U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew R. Nesbit, an infantry rifleman assigned to Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), stands guard while a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), flies over the USS San Antonio (LPD 17), in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, June 2, 2013.
The 26th MEU, a Marine Air-Ground Task Force, was forward deployed 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. (DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Juanenrique Owings, U.S. Marine Corps/Released). Original public domain image from Flickr