210107-M-JX780-1003 BALEDOGLE MILITARY AIRFIELD, Somalia (Jan. 7, 2021) – Marine Corps Cpl. Michaelang Calderonluna, a rifleman with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares an M2A1 machine gun in a security post. The 15th MEU is conducting 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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