U.S. Marines with the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, attached to Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to conduct parachute operations during sustainment training Nov. 2, 2013, in Djibouti. The 13th MEU deployed with the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.