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Marines from Camp Lejeune-based units conduct a littoral exercise aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, N.C., Jan. 25. During the training, Marines and Sailors are experimenting with new concepts and forces to prepare for future scenarios in littoral environments along the East Coast. They will be testing new tactics and training with multi-domain reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance teams in accordance with Force Design 2030.

Marines from Camp Lejeune-based units conduct a littoral exercise aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, N.C., Jan. 25. During the training, Marines and Sailors are experimenting with new concepts and forces to prepare for future scenarios in littoral environments along the East Coast. They will be testing new tactics and training with multi-domain reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance teams in accordance with Force Design 2030.

Photo by Chief Warrant Officer Bobby Yarb

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Steven Jones, Assistant Service Officer with Provost Marshalls Office, Marine corps Recruit Depot San Diego, fires her M18 service pistol during the Depot Competition-In-Arms Program at Edson Range, Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 20, 2022. The DCIAP includes the traditional Marine Corps Marksmanship assessments, as well as several action shooting stages.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Steven Jones, Assistant Service Officer with Provost Marshalls Office, Marine corps Recruit Depot San Diego, fires her M18 service pistol during the Depot Competition-In-Arms Program at Edson Range, Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 20, 2022. The DCIAP includes the traditional Marine Corps Marksmanship assessments, as well as several action shooting stages.

Photo by Cpl. Anthony Pio

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, march during the deactivation of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Hawaii, Jan. 21, 2022. The battalion is deactivating in accordance with Force Design 2030 as 3rd Marines modernizes to become the Corps’ inaugural Marine Littoral Regiment.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, march during the deactivation of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Hawaii, Jan. 21, 2022. The battalion is deactivating in accordance with Force Design 2030 as 3rd Marines modernizes to become the Corps’ inaugural Marine Littoral Regiment.

Photo by Cpl. Jacob Wilson

U.S. Marines and civilians pose for a group photo after installing a water guzzler near the X-Ray Impact Area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 15, 2022. Water guzzlers have been a vital part of animal conservation since the early years of Camp Pendleton. There are 19 endangered species on Camp Pendleton that rely on the water guzzlers each day in order to maintain a healthy population.

U.S. Marines and civilians pose for a group photo after installing a water guzzler near the X-Ray Impact Area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 15, 2022. Water guzzlers have been a vital part of animal conservation since the early years of Camp Pendleton. There are 19 endangered species on Camp Pendleton that rely on the water guzzlers each day in order to maintain a healthy population.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley

U.S. Marines and civilians listen to a water guzzler installation brief by Mike Tucker, the chief game warden for Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, before installing a guzzler near the X-Ray Impact Area on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 15, 2022. Water guzzlers have been a vital part of animal conservation since the early years of Camp Pendleton. There are 19 endangered species on the base that rely on the water guzzlers each day in order to maintain a healthy population.

U.S. Marines and civilians listen to a water guzzler installation brief by Mike Tucker, the chief game warden for Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, before installing a guzzler near the X-Ray Impact Area on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 15, 2022. Water guzzlers have been a vital part of animal conservation since the early years of Camp Pendleton. There are 19 endangered species on the base that rely on the water guzzlers each day in order to maintain a healthy population.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Benjamin Crayton, a motor vehicle operator with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, observes the motor pool during an inspection of a Humvee on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 10, 2022. Crayton was born in Monrovia, Liberia during the First Liberian Civil War, and immigrated to Europe as a refugee. When he was 17 years old he moved to the U.S. and in 2021 he enlisted in the Marine Corps.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Benjamin Crayton, a motor vehicle operator with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, observes the motor pool during an inspection of a Humvee on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 10, 2022. Crayton was born in Monrovia, Liberia during the First Liberian Civil War, and immigrated to Europe as a refugee. When he was 17 years old he moved to the U.S. and in 2021 he enlisted in the Marine Corps.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Benjamin Crayton, a motor vehicle operator with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, conducts a barbell deadlift on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 10, 2022. Crayton was born in Monrovia, Liberia during the First Liberian Civil War, and immigrated to Europe as a refugee. When he was 17 years old he moved to the U.S. and in 2021 he enlisted in the Marine Corps.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Benjamin Crayton, a motor vehicle operator with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, conducts a barbell deadlift on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 10, 2022. Crayton was born in Monrovia, Liberia during the First Liberian Civil War, and immigrated to Europe as a refugee. When he was 17 years old he moved to the U.S. and in 2021 he enlisted in the Marine Corps.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Qearia Braden, a transmissions system operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, establishes communications using an AN/PRC-117G multiband-networking-manpack radio during Exercise Steel Knight 22 at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 5, 2021. SK-22 is a 1st Marine Division led annual training exercise which enables the Navy-Marine Corps team to operate in a realistic, combined-arms environment to enhance naval warfighting tactics, techniques and procedures.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Qearia Braden, a transmissions system operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, establishes communications using an AN/PRC-117G multiband-networking-manpack radio during Exercise Steel Knight 22 at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 5, 2021. SK-22 is a 1st Marine Division led annual training exercise which enables the Navy-Marine Corps team to operate in a realistic, combined-arms environment to enhance naval warfighting tactics, techniques and procedures.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Binion

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Marine Division clears a building during the squad attack phase of the 3rd Marine Division Squad Competition at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 6, 2022. The week-long competition tests jungle survival skills, basic infantry tactics, and excellence in weapons handling. The competition participants are forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, as a part of the Unit Deployment Program.

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Marine Division clears a building during the squad attack phase of the 3rd Marine Division Squad Competition at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 6, 2022. The week-long competition tests jungle survival skills, basic infantry tactics, and excellence in weapons handling. The competition participants are forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, as a part of the Unit Deployment Program.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Willcox

A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushioned with Assault Craft Unit 4, transport the Ground Combat Element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit onto amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), for Composite Training Unit Exercise, Jan. 15, 2022. COMPTUEX is the last at-sea period of the ARG/MEU Predeployment Training Program. COMPTUEX is the final certifying step before the ARG/MEU team to demonstrate its readiness to deploy.

A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushioned with Assault Craft Unit 4, transport the Ground Combat Element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit onto amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), for Composite Training Unit Exercise, Jan. 15, 2022. COMPTUEX is the last at-sea period of the ARG/MEU Predeployment Training Program. COMPTUEX is the final certifying step before the ARG/MEU team to demonstrate its readiness to deploy.

Photo by Cpl. Yvonna Guyette

A U.S. Navy MH-60 Seahawk conducts flight operations during Composite Training Unit Exercise aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Jan. 14, 2022. The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Squadron Six is underway for COMPTUEX in preparation for an upcoming deployment. COMPTUEX is the last at-sea period in the MEU’s Predeployment Training Program; it aims to test the capabilities of the ARG/MEU and achieve deployment certification.

A U.S. Navy MH-60 Seahawk conducts flight operations during Composite Training Unit Exercise aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Jan. 14, 2022. The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Squadron Six is underway for COMPTUEX in preparation for an upcoming deployment. COMPTUEX is the last at-sea period in the MEU’s Predeployment Training Program; it aims to test the capabilities of the ARG/MEU and achieve deployment certification.

Photo by Sgt. Armando Elizalde

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kaleb Aikens, a military working dog handler, watches as his partner, Rudy, goes over an obstacle at the kennel on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Dec. 10, 2021. To be effective, MWD’s require a qualified and dedicated handler.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kaleb Aikens, a military working dog handler, watches as his partner, Rudy, goes over an obstacle at the kennel on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Dec. 10, 2021. To be effective, MWD’s require a qualified and dedicated handler.

Photo by Pfc. Lauralle Walker

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Peters, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, swims laps during a water confidence training exercise with Marines from 3rd MLG on Camp Pendleton, Calif. Nov. 11, 2021. Marines use this as a training method to increase underwater confidence in preparation for expeditionary missions.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Peters, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, swims laps during a water confidence training exercise with Marines from 3rd MLG on Camp Pendleton, Calif. Nov. 11, 2021. Marines use this as a training method to increase underwater confidence in preparation for expeditionary missions.

Photo by Cpl. William Redding

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Bradley Wagner, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, conducts a hasty rappel during the 3rd Marine Division Squad Competition at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 5, 2022. The week-long competition tests jungle survival skills, basic infantry tactics, and excellence in weapons handling. The competition participants are forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, as a part of the Unit Deployment Program. Wagner is a native of St. Louis, Missouri.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Bradley Wagner, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, conducts a hasty rappel during the 3rd Marine Division Squad Competition at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 5, 2022. The week-long competition tests jungle survival skills, basic infantry tactics, and excellence in weapons handling. The competition participants are forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, as a part of the Unit Deployment Program. Wagner is a native of St. Louis, Missouri.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Willcox

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Logan Whitehead, an antitank missile gunner with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, provides security during the squad attack phase of the 3rd Marine Division Squad Competition at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 6, 2022. The week-long competition tests jungle survival skills, basic infantry tactics, and excellence in weapons handling. The competition participants are forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, as a part of the Unit Deployment Program. Whitehead is a native of Burnsville, Minnesota.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Logan Whitehead, an antitank missile gunner with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, provides security during the squad attack phase of the 3rd Marine Division Squad Competition at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 6, 2022. The week-long competition tests jungle survival skills, basic infantry tactics, and excellence in weapons handling. The competition participants are forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, as a part of the Unit Deployment Program. Whitehead is a native of Burnsville, Minnesota.

Photo by Courtesy

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Marine Division assaults an objective during the squad attack phase of the 3rd Marine Division Squad Competition at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 6, 2022. The week-long competition tests jungle survival skills, basic infantry tactics, and excellence in weapons handling. The competition participants are forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, as a part of the Unit Deployment Program.

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Marine Division assaults an objective during the squad attack phase of the 3rd Marine Division Squad Competition at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 6, 2022. The week-long competition tests jungle survival skills, basic infantry tactics, and excellence in weapons handling. The competition participants are forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, as a part of the Unit Deployment Program.

Photo by Courtesy

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew House, a firefighter with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, drops a charged hose during an initial Firefighter Assessment conducted at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Jan 6, 2022. The Firefighter Assessment is an annual requirement to ensure all firefighters are able to perform their duties safely and properly. Firefighters were given the opportunity to run an intial assessment in order to ensure success when they conduct the real thing during their birth month.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew House, a firefighter with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, drops a charged hose during an initial Firefighter Assessment conducted at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Jan 6, 2022. The Firefighter Assessment is an annual requirement to ensure all firefighters are able to perform their duties safely and properly. Firefighters were given the opportunity to run an intial assessment in order to ensure success when they conduct the real thing during their birth month.

Photo by U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance

A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, flies in an MV-22B Osprey during MEU exercise on Camp Hansen, Dec. 17, 2021. MEUEX is a pre-deployment training exercise that validates and reinforces the MEU’s mission capabilities across all of the Marine subordinate elements. 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 premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, flies in an MV-22B Osprey during MEU exercise on Camp Hansen, Dec. 17, 2021. MEUEX is a pre-deployment training exercise that validates and reinforces the MEU’s mission capabilities across all of the Marine subordinate elements. 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 premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Manuel Alvarado

Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment conduct an embassy reinforcement exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 12, 2021. The Marines established a forward command element, brought in embassy reinforcements, and conducted a mass casualty drill. Role players are used to create a realistic training environment.

Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment conduct an embassy reinforcement exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 12, 2021. The Marines established a forward command element, brought in embassy reinforcements, and conducted a mass casualty drill. Role players are used to create a realistic training environment.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Brittney Vella

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gage Sutherland, an infantry Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, receives scheme of maneuver information for a motorized raid during MEU exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 16, 2021. The motorized raid was conducted to rehearse nontraditional ways of employing standard assets. MEUEX is a pre-deployment training exercise that validates and reinforces the MEU’s mission capabilities across all of the Marine subordinate elements. 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 premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gage Sutherland, an infantry Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, receives scheme of maneuver information for a motorized raid during MEU exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 16, 2021. The motorized raid was conducted to rehearse nontraditional ways of employing standard assets. MEUEX is a pre-deployment training exercise that validates and reinforces the MEU’s mission capabilities across all of the Marine subordinate elements. 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 premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

Photo by Cpl. Grace Gerlach