151225-M-WC184-886 GULF OF ADEN (Dec. 25, 2015) Officers and staff noncommissioned officers from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) and the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) carve meat to be served for the Christmas dinner aboard Arlington in the Gulf of Aden, Dec. 25, 2015. The 26th MEU is embarked on the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and is deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Austin Long/Released)