210111-M-JX780-1332 BALEDOGLE MILITARY AIRFIELD, Somalia (Jan. 11, 2021) – Marines with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, sit in a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164 (Reinforced), 15th MEU, during extraction. The 15th MEU conducts operations under Joint Task Force – Quartz in support of Operation Octave Quartz. The mission of OOQ is to relocate Department of Defense forces in Somalia to other East Africa operating locations while maintaining pressure on violent extremists and supporting partner forces.


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