Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are greeted by a previously enlisted Marine while helping the Red Cross in support of a Hurricane Sandy relief effort at Staten Island, N.Y., Nov. 10, 2012. Marines from the past and present were invited to join together to celebrate the Marine Corps' birthday. The 26th MEU operates continuously across the globe, providing the president and unified combatant commanders with a forward-deployed, sea-based quick reaction force. The MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response, and limited contingency operations. They are slated to deploy in 2013.