U.S. Marine Corps non-commissioned officers assigned to 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) command element walk along the deck of USS North Carolina (BB 55) museum in Wilmington, N.C., April 14, 2014. The MEU conducted the professional military education trip to the USS North Carolina to enhance camaraderie among the NCOs; and to compare ship life conditions while deployed on an amphibious assault ship, to those of a World War II era battleship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone/26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)