Two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) prepare for takeoff aboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5) off the East Coast during a reconnaissance and surveillance exercise Oct. 27, 2013. The MEU is currently taking part in the Amphibious Ready Group/MEU Exercise in preparation for its scheduled 2014 deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group 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)
<dl><dd>Unit: 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit</dd>
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Sgt. Austin Hazard
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