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U.S. Marines Corps M1A1 Abrams tank with Tank Platoon, Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), provides security during a mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017, to complete Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

U.S. Marines Corps M1A1 Abrams tank with Tank Platoon, Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), provides security during a mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017, to complete Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (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 breach a building during a mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017, to complete Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (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 breach a building during a mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017, to complete Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Joseph P. Murphy, top, commanding officer of Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), looks on to his unit during a mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017, to complete Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Joseph P. Murphy, top, commanding officer of Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), looks on to his unit during a mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017, to complete Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Maniet, a squad leader with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), stands up in an AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicle to provide security during a mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017, to complete Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Maniet, a squad leader with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), stands up in an AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicle to provide security during a mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017, to complete Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

A U.S. Marine with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), establishes a security position during a mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017, to complete Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

A U.S. Marine with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), establishes a security position during a mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017, to complete Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (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), set up a security position inside a building during a mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017, to complete Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (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), set up a security position inside a building during a mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017, to complete Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

U.S. Marine Corps AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicles
with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), move in a formation during a mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017, to complete Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

U.S. Marine Corps AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicles with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), move in a formation during a mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017, to complete Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

U.S. Marine Corps AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicles and an M1A1 Abrams tank with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), establish a security position during a mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017, to complete Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

U.S. Marine Corps AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicles and an M1A1 Abrams tank with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), establish a security position during a mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017, to complete Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sean O'Brien, a section leader with Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) Platoon, Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), checks equipment inside of an AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicle aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) in the Atlantic Ocean, prior to conducting a mechanized raid on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017, to complete Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sean O'Brien, a section leader with Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) Platoon, Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), checks equipment inside of an AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicle aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) in the Atlantic Ocean, prior to conducting a mechanized raid on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017, to complete Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (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), inspect vehicles, equipment and personnel at a staging area prior to conducting a mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017, to complete Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (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), inspect vehicles, equipment and personnel at a staging area prior to conducting a mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017, to complete Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (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), rehearse close quarters tactics at a staging area prior to conducting a mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017, to complete Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (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), rehearse close quarters tactics at a staging area prior to conducting a mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017, to complete Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

A U.S. Marine with the Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) Platoon, Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), ground guides an AAV on the well deck of the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) in the Atlantic Ocean, prior to conducting a mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017, to complete Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

A U.S. Marine with the Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) Platoon, Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), ground guides an AAV on the well deck of the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) in the Atlantic Ocean, prior to conducting a mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017, to complete Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the Assault Amphibious Vehicle Platoon, Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), stage AAVs on the well deck of the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) in the Atlantic Ocean, prior to conducting a mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017, to complete Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the Assault Amphibious Vehicle Platoon, Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), stage AAVs on the well deck of the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) in the Atlantic Ocean, prior to conducting a mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017, to complete Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (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), prepare to mount AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicles aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) in the Atlantic Ocean, prior to conducting a mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017, to complete Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (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), prepare to mount AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicles aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) in the Atlantic Ocean, prior to conducting a mechanized raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2017, to complete Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (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) performs maintenance on equipment at the well deck of the Oak Hill Nov. 28, 2017, during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (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) performs maintenance on equipment at the well deck of the Oak Hill Nov. 28, 2017, during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier Baez

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Christian Appleman, company first sergeant of Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and senior enlisted advisor of troops aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51),addresses Marines and Sailors after a call away, an accountability and boarding procedures rehearsal, at the well deck of the Oak Hill (LSD 51) in Atlantic Ocean Nov. 28, 2017, as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Christian Appleman, company first sergeant of Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and senior enlisted advisor of troops aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51),addresses Marines and Sailors after a call away, an accountability and boarding procedures rehearsal, at the well deck of the Oak Hill (LSD 51) in Atlantic Ocean Nov. 28, 2017, as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier Baez

U.S. Marines with Tank Platoon, Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), perform weapons maintenance at the well deck aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) in the Atlantic Ocean Nov. 28, 2017, as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

U.S. Marines with Tank Platoon, Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), perform weapons maintenance at the well deck aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) in the Atlantic Ocean Nov. 28, 2017, as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier Baez

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a call away, an accountability and boarding procedures rehearsal, at the well deck of the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) in Atlantic Ocean Nov. 28, 2017, as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (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), conduct a call away, an accountability and boarding procedures rehearsal, at the well deck of the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) in Atlantic Ocean Nov. 28, 2017, as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier Baez

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Christian Appleman, company first sergeant of Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and senior enlisted advisor of troops aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), accounts for Marines and Sailors at a Marshalling Area Control Officer (MACO) gate duringt a call away, an accountability and boarding procedures rehearsal, at the well deck of the Oak Hill (LSD 51) in Atlantic Ocean Nov. 28, 2017, as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Christian Appleman, company first sergeant of Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and senior enlisted advisor of troops aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), accounts for Marines and Sailors at a Marshalling Area Control Officer (MACO) gate duringt a call away, an accountability and boarding procedures rehearsal, at the well deck of the Oak Hill (LSD 51) in Atlantic Ocean Nov. 28, 2017, as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier Baez

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), line up during a call away, an accountability and boarding procedures rehearsal, at the well deck of the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) in Atlantic Ocean Nov. 28, 2017, as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (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), line up during a call away, an accountability and boarding procedures rehearsal, at the well deck of the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) in Atlantic Ocean Nov. 28, 2017, as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Combined COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier Baez