Corporal David Dixon, a mortarman with Light Armored Reconnaissance, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, secures an Amphibious Assault Vehicle to the deck of a Landing Craft, Air Cushioned vessel aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), Jan. 30, 2015. Dixon is currently attached to the ship’s combat cargo division. 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)