CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait (Feb. 15, 2021) U.S. Marines assigned to Light Armored Reconnaissance Detachment, Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fire a M242 25 mm Bushmaster chain gun and an M240B coaxially mounted machine gun at targets while conducting a live-fire exercise during a theater amphibious combat rehearsal (TACR) at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. TACR integrates U.S. Navy and Marine Corps assets to practice and rehearse a range of critical combat-related capabilities available to U.S. Central Command, both afloat and ashore, to promote stability and security in the region. The 15th MEU is 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 Sea and Pacific Ocean through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Binion)