CENTRAL COMMAND THEATER OF OPERATION -- Sgt. Brandon N. Quiter, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, scans the moonlit horizon from the perimeter of his camp July 11. The 24th MEU is currently conducting bilateral training in the Central Command theater of operation. Quiter, 25, is an Everett, Wash., native and a force protection specialist with the 24th MEU command element.