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U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Christian Thiessen a student at the Naval Postgraduate School and Dr. Britta Hale, a professor from NPS visit I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group to conduct research on shortfalls of the fleet at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 17, 2021. NPS provides its students with defense-focused studies in order to meet the needs and requirements of the units they support.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Patrick Katz

U.S. Marines assigned to 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, observe impacts from M777A2 155mm Howitzer fire missions during Artillery Relocation Training Program 21.3 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 29, 2021. ARTP is an exercise held to strengthen the defense of Japan and the U.S.-Japan Alliance as the cornerstone of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region. This iteration of ARTP focused on operating as a small, distributed force, capable of delivering long range precision fires with lethal effects from multiple survivable locations.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lorenzo Ducato

U.S. Marines with 1st Tank Battalion watches as one of the last Hercules M88 recovery vehicles are loaded up on a tow truck at Twentynine Palms, Calif. on July 28, 2020. As a part of Force Design 2030, the Hercules M88 recovery vehicles are being divested from the Marine Corps in an effort to accelerate modernization and realign capabilities, units and personnel to higher priority areas.

Photo by U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin Evans

A U.S. Marine with 1st Tank Battalion disembarks from a Hercules M88 recovery vehicle that was driven onto a tow truck at Twentynine Palms, Calif. on July 28, 2020. As a part of Force Design 2030, the Hercules M88 are being divested from the Marine Corps in an effort to accelerate modernization and realign capabilities, units and personnel to higher priority areas.

Photo by U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin Evans

A U.S. Marine Corps Hercules M88 recovery vehicle disembarks from the 1st Tank Battalion ramp on a tow for the last time at Twentynine Palms, Calif. on July 28, 2020. As a part of Force Design 2030, the Hercules M88 recovery vehicles are being divested from the Marine Corps in an effort to accelerate modernization and realign capabilities, units and personnel to higher priority areas.

Photo by U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin Evan

An AH-1Z Viper helicopter and two UH-1Y Venom helicopters assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269 fly over Lamar, Colorado, Nov. 12, 2021. Marines with HMLA-269 trained in a cold-weather, high-altitude environment to increase proficiency in expeditionary advanced basing operations. HMLA-269 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elias Pimentel

A U.S. Marine with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 accelerates an F-35B Lightning II on the flight deck of the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth in the Mediterranean Sea on Nov. 24, 2021. VMFA-211 aircraft landed at Naval Station Rota as the first stop on their redeployment to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. The success of this deployment demonstrates that the United States and the United Kingdom are united in our efforts to ensure security and freedom of the seas, that our maritime power projection capabilities are interoperable, complementary, and global.

Photo by 1st Lt. Zachary Bodner

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112 takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 18, 2021. VMFA-112 participated in a joint maritime strike rehearsal with the U.S. Navy off the coast of Okinawa, Nov 19, 2021. U.S. Marines with VMFA-112 routinely train and rehearse joint maritime mission sets in order to maintain readiness to carry out a wide range of operational tasks in a region characterized by vast oceans, seas, and waterways.

Photo by Sgt. Booker Thomas

Amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27), front, and Israeli corvette INS Hanit, conduct a passing exercise in the Gulf of Aqaba, Nov. 15. Portland and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.

Photo by Sgt. Alexis Flores

Brazilian sailors conduct helicopter operations on a Brazilian UH-15 Super Cougar on the deck of the Brazilian Naval vessel Navio-Aeródromo Multipropósito (NAM) Atlântico in support of the Brazilian Joint Exercise DRAGÃO in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 29 to Nov. 5. DRAGÃO is a bi-annual joint Brazilian exercise focused on maritime security and sea control in the South Atlantic. (U.S. Marine Corps courtesy photo by Lt. Col. Michael Aubry)

Photo by Lt. Col. Michael Aubry

Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers Cpl. Jared Manodon, a combat engineer with 2 Combat Engineer Regiment, 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, 4th Canadian Division, runs through tactical concealment during the final training event of Exercise Bold Quest 21.2 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., Nov. 16, 2021. The exercise is a joint and multinational operational assessment and demonstration to improve technical and procedural tactical-level sensor-to-shooter interoperability.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Arre

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Christopher Bopp, the Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz commanding officer, left, poses for a photograph with Government of Guam officials and archaeologists with Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Marianas during a cultural ritual at the Sabånan Fadang burial site on MCB Camp Blaz, Nov. 23, 2021. The burial site includes seven grave pits comprised of multiple individuals, with the final overall number of individuals still pending analysis. The ritual is the first of its kind as the ceremonies are typically held later, as required under Guam law, when monuments are erected for reburial ceremonies.

Photo by Cpl. Andrew King

Toni ‘Malia’ Ramirez, Guam historian, performs a CHamoru dedication during a cultural ritual at the Sabånan Fadang burial site on Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, Nov. 23, 2021. The burial site includes seven grave pits comprised of multiple individuals, with the final overall number of individuals still pending analysis. The ritual is the first of its kind as the ceremonies are typically held later, as required under Guam law, when monuments are erected for reburial ceremonies.

Photo by Cpl. Andrew King

Key leaders with U.S. Marine Force Storage Command, Marine Corps Logistics Command, conducted a Class II Sustainment Advisory Group at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Ga., Nov. 16-18. Group members include Marine and civilian-Marine logisticians from Headquarters Marine Corps Installations & Logistics Command, Marine Corps Systems Command, and more.

Photo by Michael Ugarte

Key leaders with U.S. Marine Force Storage Command, Marine Corps Logistics Command, conducted a Class II Sustainment Advisory Group at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Ga., Nov, 16-18. Group members include Marine and civilian-Marine logisticians from Headquarters Marine Corps Installations & Logistics Command, Marine Corps Systems Command, and more.

Photo by Michael Ugarte

U.S. Marines with Mobility Assault Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, clear a room as part of a close quarters training during Exercise Bold Quest 21.2 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., Nov. 15, 2021. The exercise is a joint and multinational operational assessment and demonstration to improve technical and procedural tactical-level sensor-to-shooter interoperability.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Arre

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christian Wente, an aircraft ordnance technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112, lifts a pallet of AIM-120 missiles using a short airfield tactical support weapons loader aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 15, 2021. Marines with VMFA-112, based out of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas are on a rotational unit deployment program at MCAS Iwakuni to maintain regional stability and a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Photo by Sgt. Booker Thomas

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Holden L. Mesimer poses for a photo at Camp Elmore, Norfolk, Va., Nov. 16, 2021. Mesimer is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force Planning specialist for Plans, Policies and Operations South.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Chen

U.S Marine Corps Cpt. Andrew Hairston meditates during the 2021 Warrior Care Week, November 16, 2021. During the 2021 Warrior Care Week, the Warrior Care Program hosts a variety of activities in San Antonio, Texas at the Mission Conception Sports Complex for wounded, ill and injured service members to include, adaptive sports introductions, team sport practices, a healing arts expo, and transition events. The event aims to bring service members together and to sharpen their skills and support their journey to recovery.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Cooper

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jordan Davis, left, assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, leads members of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces during fire team maneuver drills as part of exercise Indigo Defender 21 at Jazirat al Ghurab Island, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 20. Indigo Defender 21 is a capstone bilateral maritime exercise between Royal Saudi Naval Forces and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command to enhance interoperability and strengthen our capacity to maintain regional maritime security and stability.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Donald Holbert