151115-N-AX638-128 GULF OF ADEN (Nov. 15, 2015) Marines attached to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fire M16 assault rifles during a live-fire exercise on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and, with the embarked 26 MEU, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tyler Preston/Released)