U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Philip Cuppernell, 22nd

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Philip Cuppernell, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) mail chief, mans the rails of the USS Bataan (LHD 5) with other Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors as the ship departs Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Feb. 8, 2014. The MEU and Bataan Amphibious Ready Group are deploying to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious missions across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Austin Hazard/Released)