SAN DIEGO – (Oct. 14, 2016) Marines and Sailors stand

SAN DIEGO – (Oct. 14, 2016) Marines and Sailors stand in formation prior to going underway aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) Oct. 14, 2016. The formation was held to take accountability just before final words from the commanding officer and sergeant major. More than 2,400 Marines and Sailors with the 11th MEU began a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific, and Middle Eastern regions embarked on the three U.S. Navy ships of the Makin Island Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Robert B. Brown Jr./Released)