Friends and family members of U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) wait for the return of their Marines from deployment at the 26th MEU command post, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 13, 2015. The Marines were deployed in support of the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Andrew D. Pendracki/Released)