Lance Cpl. Jeremy Maxwell, an aviation mechanic with

Lance Cpl. Jeremy Maxwell, an aviation mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), prepares cookie dough aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), underway in the South China Sea, Oct. 9, 2018. Maxwell, a native of Calhoun, Louisiana, graduated West Ouachita in May 2015; he enlisted February 2017. A variety of Marines within the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit get temporary additional duties while aboard the Wasp; such as, mess deck, combat cargo, and disposal technicians. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide-range of military operations in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kealii De Los Santos/Released)