Lt. Fred Tayers, medical officer with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires an M16A4 during a small arms familiarization fire aboard amphibious transport dock USS Juneau (LPD 10).

PACIFIC OCEAN (May. 27, 2007) Lt. Fred Tayers, medical officer with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires an M16A4 during a small arms familiarization fire aboard amphibious transport dock USS Juneau (LPD 10). Juneau is participation in exercise Talisman Saber 2007 (TS07), a U.S. and Australian-lead Joint Task Force operation preparing our militaries for crisis action planning and execution of contingency operations. TS07 is designed to maintain a high level of interoperability between U.S. and Australian forces, demonstrating the U.S. and Australian commitment to our military alliance and regional security. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Gomez File# 070527-N-8487G-040