Corporal Christopher Hicks, a rifleman with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, signals for his squad to halt during a patrolling exercise at Udairi Range, Kuwait, Feb. 22, 2015. A contingent of MEU Marines is ashore in Kuwait as part of scheduled sustainment training. The 24th MEU is embarked on the ships of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet Area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Todd F. Michalek/Released)