French Marine Lt. Col. Rene Debuire celebrates the Battle of Bazeilles, a widely honored battle in France's history, with U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Sailors assigned to the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, 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)