Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to conduct a sparring match during a Marine Corps Marital Arts Program, or MCMAP, instructor trainer course in Camp Buehring, Kuwait, July 25, 2012. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.