U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), launch high explosive mortar rounds during a live-fire exercise as part of sustainment training at D’Arta Plage, Djibouti, Nov. 5. The 11th MEU is deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Rome M. Lazarus/Released)