Cambodia

PACIFIC OCEAN - The sun rises over the ocean as USS Pearl Harbor transits to Cambodia here Dec. 11. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tommy Huynh)

PACIFIC OCEAN - Dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor anchors off the coast of Cambodia here Dec. 11. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tommy Huynh)

REAM NAVAL BASE, Cambodia - Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and sailors aboard USS Pearl Harbor offload vehicles and equipment onto the base in preperation for a cooperative exercise between U.S. forces and Cambodian forces. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14 beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Middle East regions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tommy Huynh)

Worksite for the combat engineers of Combat Logistics Battalion 11.

Worksite for the combat engineers of Combat Logistics Battalion 11.

Worksite for the combat engineers of Combat Logistics Battalion 11.

Worksite for the combat engineers of Combat Logistics Battalion 11.

SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia - A little girl poses for a photo inside a classroom that Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 11 will be teaching classes during a cooperative exercise between U.S. forces and Cambodian forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tommy Huynh)

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SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia - A little girl fixes her bike here Dec. 11. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tommy Huynh)

REAM NAVAL BASE, Cambodia - Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and sailors aboard USS Pearl Harbor offload vehicles and equipment onto the base in preperation for a cooperative exercise between U.S. forces and Cambodian forces. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14 beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Middle East regions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tommy Huynh)

REAM NAVAL BASE, Cambodia - Cambodian locals watch as Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and sailors aboard USS Pearl Harbor offload vehicles and equipment onto the base in preperation for a cooperative exercise between U.S. forces and Cambodian forces. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14 beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Middle East regions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tommy Huynh)

REAM NAVAL BASE, Cambodia - Kids from the local populace greet Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit as they come aboard here Dec. 11. The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14 beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Middle East regions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tommy Huynh)

REAM NAVAL BASE, Cambodia - An air-cushion landing craft comes towards the beach to offload vehicles, equipment, and personnel with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit here Dec. 11. The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14 beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Middle East regions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tommy Huynh)

REAM NAVAL BASE, Cambodia - Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and sailors aboard USS Pearl Harbor offload vehicles and equipment onto the base in preperation for a cooperative exercise between U.S. forces and Cambodian forces. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14 beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Middle East regions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tommy Huynh)

REAM NAVAL BASE, Cambodia - Cambodian locals watch as Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and sailors aboard USS Pearl Harbor offload vehicles and equipment onto the base in preperation for a cooperative exercise between U.S. forces and Cambodian forces. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14 beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Middle East regions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tommy Huynh)

REAM NAVAL BASE, Cambodia - Cambodian locals watch as Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and sailors aboard USS Pearl Harbor offload vehicles and equipment onto the base in preperation for a cooperative exercise between U.S. forces and Cambodian forces. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14 beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Middle East regions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tommy Huynh)

REAM NAVAL BASE, Cambodia - Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit watch as sailors aboard USS Pearl Harbor offload vehicles and equipment onto the base in preperation for a cooperative exercise between U.S. forces and Cambodian forces here Dec 11. The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14 beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Middle East regions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tommy Huynh)

REAM NAVAL BASE, Cambodia - Radio operator Cpl. Anthony R. Rayes conduct communication checks here Dec. 11. Rayes is 20 and from Fresno, Calif., and serves with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, which provides logistics and services for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14 beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Middle East regions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tommy Huynh)

REAM NAVAL BASE, Cambodia - Radio operator Cpl. Joshua D. Reynolds conduct communication checks here Dec. 11. Reynolds, 22, is a Cleveland native and serves with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, which provides logistics and services for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14 beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Middle East regions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tommy Huynh)

REAM NAVAL BASE, Cambodia - A local boy watch as Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and sailors aboard USS Pearl Harbor offload vehicles and equipment onto the base in preperation for a cooperative exercise between U.S. forces and Cambodian forces. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14 beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Middle East regions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tommy Huynh)

REAM NAVAL BASE, Cambodia - A Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 11 drives a bulldozer onto the base here Dec. 11. The battalion provides logistics and services for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14 beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and MIddle East regions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tommy Huynh)

PACIFIC OCEAN - A landing craft unit prepares to dock inside the welldeck of the amphibious transport dock New Orleans off the coast of Cambodia here Dec. 11. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14 beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Middle East regions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tommy Huynh)