Lance Cpl. Elvis Fernandez, a Lisboa, Portugal, native

Lance Cpl. Elvis Fernandez, a Lisboa, Portugal, native with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepares food for the Thanksgiving dinner aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima, Nov. 22, 2012. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima ARG and is currently in the 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Since deploying in March, they have supported a variety of missions in the U.S. Central, Africa and European Commands, assisted the Navy in safeguarding sea lanes, and conducted various bilateral and unilateral training events in several countries in the Middle East and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tucker S. Wolf/Released)