Marines with 24th Marines Expeditionary Unit grab some chow on the flight deck of the USS New York during a steel beach picnic, July 29, 2012, to commemorate the halfway point of their 8-month deployment. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.