Djibouti local nationals gather in the vicinity of D’Arta Plage, Djibouti, to watch Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and sailors with amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) set up camp for sustainment training at D’Arta Plage, Oct. 25. Marines from the 11th MEU are deployed with the San Diego as a part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group ARG) as a flexible, adaptable and persistent force in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Gunnery Sgt. Rome M. Lazarus/Released)