150402-M-YH418-002: GULF OF ADEN (April 2, 2015) - Marco Payan, an administrative specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is promoted to corporal during a promotion ceremony aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), at sea, April 2, 2015. 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)