GULF OF TADJOURA, Djibouti (Feb. 16, 2021) U.S. Navy

GULF OF TADJOURA, Djibouti (Feb. 16, 2021) U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Shawn St. Hilaire, (left), from Lewiston, Maine, and assigned to Maritime Security Squadron 8, supervises as Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Richard Ruppert, from Landing, N.J., uses an M500 shotgun to fire an LA-51 off the bow of a patrol boat during live-fire sustainment training conducted in the Gulf of Tadjoura, Feb. 16, 2021. The Maritime Expeditionary Security Force’s primary mission is force protection conducted through fleet support with operations around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Natalia Murillo)