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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

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

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 Staff Sgt. Ean Effert, a drill instructor Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, motivates poolees with Recruiting Station Boston during Marine Week Boston, Aug. 24, 2025. Pool Functions are held to build camaraderie while preparing future Marines for the mental and physical rigors of recruit training. Marines stationed across the globe commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Marine Corps, honoring a distinguished legacy of service, sacrifice, and unwavering fidelity to both the nation and fellow Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Aidan Hekker)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ean Effert, a drill instructor Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, motivates poolees with Recruiting Station Boston during Marine Week Boston, Aug. 24, 2025. Pool Functions are held to build camaraderie while preparing future Marines for the mental and physical rigors of recruit training. Marines stationed across the globe commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Marine Corps, honoring a distinguished legacy of service, sacrifice, and unwavering fidelity to both the nation and fellow Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Aidan Hekker)

Photo by Sgt. Aidan Hekker

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nathan Hoang, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, climbs up a cliff during Assault Climbers Course 25-3 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, California, Aug. 24, 2025. ACC is a multi-week course that exposes students to rope climbing techniques and procedures, increasing mobility and lethality in littoral, mountainous and urban terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Rodriguez)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nathan Hoang, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, climbs up a cliff during Assault Climbers Course 25-3 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, California, Aug. 24, 2025. ACC is a multi-week course that exposes students to rope climbing techniques and procedures, increasing mobility and lethality in littoral, mountainous and urban terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Rodriguez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Rodriguez

A U.S. Marine advances towards a target during a squad attack live-fire range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 21, 2025. The 12th Littoral Combat Team enhances the skills of small-unit leaders and increases the overall combat effectiveness of rifle squads through rigorous squad sized training. The Marine is with 12th LCT, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rodney Frye)

A U.S. Marine advances towards a target during a squad attack live-fire range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 21, 2025. The 12th Littoral Combat Team enhances the skills of small-unit leaders and increases the overall combat effectiveness of rifle squads through rigorous squad sized training. The Marine is with 12th LCT, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rodney Frye)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rodney Frye

U.S. Marine Corps infographic created in Adobe Illustrator to share vital information about malicious cyber activities. This graphic provides an explanation of these threats for awareness on how you can strengthen your cybersecurity. (U.S. Marine Corps graphic by Staff Sgt. Jestin Costa)

U.S. Marine Corps infographic created in Adobe Illustrator to share vital information about malicious cyber activities. This graphic provides an explanation of these threats for awareness on how you can strengthen your cybersecurity. (U.S. Marine Corps graphic by Staff Sgt. Jestin Costa)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Jestin Costa

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mariia Bobryk with Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, convoys as part of Marine Air Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise during Service Level Training Exercise 4-25, at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 20, 2025. SLTE 4-25 is designed to be a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air Ground Task Force across all domains of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Judith Ann Lazaro)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mariia Bobryk with Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, convoys as part of Marine Air Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise during Service Level Training Exercise 4-25, at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 20, 2025. SLTE 4-25 is designed to be a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air Ground Task Force across all domains of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Judith Ann Lazaro)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Judith Ann Lazaro

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey helicopter with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit prepares to land aboard the U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), during onload operations while underway in the Atlantic Ocean. The 22nd MEU conducted onload operations to enhance readiness in support of their regularly scheduled deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Emily Hazelbaker)

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey helicopter with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit prepares to land aboard the U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), during onload operations while underway in the Atlantic Ocean. The 22nd MEU conducted onload operations to enhance readiness in support of their regularly scheduled deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Emily Hazelbaker)

Photo by Cpl. Emily Hazelbaker

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U.S. Marine Corps veteran Cpl. Leighton Willhite, who served in the Battle of Iwo Jima, right, poses for a photo in front of the WWII Sherman tank with Master gunnery Gt. Lisa Marshall, Senior Career Counselor, at the Museum Support Facility in Dumfries, Virginia.

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Cpl. Leighton Willhite, who served in the Battle of Iwo Jima, right, poses for a photo in front of the WWII Sherman tank with Master gunnery Gt. Lisa Marshall, Senior Career Counselor, at the Museum Support Facility in Dumfries, Virginia.

Photo by Cpl. Memphis Pitts

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Cpl. Leighton Willhite, who served in the Battle of Iwo Jima, right, talks about the tank he drove with Jonathan Bernstein, curator of arms and armor at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, left, at the Museum Support Facility in Dumfries, Virginia.

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Cpl. Leighton Willhite, who served in the Battle of Iwo Jima, right, talks about the tank he drove with Jonathan Bernstein, curator of arms and armor at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, left, at the Museum Support Facility in Dumfries, Virginia.

Photo by Cpl. Memphis Pitts

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Cpl. Leighton Willhite, who served in the Battle of Iwo Jima, left, shakes hands with Jonathan Bernstein, curator of arms and armor at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, right, at the Museum Support Facility in Dumfries, Virginia.

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Cpl. Leighton Willhite, who served in the Battle of Iwo Jima, left, shakes hands with Jonathan Bernstein, curator of arms and armor at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, right, at the Museum Support Facility in Dumfries, Virginia.

Photo by Cpl. Memphis Pitts

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Cpl. Leighton Willhite, who served in the Battle of Iwo Jima, views the name painted on a World War II-era Sherman Tank at the Museum Support Facility in Dumfries, Virginia.

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Cpl. Leighton Willhite, who served in the Battle of Iwo Jima, views the name painted on a World War II-era Sherman Tank at the Museum Support Facility in Dumfries, Virginia.

Photo by Cpl. Memphis Pitts

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Cpl. Leighton Willhite, who served in the Battle of Iwo Jima, left, looks at pictures of the tank after it was recovered with Master Gunnery Sgt. Lisa Marshall, senior career counselor with Manpower and Reserve Affairs, at the Museum Support Facility in Dumfries, Virginia.

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Cpl. Leighton Willhite, who served in the Battle of Iwo Jima, left, looks at pictures of the tank after it was recovered with Master Gunnery Sgt. Lisa Marshall, senior career counselor with Manpower and Reserve Affairs, at the Museum Support Facility in Dumfries, Virginia.

Photo by Cpl. Memphis Pitts

U.S. Marines and Uruguayan service members stand in front of the entrance of a Uruguayan historic site during a subject matter expert exchange in Uruguay, August 14, 2025. This subject matter expert exchange enhances the training and readiness standards for the United States and Uruguay as well as facilitating the exchange of formalized readiness standards between both countries. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Eduardo Delatorre)

U.S. Marines and Uruguayan service members stand in front of the entrance of a Uruguayan historic site during a subject matter expert exchange in Uruguay, August 14, 2025. This subject matter expert exchange enhances the training and readiness standards for the United States and Uruguay as well as facilitating the exchange of formalized readiness standards between both countries. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Eduardo Delatorre)

Photo by Sgt. Eduardo Delatorre

Uruguayan Infantes de Marina demonstrate hand and arm signals on rigid inflatable boats during a subject matter expert exchange in Uruguay, August 14, 2025. This subject matter expert exchange enhances the training and readiness standards for the United States and Uruguay as well as facilitating the exchange of formalized readiness standards between both countries. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Eduardo Delatorre)

Uruguayan Infantes de Marina demonstrate hand and arm signals on rigid inflatable boats during a subject matter expert exchange in Uruguay, August 14, 2025. This subject matter expert exchange enhances the training and readiness standards for the United States and Uruguay as well as facilitating the exchange of formalized readiness standards between both countries. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Eduardo Delatorre)

Photo by Sgt. Eduardo Delatorre

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, flies near Bradshaw Field Training Area, Australia, July 7, 2025. MRF-D is part of an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and provide a forward-postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Angelina Sara)

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, flies near Bradshaw Field Training Area, Australia, July 7, 2025. MRF-D is part of an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and provide a forward-postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Angelina Sara)

Photo by Cpl. Angelina Sara

U.S. Marines with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division pose for a photo with various unmanned systems on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 13, 2025. This class, which certifies Marines to fly multiple variants of sUAS, was the first time untethered drones were flown over a military installation on Okinawa under the Secretary of Defense's new guidance, which seeks to expand the use of small, American-made drones to enhance military capabilities. From left to right, the unmanned platforms are the Mission Master Silent Partner Unmanned Ground Vehicle, the Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System (TRUAS), the RQ20-B Puma, the Stalker UAS, and the in-flight, Skydio X2D. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joaquin Dela Torre)

U.S. Marines with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division pose for a photo with various unmanned systems on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 13, 2025. This class, which certifies Marines to fly multiple variants of sUAS, was the first time untethered drones were flown over a military installation on Okinawa under the Secretary of Defense's new guidance, which seeks to expand the use of small, American-made drones to enhance military capabilities. From left to right, the unmanned platforms are the Mission Master Silent Partner Unmanned Ground Vehicle, the Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System (TRUAS), the RQ20-B Puma, the Stalker UAS, and the in-flight, Skydio X2D. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joaquin Dela Torre)

Photo by Cpl. Joaquin Carlos Dela Torre

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jason C. Armas, the commanding officer of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, gives a speech during the 83rd Anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal Ceremony at the Guadalcanal American Memorial in Honiara, Solomon Islands, Aug. 7, 2025. The ceremony commemorated the 83rd anniversary of the battle and served to honor the fallen and strengthen the U.S. relationship with the Solomon Islands and other Pacific allies and partners. The historic battle was codenamed Operation Watchtower and was the first major offensive and decisive victory for Allied forces in the Pacific theater. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anita Ramos)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jason C. Armas, the commanding officer of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, gives a speech during the 83rd Anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal Ceremony at the Guadalcanal American Memorial in Honiara, Solomon Islands, Aug. 7, 2025. The ceremony commemorated the 83rd anniversary of the battle and served to honor the fallen and strengthen the U.S. relationship with the Solomon Islands and other Pacific allies and partners. The historic battle was codenamed Operation Watchtower and was the first major offensive and decisive victory for Allied forces in the Pacific theater. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anita Ramos)

Photo by Cpl. Anita Ramos