Navy Capt. Todd Vandegrift, left, captain of the amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD 21), and Marine Corps Lt. Col. Christopher Timothy, center, executive officer of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), speak to Captain Evan Fairfield, commanding officer of the Maritime Raid Force (MRF), during the conduct of a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) mission as part of Combined Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 17, 2017. Combined COMPTUEX is the final certifying exercise for the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the Iwo Jima Amphibi

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Navy Capt. Todd Vandegrift, left, captain of the amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD 21), and Marine Corps Lt. Col. Christopher Timothy, center, executive officer of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), speak to Captain Evan Fairfield, commanding officer of the Maritime Raid Force (MRF), during the conduct of a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) mission as part of Combined Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 17, 2017. Combined COMPTUEX is the final certifying exercise for the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the Iwo Jima Amphibious Readiness Group before they deploy. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan A. Soto-Delgado)

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