U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christopher Merrell, left, an assistant section leader with 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Reserves, gives fire commands to a Marine at a range during exercise Bright Star 23 at Mohamed Naguib Military Base, Egypt, Sept. 5, 2023. Bright Star 23 is a multilateral U.S. Central Command exercise held with the Arab Republic of Egypt across air, land, and sea domains that promotes and enhances regional security and cooperation, and improves interoperability in irregular warfare against hybrid threat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Angela Wilcox)