U.S. Marine Corps Col. Matthew G. St. Clair, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) commanding officer, assists French Marine Lt. Col. Rene Debuire with the first cut of a cake during a commemoration ceremony for the Battle of Bazeilles, a widely honored battle in France's history, in the ward room of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, Aug. 31, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force currently assigned 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)