160212-N-GR718-057 SAN DIEGO (Feb. 12, 2016) Hospital Corpsman Seaman Fidel Quintero hugs his mother goodbye before boarding the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) for a routinely scheduled deployment. More than 4,500 Sailors and Marines from the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) departed San Diego today for a deployment to the 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chelsea D. Daily/ Released)