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U.S. Navy landing craft air cushion, transporting light armored vehicles and Humvees assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), exits the well deck of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, Feb. 16, 2013. The 26th MEU is conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise, the final phase of a six-month pre-deployment training program. The 26th MEU operates continuously across the globe, providing the president and unified combatant commanders with a forward-deployed, sea-based quick reaction force. The MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response and limited contingency operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Q. Stone/Released)

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label_outline Explore 26th Meu Comptuex, Comptuex, Sgt Chris Stone

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