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A U.S. Marine Corps AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicle (AAV) with AAV Platoon, Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is driven into the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during a transition of the AAVs from shore to ship near Onslow Beach, N.C., Nov. 17, 2017, as part of 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. Marine Corps AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicle (AAV) with AAV Platoon, Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is driven into the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during a transition of the AAVs from shore to ship near Onslow Beach, N.C., Nov. 17, 2017, as part of 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. Marine Corps AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicle (AAV) with the AAV Platoon, Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is driven iinto the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during a transition of the AAVs from shore to ship near Onslow Beach, N.C., Nov. 17, 2017, as part of 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. Marine Corps AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicle (AAV) with the AAV Platoon, Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is driven iinto the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during a transition of the AAVs from shore to ship near Onslow Beach, N.C., Nov. 17, 2017, as part of 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 AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicleS (AAV) and Marines with the AAV Platoon, Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU),transition from shore to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) near Onslow Beach, N.C., Nov. 17, 2017, as part of 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 AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicleS (AAV) and Marines with the AAV Platoon, Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU),transition from shore to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) near Onslow Beach, N.C., Nov. 17, 2017, as part of 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 Capt. Joseph Murphy, commanding officer of Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, and commander of troops aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) delivers part of a welcome aboard brief to Marines and Sailors of hsi unit during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) while underway Nov. 15, 2017. COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) 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 Murphy, commanding officer of Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, and commander of troops aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) delivers part of a welcome aboard brief to Marines and Sailors of hsi unit during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) while underway Nov. 15, 2017. COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) 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 1st. Sgt. Christian Appleman, first sergeant of Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, and senior enlisted advisor to the commander of troops aboard dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) delivers part of a welcome aboard brief to Marines and Sailors of his unit during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) while underway Nov. 15, 2017. COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) 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, first sergeant of Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, and senior enlisted advisor to the commander of troops aboard dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) delivers part of a welcome aboard brief to Marines and Sailors of his unit during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) while underway Nov. 15, 2017. COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) 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) delivers part of a welcome aboard brief to U.S. Marines and Sailors with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) while underway Nov. 15, 2017. COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) 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) delivers part of a welcome aboard brief to U.S. Marines and Sailors with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) while underway Nov. 15, 2017. COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) 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. Navy Lt. Gregory Woodard, left, the command chaplain for the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), delivers part of a welcome aboard brief to U.S. Marines and Sailors with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) while underway Nov. 15, 2017. COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) 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. Navy Lt. Gregory Woodard, left, the command chaplain for the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), delivers part of a welcome aboard brief to U.S. Marines and Sailors with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) while underway Nov. 15, 2017. COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) 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 Gunnery Sgt. Jeffrey Wilburn, a Combat Cargo assistant assigned to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), commences a welcome aboard brief from senior leadership Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, and Sailors assigned to the Oak Hill as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) while underway Nov. 15, 2017. COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) 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 Gunnery Sgt. Jeffrey Wilburn, a Combat Cargo assistant assigned to the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), commences a welcome aboard brief from senior leadership Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, and Sailors assigned to the Oak Hill as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) while underway Nov. 15, 2017. COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) 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) delivers part of a welcome aboard brief to U.S. Marines and Sailors with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) while underway Nov. 15, 2017. COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) 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) delivers part of a welcome aboard brief to U.S. Marines and Sailors with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) while underway Nov. 15, 2017. COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) 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) delivers part of a welcome aboard brief to U.S. Marines and Sailors with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) while underway Nov. 15, 2017. COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) 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) delivers part of a welcome aboard brief to U.S. Marines and Sailors with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) while underway Nov. 15, 2017. COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) 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, receive a welcome aboard brief from senior leadership of the same unit and Sailors assigned to dock landing ship USS Oak HIll (LSD 51) as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) while underway Nov. 15, 2017. COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) 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, receive a welcome aboard brief from senior leadership of the same unit and Sailors assigned to dock landing ship USS Oak HIll (LSD 51) as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) while underway Nov. 15, 2017. COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) 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 (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, prepare weapons and equipment for embarkation aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Morehead City, N.C., Nov. 14, 2017. 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 (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, prepare weapons and equipment for embarkation aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Morehead City, N.C., Nov. 14, 2017. 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 Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, load equipment onto the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Morehead City, N.C., Nov. 14, 2017. 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 (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, load equipment onto the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Morehead City, N.C., Nov. 14, 2017. 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 Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, load equipment from the pier onto the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Morehead City, N.C., Nov. 14, 2017. 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 (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, load equipment from the pier onto the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Morehead City, N.C., Nov. 14, 2017. 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

A U.S. Marine with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, watches over equipment aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Morehead City, N.C., Nov. 14, 2017. 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 (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, watches over equipment aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Morehead City, N.C., Nov. 14, 2017. 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 (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment prepare to load onto designated buses travelling to Morehead City, N.C., to embark aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 14, 2017. 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 their 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 (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment prepare to load onto designated buses travelling to Morehead City, N.C., to embark aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 14, 2017. 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 their 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 Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, unload equipment from a bus prior to embarking aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Morehead City, N.C., Nov. 14, 2017. 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 (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, unload equipment from a bus prior to embarking aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Morehead City, N.C., Nov. 14, 2017. 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

A U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, uses a ramp to embark aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Morehead City, N.C., Nov. 14, 2017. 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. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, uses a ramp to embark aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Morehead City, N.C., Nov. 14, 2017. 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 (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, prepared to load personnel and equipment onto buses travelling to Morehead City, N.C., to embark aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 14, 2017. 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 (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, prepared to load personnel and equipment onto buses travelling to Morehead City, N.C., to embark aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 14, 2017. 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

A U.S. Marine with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, adjusts equipment into a bus in preparation for the unit to embark aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 14, 2017. 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 (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, adjusts equipment into a bus in preparation for the unit to embark aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 14, 2017. 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