Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit carry the ceremonial birthday cake during an early Marine Corps Birthday celebration on the flight deck of the USS Rushmore, Nov. 7. The 15th MEU is deployed as part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group as

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Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit carry the ceremonial birthday cake during an early Marine Corps Birthday celebration on the flight deck of the USS Rushmore, Nov. 7. The 15th MEU is deployed as part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout Central Command and the 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

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