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U.S. Marines with the III Marine Expeditionary Force clean their weapons outside the combat operations center in Combat Town, Camp Hansen, Okinawa Japan, Sept. 13, 2025, during the Command Post Exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 25. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise across Japan, including the southwest islands, that strengthens the command, control and multidomain maneuver capabilities of III MEF and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army personnel, alongside representatives across the U.S. and Japanese Joint Force, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

U.S. Marines with the III Marine Expeditionary Force clean their weapons outside the combat operations center in Combat Town, Camp Hansen, Okinawa Japan, Sept. 13, 2025, during the Command Post Exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 25. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise across Japan, including the southwest islands, that strengthens the command, control and multidomain maneuver capabilities of III MEF and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army personnel, alongside representatives across the U.S. and Japanese Joint Force, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel

U.S. Marines and Sailors with III Marine Expeditionary Force walk through the tents at the Logistical Support Area outside the combat operations center in Combat Town, Camp Hansen, Okinawa Japan, Sept. 13, 2025, during the Command Post Exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 25. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise across Japan, including the southwest islands, that strengthens the command, control and multidomain maneuver capabilities of III MEF and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army personnel, alongside representatives across the U.S. and Japanese Joint Force, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with III Marine Expeditionary Force walk through the tents at the Logistical Support Area outside the combat operations center in Combat Town, Camp Hansen, Okinawa Japan, Sept. 13, 2025, during the Command Post Exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 25. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise across Japan, including the southwest islands, that strengthens the command, control and multidomain maneuver capabilities of III MEF and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army personnel, alongside representatives across the U.S. and Japanese Joint Force, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Vincent Rivera (center), communications officer, Staff Sgt. Andy Delgado (left), reservist communications chief, and Lance Cpl. Christopher Bravo (right), transmissions system operator, all with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, set up a high frequency radio communication system outside the combat operations center in Combat Town, Camp Hansen, Okinawa Japan, Sept. 13, 2025, during the Command Post Exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 25. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise across Japan, including the southwest islands, that strengthens the command, control and multidomain maneuver capabilities of III MEF and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army personnel, alongside representatives across the U.S. and Japanese Joint Force, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Vincent Rivera (center), communications officer, Staff Sgt. Andy Delgado (left), reservist communications chief, and Lance Cpl. Christopher Bravo (right), transmissions system operator, all with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, set up a high frequency radio communication system outside the combat operations center in Combat Town, Camp Hansen, Okinawa Japan, Sept. 13, 2025, during the Command Post Exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 25. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise across Japan, including the southwest islands, that strengthens the command, control and multidomain maneuver capabilities of III MEF and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army personnel, alongside representatives across the U.S. and Japanese Joint Force, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sean Harris, a food service specialist with III Marine Expeditionary Force, Information Group, takes stock of food supplies at the III MEF combat operations center in Combat Town, Camp Hansen, Okinawa Japan, Sept. 13, 2025, during the Command Post Exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 25. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise across Japan, including the southwest islands, that strengthens the command, control and multidomain maneuver capabilities of III MEF and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army personnel, alongside representatives across the U.S. and Japanese Joint Force, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. Harris is a native of Indiana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sean Harris, a food service specialist with III Marine Expeditionary Force, Information Group, takes stock of food supplies at the III MEF combat operations center in Combat Town, Camp Hansen, Okinawa Japan, Sept. 13, 2025, during the Command Post Exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 25. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise across Japan, including the southwest islands, that strengthens the command, control and multidomain maneuver capabilities of III MEF and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army personnel, alongside representatives across the U.S. and Japanese Joint Force, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. Harris is a native of Indiana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel

U.S. Marines and Sailors with III Marine Expeditionary Force get some air on the balconies outside their workspaces in the III MEF combat operations center in Combat Town, Camp Hansen, Okinawa Japan, Sept. 13, 2025, during the Command Post Exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 25. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise across Japan, including the southwest islands, that strengthens the command, control and multidomain maneuver capabilities of III MEF and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army personnel, alongside representatives across the U.S. and Japanese Joint Force, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with III Marine Expeditionary Force get some air on the balconies outside their workspaces in the III MEF combat operations center in Combat Town, Camp Hansen, Okinawa Japan, Sept. 13, 2025, during the Command Post Exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 25. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise across Japan, including the southwest islands, that strengthens the command, control and multidomain maneuver capabilities of III MEF and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army personnel, alongside representatives across the U.S. and Japanese Joint Force, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Heather Born, III Marine Expeditionary Force communication strategy and operations planner, and Master Sgt. Ebony Thomas, detachment communications chief with 7th Communication Battalion, III MEF, walk through the III MEF expeditionary Combat Town, Camp Hansen, Okinawa Japan, Sept. 13, 2025, during the Command Post Exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 25. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise across Japan, including the southwest islands, that strengthens the command, control and multidomain maneuver capabilities of III MEF and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army personnel, alongside representatives across the U.S. and Japanese Joint Force, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Heather Born, III Marine Expeditionary Force communication strategy and operations planner, and Master Sgt. Ebony Thomas, detachment communications chief with 7th Communication Battalion, III MEF, walk through the III MEF expeditionary Combat Town, Camp Hansen, Okinawa Japan, Sept. 13, 2025, during the Command Post Exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 25. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise across Japan, including the southwest islands, that strengthens the command, control and multidomain maneuver capabilities of III MEF and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army personnel, alongside representatives across the U.S. and Japanese Joint Force, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel

U.S. Navy Lt. Rene Pellessier, a Chaplain, administers Catholic Mass to Marine and Sailors with the III Marine Expeditionary Force outside the combat operations center in Combat Town, Camp Hansen, Okinawa Japan, Sept. 14, 2025, during the Command Post Exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 25. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise across Japan, including the southwest islands, that strengthens the command, control and multidomain maneuver capabilities of III MEF and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army personnel, alongside representatives across the U.S. and Japanese Joint Force, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

U.S. Navy Lt. Rene Pellessier, a Chaplain, administers Catholic Mass to Marine and Sailors with the III Marine Expeditionary Force outside the combat operations center in Combat Town, Camp Hansen, Okinawa Japan, Sept. 14, 2025, during the Command Post Exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 25. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise across Japan, including the southwest islands, that strengthens the command, control and multidomain maneuver capabilities of III MEF and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army personnel, alongside representatives across the U.S. and Japanese Joint Force, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel

U.S. Marines and Sailors with III Marine Expeditionary Force conduct simulated battle drills while working in the III MEF combat operations center in Combat Town, Camp Hansen, Okinawa Japan, Sept. 13, 2025, during the Command Post Exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 25. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise across Japan, including the southwest islands, that strengthens the command, control and multidomain maneuver capabilities of III MEF and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army personnel, alongside representatives across the U.S. and Japanese Joint Force, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel) Photo has been edited for operational security.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with III Marine Expeditionary Force conduct simulated battle drills while working in the III MEF combat operations center in Combat Town, Camp Hansen, Okinawa Japan, Sept. 13, 2025, during the Command Post Exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 25. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise across Japan, including the southwest islands, that strengthens the command, control and multidomain maneuver capabilities of III MEF and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army personnel, alongside representatives across the U.S. and Japanese Joint Force, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel) Photo has been edited for operational security.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, hold security during the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Aug. 4, 2025. The Crucible is the culmination of the knowledge and skills recruits learn throughout recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Claudell)

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, hold security during the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Aug. 4, 2025. The Crucible is the culmination of the knowledge and skills recruits learn throughout recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Claudell)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Claudell

A U.S. Marine with Headquarters & Service Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, tests a 3D printed PVS-31 mount in a simulated field scenario at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 28, 2025. Marines used a 3D printer to create an attachment that would turn a PVS-14 mount into a PVS-31 mount. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Raul Sotovilla)

A U.S. Marine with Headquarters & Service Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, tests a 3D printed PVS-31 mount in a simulated field scenario at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 28, 2025. Marines used a 3D printer to create an attachment that would turn a PVS-14 mount into a PVS-31 mount. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Raul Sotovilla)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Raul Sotovilla

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Phillip Martinez, a network transport technician with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, connects to the Non-classified Internet Protocol Router Network during the inaugural Thunderstruck Communications Competition, hosted by Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38, Marine Air Control Group

38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Sept. 10, 2025.

Thunderstruck is a service-wide competition dedicated to communications Marines, showcasing

the increasing importance of resilient command and control in distributed operations. The six-

mile course integrated high frequency radio, Mobile User Objective System satellite

communications, and data networking tasks under expeditionary conditions, testing the tactical,

technical, and physical proficiency of Marine Corps communicators. Martinez is a native of New

Hampshire. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Renee Gray)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Phillip Martinez, a network transport technician with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, connects to the Non-classified Internet Protocol Router Network during the inaugural Thunderstruck Communications Competition, hosted by Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Sept. 10, 2025. Thunderstruck is a service-wide competition dedicated to communications Marines, showcasing the increasing importance of resilient command and control in distributed operations. The six- mile course integrated high frequency radio, Mobile User Objective System satellite communications, and data networking tasks under expeditionary conditions, testing the tactical, technical, and physical proficiency of Marine Corps communicators. Martinez is a native of New Hampshire. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Renee Gray)

Photo by Cpl. Renee Gray

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Steele Armstrong, a satellite transmissions systems operator, and U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jaden Coleman, a transmission systems operator, both with Marine
Wing Communications Squadron 18, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing,

set up a radio call during the inaugural Thunderstruck Communications Competition, hosted by

MWCS-38, MACG-38, 3rd MAW, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Sept. 10,

2025. Thunderstruck is a service-wide competition dedicated to communications Marines,

showcasing the increasing importance of resilient command and control in distributed operations.

The six-mile course integrated high frequency radio, Mobile User Objective System satellite

communications, and data networking tasks under expeditionary conditions, testing the tactical,

technical, and physical proficiency of Marine Corps communicators. Armstrong is a native of

Minnesota, and Coleman is a native of Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Renee Gray)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Steele Armstrong, a satellite transmissions systems operator, and U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jaden Coleman, a transmission systems operator, both with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, set up a radio call during the inaugural Thunderstruck Communications Competition, hosted by MWCS-38, MACG-38, 3rd MAW, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Sept. 10, 2025. Thunderstruck is a service-wide competition dedicated to communications Marines, showcasing the increasing importance of resilient command and control in distributed operations. The six-mile course integrated high frequency radio, Mobile User Objective System satellite communications, and data networking tasks under expeditionary conditions, testing the tactical, technical, and physical proficiency of Marine Corps communicators. Armstrong is a native of Minnesota, and Coleman is a native of Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Renee Gray)

Photo by Cpl. Renee Gray

U.S. Marines from Communications Company, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, pose for a photograph after receiving an award and Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals for winning first place in the inaugural Thunderstruck Communications Competition, hosted by Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Sept. 10, 2025.

U.S. Marines from Communications Company, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, pose for a photograph after receiving an award and Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals for winning first place in the inaugural Thunderstruck Communications Competition, hosted by Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Sept. 10, 2025.

Photo by Cpl. Renee Gray

U.S. Marines with 8th Communication Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, arrive at Check Point 2 during the inaugural Thunderstruck Communications Competition, hosted by Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38, Marine Air Control Group

38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Sept. 10, 2025.

Thunderstruck is a service-wide competition dedicated to communications Marines, showcasing

the increasing importance of resilient command and control in distributed operations. The six-

mile course integrated high frequency radio, Mobile User Objective System satellite

communications, and data networking tasks under expeditionary conditions, testing the tactical,

technical, and physical proficiency of Marine Corps communicators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo

by Cpl. Renee Gray)

U.S. Marines with 8th Communication Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, arrive at Check Point 2 during the inaugural Thunderstruck Communications Competition, hosted by Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Sept. 10, 2025. Thunderstruck is a service-wide competition dedicated to communications Marines, showcasing the increasing importance of resilient command and control in distributed operations. The six- mile course integrated high frequency radio, Mobile User Objective System satellite communications, and data networking tasks under expeditionary conditions, testing the tactical, technical, and physical proficiency of Marine Corps communicators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Renee Gray)

Photo by Cpl. Renee Gray

U.S. Marines from across the Marine Corps’ communications field take off at the start of the inaugural Thunderstruck Communications Competition hosted by Marine Wing Communications

Squadron 38, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, at Marine Corps Air

Station Miramar, California, Sept. 10, 2025. Thunderstruck is a service-wide competition

dedicated to communications Marines, showcasing the increasing importance of resilient

command and control in distributed operations. The six-mile course integrated high frequency

radio, Mobile User Objective System satellite communications, and data networking tasks under

expeditionary conditions, testing the tactical, technical, and physical proficiency of Marine Corps

communicators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Renee Gray)

U.S. Marines from across the Marine Corps’ communications field take off at the start of the inaugural Thunderstruck Communications Competition hosted by Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Sept. 10, 2025. Thunderstruck is a service-wide competition dedicated to communications Marines, showcasing the increasing importance of resilient command and control in distributed operations. The six-mile course integrated high frequency radio, Mobile User Objective System satellite communications, and data networking tasks under expeditionary conditions, testing the tactical, technical, and physical proficiency of Marine Corps communicators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Renee Gray)

Photo by Cpl. Renee Gray

A vendor loaned small unmanned aircraft system flies during Project G.I. at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 26, 2025. The Defense Innovation Unit’s Project G.I. Challenge brought together Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force, industry partners, and Department of Defense leaders to evaluate commercial sUAS, with Marine feedback shaping future procurement decisions and advancing modernization for contested environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sawyer Carleton)

A vendor loaned small unmanned aircraft system flies during Project G.I. at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 26, 2025. The Defense Innovation Unit’s Project G.I. Challenge brought together Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force, industry partners, and Department of Defense leaders to evaluate commercial sUAS, with Marine feedback shaping future procurement decisions and advancing modernization for contested environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sawyer Carleton)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sawyer Carleton

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Humberto Castro, a mortarman with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, assembles a small unmanned aircraft system during Project G.I. at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 26, 2025. The Defense Innovation Unit’s Project G.I. Challenge brought together Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force, industry partners, and Department of Defense leaders to evaluate commercial sUAS, with Marine feedback shaping future procurement decisions and advancing modernization for contested environments. Castro is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sawyer Carleton)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Humberto Castro, a mortarman with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, assembles a small unmanned aircraft system during Project G.I. at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 26, 2025. The Defense Innovation Unit’s Project G.I. Challenge brought together Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force, industry partners, and Department of Defense leaders to evaluate commercial sUAS, with Marine feedback shaping future procurement decisions and advancing modernization for contested environments. Castro is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sawyer Carleton)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sawyer Carleton

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Division prepare to launch a small unmanned aircraft system during Project G.I. at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 26, 2025. The Defense Innovation Unit’s Project G.I. Challenge brought together Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force, industry partners, and Department of Defense leaders to evaluate commercial sUAS, with Marine feedback shaping future procurement decisions and advancing modernization for contested environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sawyer Carleton)

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Division prepare to launch a small unmanned aircraft system during Project G.I. at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 26, 2025. The Defense Innovation Unit’s Project G.I. Challenge brought together Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force, industry partners, and Department of Defense leaders to evaluate commercial sUAS, with Marine feedback shaping future procurement decisions and advancing modernization for contested environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sawyer Carleton)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sawyer Carleton

Singapore Guardsmen with 3rd Battalion Singapore Guards, 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade, flys a Parrot Amari AI drone for an unmanned aerial systems flight during the field training exercise as part of Valiant Mark 25 at SAFTI City training facility, Singapore, March 26, 2025. SAFTI City is one of the largest and most technologically advanced urban training facilities in the world and the premier urban training facility in Southeast Asia. Valiant Mark is an annual, bilateral training exercise designed to enhance interoperability, build mutual defense capabilities, and strengthen military-to-military relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps and Singapore Armed Forces(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Wilson)

Singapore Guardsmen with 3rd Battalion Singapore Guards, 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade, flys a Parrot Amari AI drone for an unmanned aerial systems flight during the field training exercise as part of Valiant Mark 25 at SAFTI City training facility, Singapore, March 26, 2025. SAFTI City is one of the largest and most technologically advanced urban training facilities in the world and the premier urban training facility in Southeast Asia. Valiant Mark is an annual, bilateral training exercise designed to enhance interoperability, build mutual defense capabilities, and strengthen military-to-military relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps and Singapore Armed Forces(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Wilson)

Photo by Cpl. Tyler Wilson

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Division watch a vendor loaned small unmanned aircraft system fly during Project G.I. at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 26, 2025. The Defense Innovation Unit’s Project G.I. Challenge brought together Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force, industry partners, and Department of Defense leaders to evaluate commercial sUAS, with Marine feedback shaping future procurement decisions and advancing modernization for contested environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sawyer Carleton)

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Division watch a vendor loaned small unmanned aircraft system fly during Project G.I. at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 26, 2025. The Defense Innovation Unit’s Project G.I. Challenge brought together Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force, industry partners, and Department of Defense leaders to evaluate commercial sUAS, with Marine feedback shaping future procurement decisions and advancing modernization for contested environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sawyer Carleton)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sawyer Carleton