Marine Corps 1st. Sgt. Christian Appleman, first sergeant of Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, and senior enlisted advisor to the commander of troops aboard dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) delivers part of a welcome aboard brief to Marines and Sailors of his unit during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) while underway Nov. 15, 2017. COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an

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Marine Corps 1st. Sgt. Christian Appleman, first sergeant of Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, and senior enlisted advisor to the commander of troops aboard dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) delivers part of a welcome aboard brief to Marines and Sailors of his unit during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) while underway Nov. 15, 2017. COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea. ( Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez)

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