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Marines make their way to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during aerial insert drills at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sep. 13, 2017. The exercise is part of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation to test the unit’s capabilities in a combat environment. The Marines are with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Holly Pernell)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Holly Pernell

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kelly C. Batt, a machine gunner with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), chops down a branch to clear a roadway in a community affected by Hurricane Irma in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 17, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting authorities in the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Santino Martinez

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), arrive in the U.S. Virgin Islands to provide humanitarian aid to those affected in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 17, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting authorities in the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Santino Martinez

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brandon L. Mills, center, a mortarman with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), moves debris that is blocking a drainage site at a local fire station that was affected by Hurricane Irma in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 17, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting authorities in the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Santino Martinez

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), clears debris at a local fire station in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 17, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting authorities in the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Santino Martinez

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Austin C. Morgan, an assaultman with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), uses an axe to clear debris at a local fire station that was affected by Hurricane Irma in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 17, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting authorities in the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Santino Martinez

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), clear debris at a local fire station that was affected by Hurricane Irma in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 17, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting authorities in the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Santino Martinez

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ryan I. Smith, a heavy equipment mechanic operator with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), uses a chainsaw to clear debris that is causing a hazard at a local fire station that was affected by Hurricane Irma in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 17, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting authorities in the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Santino Martinez

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Charles A. Poulton, center, a company commander with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), assists in offloading of wooden pallets at a local fire station that was affected by Hurricane Irma in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 17, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting authorities in the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Santino Martinez

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Jameson E. Kovacs, a mortarman with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), throws debris away from a roadway to allow vehicles to navigate safely in a community affected by Hurricane Irma in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 17, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting authorities in the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Santino Martinez

U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) maintain an aerial observation in a MV-22B Osprey aircraft while returning personnel and equipment to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) after conducting humanitarian aid and relief work in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 17, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting authorities in the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Santino Martinez

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to board a MV-22B Osprey aircraft after conducting humanitarian aid and relief work in a community affected by Hurricane Irma in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 17, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting authorities in the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Santino Martinez

A Marne Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), approaches a landing zone to return personnel and equipment to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) after conducting humanitarian aid and relief work in a community affected by Hurricane Irma in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 17, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting authorities in the U.S. Virgin Islands with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Santino Martinez

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct preliminary boarding procedures on a MV-22 Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 26th MEU, aboard amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 7, 2017. The preparations ensure the 26th MEU is ready to respond to any requests to bolster Northern Command's support of FEMA's assistance to federal, state and local authorities' ongoing relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tojyea G. Matally)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tojyea G. Matally

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct preliminary boarding procedures on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter and MV-22 Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 26th MEU, aboard amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 7, 2017. The preparations ensure the 26th MEU is ready to respond to any requests to bolster Northern Command's support of FEMA's assistance to federal, state and local authorities' ongoing relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tojyea G. Matally)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tojyea G. Matally

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct preliminary boarding procedures on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 26th MEU, aboard amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 7, 2017. The preparations ensure the 26th MEU is ready to respond to any requests to bolster Northern Command's support of FEMA's assistance to federal, state and local authorities' ongoing relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tojyea G. Matally)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tojyea G. Matally

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct preliminary boarding procedures on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 26th MEU, aboard amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 7, 2017. The preparations ensure the 26th MEU is ready to respond to any requests to bolster Northern Command's support of FEMA's assistance to federal, state and local authorities' ongoing relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tojyea G. Matally)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tojyea G. Matally

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct preliminary boarding procedures on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 26th MEU, aboard amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 7, 2017. The preparations ensure the 26th MEU is ready to respond to any requests to bolster Northern Command's support of FEMA's assistance to federal, state and local authorities' ongoing relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tojyea G. Matally)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tojyea G. Matally

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct preliminary boarding procedures on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter and MV-22B Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 26th MEU, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 7, 2017. The preparations ensure the 26th MEU is ready to respond to any requests to bolster Northern Command's support of FEMA's assistance to federal, state and local authorities' ongoing relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tojyea G. Matally)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tojyea G. Matally

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in fire damage control training aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in the Atlantic Ocean, Sep. 6, 2017. The training allowed the Marines the opportunity to learn basic firefighting skills, hose assembly and handling, and firefighting gear assembly from the Sailors aboard ship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tojyea G. Matally)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tojyea G. Matally