U.S. Marine Corps. Col. Matthew G. St. Clair, 26th

U.S. Marine Corps. Col. Matthew G. St. Clair, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit commanding officer, shakes hands with an officer assigned to the Qatar Emiri Land Forces after the Eagle Resolve 13 final exercise in Al Galail, Qatar, May 2, 2013. Eagle Resolve is an annual multilateral exercise designed to enhance regional cooperative defense efforts in the Gulf Cooperation Council nations and U.S. Central Command. The 26th MEU is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group. The 26th MEU operates continuously across the globe, providing the president and unified combatant commanders with a forward-deployed, sea-based quick reaction force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juanenrique Owings, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)