U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. John M. Mabus, the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) chaplain, reads a sermon to Marines as part of religious services during Realistic Urban Training (RUT) at Camp Lejeune , N.C., Aug. 20, 2017. - U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. John M. Mabus, the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) chaplain, reads a sermon to Marines as part of religious services during Realistic Urban Training (RUT) at Camp Lejeune , N.C., Aug. 20, 2017. RUT allows the 26th MEU Marines to gain operational experience working as a unit in a simulated forward deployed environment as preparation for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Clemente C. Garcia)

U.S. Sailors with the Maritime Raid Force (MRF), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), drive a Rigid-Hulled Inflatable Boat (RHIB) during visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training at Fort Eustis, Va., Aug. 2, 2017. - U.S. Sailors with the Maritime Raid Force (MRF), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), drive a Rigid-Hulled Inflatable Boat (RHIB) during visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training at Fort Eustis, Va., Aug. 2, 2017. VBSS is a two-week long training iteration that allows MRF to rehearse ship operations and enhance unit readiness in preparation for a deployment at sea with the MEU. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Soto-Delgado)

Johnson is the U.S. Marine Corps fiscal year 2017 active duty staff noncommissioned officer winner of the Maj. Gen. William P. T. Hill Memorial Awards Program for Food Service Excellence, Food Service Specialist of the Year award. - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Kevin M. Johnson, the food service chief for the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is the U.S. Marine Corps fiscal year 2017 active duty staff noncommissioned officer winner of the Maj. Gen. William P. T. Hill Memorial Awards Program for Food Service Excellence, Food Service Specialist of the Year award. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Clemente C. Garcia)

PMINT allows the Navy-Marine Corps team to improve interoperability and exercise the unique capabilities of the Amphibious Task Force. - U.S. Marines with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) exit a U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility during Amphibious Squadron – MEU Integration Training (PMINT) at Onslow Beach, N.C., July 17, 2017. PMINT allows the Navy-Marine Corps team to improve interoperability and exercise the unique capabilities of the Amphibious Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Clemente C. Garcia)