RABKUT, Oman (Feb. 27, 2017) Soldiers with the Royal

RABKUT, Oman (Feb. 27, 2017) Soldiers with the Royal Army of Oman (RAO) and U.S. Marines with Company A, Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 4th Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to bound across a street after clearing a building during a rehearsal of their final exercise as a part of Exercise Sea Soldier ’17 at Rabkut, Oman, Feb. 27. During the rehearsal, Marines instructed the RAO soldiers on the importance moving from building to building while covering all sectors of fire and how to move through danger areas. Sea Soldier 2017 is an annual, bilateral exercise conducted with the Royal Army of Oman designed to demonstrate the cooperative skill and will of U.S. and partner nations to work together in maintaining regional stability and security. The 11th MEU is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations designed to reassure allies and partners, preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce and enhance regional stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Robert B. Brown Jr.)