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130424-M-VZ265-009 USS RUSHMORE (April 24, 2013) Petty Officer 2nd Class Marcel O. Fucci, corpsman, Health Services Detachment, Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, checks the blood-pressure of Master Gunnery Sgt. Jason Topp, operations chief, CLB-15, 15th MEU, in the medical department of USS Rushmore, April 24. Fucci, a 29-year-old native of Orlando, joined the Navy a week before the events on Sept. 11, 2001. Working as a Corpsman for more than 11 years, he has learned what it means to help others. The 15th MEU is comprised of approximately 2,400 Marines and sailors and is deployed as part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group. Together, they provide a forward-deployed, flexible sea-based Marine Air Ground Task Force capable of conducting a wide variety of operations ranging from humanitarian aid to combat. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Childers/Released)