, aboard Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 27, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels

French Lt. Col. Renee Debuire, French exchange officer assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), gives a 26th MEU coin to a French chaplain aboard Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 27, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels/Released)

French Lt. Col. Renee Debuire, French exchange officer assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), gives a 26th MEU coin to a French chaplain aboard Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 27, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels

French Lt. Col. Renee Debuire, French exchange officer assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), explains the history of the French Fifth Marine Regiment aboard Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 27, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels/Released)

French Lt. Col. Renee Debuire, French exchange officer assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), explains the history of the French Fifth Marine Regiment aboard Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 27, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels