First Lt. David Mitchell, platoon commander with Tank platoon Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, congratulates Col. Hubert Goupil, deputy commander, French African Forces, after successfully firing a M1A1 Abrams battle tank during a live-fire range in Djibouti March 30. Marine tank crewmen engaged several targets alongside the French 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade as part a joint exercise. The 24th MEU is currently serves as the theatre reserve force for Central Command during its seven month deployment aboard Nassau Amphibious Ready Group vessels.