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Video by Staff Sgt. Kassie McDole

CAAT 2 Marines fire M2A1 machine guns at night in Tabuk, KSA

15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

March 8, 2021 | 1:10

210308-M-QM580-4001 TABUK, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (March 8, 2021) – U.S. Marines assigned to Combined Anti-Armor Team 2, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fire M2A1 machine guns from joint light tactical vehicles for a night live-fire during a theater amphibious combat rehearsal (TACR), in Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, March 8. TACR integrates U.S. Navy and Marine Corps assets to practice and rehearse a range of critical combat-related capabilities available to U.S. Central Command, both afloat and ashore, to promote stability and security in the region. The 15th MEU is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Kassie McDole)