PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 27, 2021) A Sailor with Bravo Company, Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 2, fires an M2 .50-caliber machine gun on a Mark VI patrol boat during a live-fire exercise in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 27, 2021. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is operating aboard ships of the Amphibious Squadron 11 in the 7th fleet area of operations 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. Brienna Tuck)