U.S. Marines with Task Force Koa Moana 23 pose for a photograph at the conclusion of a promotion ceremony for Cpl. Trent Henry, a native of El Paso, Texas and a combat photographer with the task force, atop Bloody Nose Ridge in Peleliu, Palau, Sept. 1, 2023. Task Force Koa Moana 23, composed of U.S. Marines and Sailors from I Marine Expeditionary Force, deployed to the Indo-Pacific to strengthen relationships with Pacific Island partners through bilateral and multilateral security cooperation and community engagements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Courtney G. White) - U.S. Marines with Task Force Koa Moana 23 pose for a photograph at the conclusion of a promotion ceremony for Cpl. Trent Henry, a native of El Paso, Texas and a combat photographer with the task force, atop Bloody Nose Ridge in Peleliu, Palau, Sept. 1, 2023. Task Force Koa Moana 23, composed of U.S. Marines and Sailors from I Marine Expeditionary Force, deployed to the Indo-Pacific to strengthen relationships with Pacific Island partners through bilateral and multilateral security cooperation and community engagements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Courtney G. White)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Stephen Sklenka, deputy commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, meets with Australian Army Warrant Officer Class One Brad Doyle, the regimental sergeant major of 1st Brigade, and Australian Army Brig. Gen. Nicholas Foxall, the commanding officer of 1st Brigade, at Robertson Barracks, NT, Australia, Aug. 25, 2022. U.S. INDOPACOM and Marine Corps Forces Pacific deputy commanders toured the Australian Army 1st Brigade headquarters during their visit in Darwin. - U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Stephen Sklenka, deputy commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, meets with Australian Army Warrant Officer Class One Brad Doyle, the regimental sergeant major of 1st Brigade, and Australian Army Brig. Gen. Nicholas Foxall, the commanding officer of 1st Brigade, at Robertson Barracks, NT, Australia, Aug. 25, 2022. U.S. INDOPACOM and Marine Corps Forces Pacific deputy commanders toured the Australian Army 1st Brigade headquarters during their visit in Darwin.

A Colombian Marine alongside U.S. Marines with 3rd Force Reconnaissance company, 4th Marine division, drives a Belizean interdiction vessel during exercise Tradewinds 2022, at Cocoyal outpost, Mexico, May 11, 2022. TW22 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored Caribbean-focused multi-dimensional exercise conducted in the ground, air, sea, and cyber domains, designed to provide participating nations opportunities to conduct joint, combined, and interagency training focused on increasing regional cooperation and interoperability in complex multinational security operations. - A Colombian Marine alongside U.S. Marines with 3rd Force Reconnaissance company, 4th Marine division, drives a Belizean interdiction vessel during exercise Tradewinds 2022, at Cocoyal outpost, Mexico, May 11, 2022. TW22 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored Caribbean-focused multi-dimensional exercise conducted in the ground, air, sea, and cyber domains, designed to provide participating nations opportunities to conduct joint, combined, and interagency training focused on increasing regional cooperation and interoperability in complex multinational security operations.

A U.S. Marine builds a snow wall during cold-weather training near Bjerkvik, Norway, Feb. 23. - A U.S. Marine builds a snow wall during cold-weather training near Bjerkvik, Norway, Feb. 23.