Petty Officer 1st Class Christina M. Hicks, left, a

Petty Officer 1st Class Christina M. Hicks, left, a boatswain mate and Ft. Hood, Texas, native, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Donald Andrews, right, a boatswain mate and Silver Spring, Md., native, both with USS Bataan, teach Marines, from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, how to properly inflate a life jacket during abandon ship drills aboard USS Bataan, April 1. The Marines learned proper procedures, how to properly use life jackets and deploy life rafts in case of an emergency on their deployment. The Marines and sailors of the 22nd MEU are currently deployed with Amphibious Squadron 6 aboard the USS Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and will continue to train and test the MEU’s ability to operate as a cohesive and effective Marine Air Ground Task Force. The 22nd MEU is a multi-mission capable Marine Air Ground Task Force comprised of Aviation Combat Element, Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced); Logistics Combat Element, Combat Logistics Battalion 22; Ground Combat Element, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment; and its command element.