A landing craft, air cushion vessel assigned to the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) delivers equipment and vehicles to the ship after the conclusion of Exercise Eager Lion, in the gulf of Aqaba, Jordan, June 22, 2013. Exercise Eager Lion 2013 is an annual, multinational exercise designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships and enhance security and stability in the region by responding to modern-day security scenarios. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels/Released)