INDIAN OCEAN (Dec. 24, 2020) U.S. Marines with the All-Domain Reconnaissance Detachment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), maneuver a rigid-hull inflatable boat during small boat training operations after launching from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25). Somerset, part of Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, and the 15th MEU conduct operations under Joint Task Force – Quartz in support of Operation Octave Quartz (OOQ). The mission of OOQ is to relocate U.S. Department of Defense forces in Somalia to other East Africa operating locations while maintaining pressure on violent extremists and supporting partner forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brendan Mullin)