190819-M-QP663-1462 RED SEA (Aug. 19, 2019) Sgt. Benjamin

190819-M-QP663-1462 RED SEA (Aug. 19, 2019) Sgt. Benjamin Westmoreland, assigned to Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires an M4A1 carbine during a combat marksmanship exercise aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26). The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and 11th MEU are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam Dublinske/Released)