Marine Sgt. Najee Staton, a career planner with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), executes a rear hand punch during a combat conditioning exercise as part of a martial arts instructor course aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Nov. 12, 2015. Combat conditioning helps build the endurance necessary to perform Marine Corps martial arts techniques over sustained periods of time. The 26th MEU is embarked on the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and is deployed to maintain regional security in the 5th Fleet area of operations. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jo

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Marine Sgt. Najee Staton, a career planner with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), executes a rear hand punch during a combat conditioning exercise as part of a martial arts instructor course aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Nov. 12, 2015. Combat conditioning helps build the endurance necessary to perform Marine Corps martial arts techniques over sustained periods of time. The 26th MEU is embarked on the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and is deployed to maintain regional security in the 5th Fleet area of operations. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua W. Brown/Released)

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