PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 23, 2020) A Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires an M16A4 service rifle during a deck shoot aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18). New Orleans, part of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG)Seven, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Brittenham)