GULF OF ADEN (Nov. 21, 2021) A reconnaissance Marine assigned to all domain reconnaissance detachment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires an M4 rifle during a small arms gunshoot on the flight deck aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52). Pearl Harbor and the 11th MEU are 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 the Pacific Ocean through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sang Kim)