Marine Master Sgt. Alfred Karle assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit hugs his family as he prepares to leave for an overseas deployment at Camp Lejeune, Dec. 18, 2018. The 22nd MEU will serve as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force, ready and able to conduct military operations on a moment’s notice.

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