U.S. Marine Sgt. Patrick Demers, a reconnaissance Marine

U.S. Marine Sgt. Patrick Demers, a reconnaissance Marine with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, corrects a Sailor’s shooting technique during a deck shoot on the flight deck of the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43). The Maritime Raid Force taught new shooting drills and weapons techniques to the Fort McHenry visit, board, search and seizure team. Marines and Sailors with the 22nd MEU and Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group are currently 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 Lance Cpl. Antonio Garcia/Released)