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Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) load ordnance and ammunition on to a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement truck during a foreign humanitarian assistance exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-25 in Arizona, Oct. 7, 2024. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1m which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine aviation in support of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, Joint and Coalition Forces.

Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) load ordnance and ammunition on to a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement truck during a foreign humanitarian assistance exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-25 in Arizona, Oct. 7, 2024. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1m which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine aviation in support of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, Joint and Coalition Forces.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Thompson

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson, the Commanding General of Training and Education Command, and Sgt. Maj. Stephen Griffin, the Command Sergeant Major of Training and Education Command, cut a ribbon at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, VA, Oct. 6, 2024. The National Museum of the Marine Corps opened the new Forward Deployed and Iraq & Afghanistan galleries to the public.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson, the Commanding General of Training and Education Command, and Sgt. Maj. Stephen Griffin, the Command Sergeant Major of Training and Education Command, cut a ribbon at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, VA, Oct. 6, 2024. The National Museum of the Marine Corps opened the new Forward Deployed and Iraq & Afghanistan galleries to the public.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juaquin Greaves

Civilians look at displays at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia, Oct. 6, 2024. The National Museum of the Marine Corps opened the new Forward Deployed and Iraq & Afghanistan galleries to the public.

Civilians look at displays at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia, Oct. 6, 2024. The National Museum of the Marine Corps opened the new Forward Deployed and Iraq & Afghanistan galleries to the public.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juaquin Greaves

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force load cargo onto a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 5, 2024.

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force load cargo onto a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 5, 2024.

Photo by Sgt. Gabriel Antwiler

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Photo by Lance Cpl. Ellen Guo

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Justin Gates retires the Combat Logistics Battalion 12 colors during a redesignation ceremony on Oct. 3, 2024, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The ceremony marks the redesignation of Combat Logistics Battalion 12 to 12th Littoral Logistics Battalion. 12th LLB’s redesignation is the next milestone in 12th Marine Littoral Regiment’s continued evolution in support of the Marine Corps’ Force Design initiative. 12th LLB’s redesignation is vital for sustaining 12th MLR by providing forward-deployed logistics support to ensure the regiment is prepared to effectively respond to a wide variety of operations, from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to full-spectrum military operations. Gates, a native of Texas, is the command senior enlisted leader of 12th LLB, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Evelyn Doherty)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Justin Gates retires the Combat Logistics Battalion 12 colors during a redesignation ceremony on Oct. 3, 2024, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The ceremony marks the redesignation of Combat Logistics Battalion 12 to 12th Littoral Logistics Battalion. 12th LLB’s redesignation is the next milestone in 12th Marine Littoral Regiment’s continued evolution in support of the Marine Corps’ Force Design initiative. 12th LLB’s redesignation is vital for sustaining 12th MLR by providing forward-deployed logistics support to ensure the regiment is prepared to effectively respond to a wide variety of operations, from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to full-spectrum military operations. Gates, a native of Texas, is the command senior enlisted leader of 12th LLB, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Evelyn Doherty)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Evelyn Doherty

A U.S. Marine attaches the campaign streamers to the 12th Littoral Logistics Battalion colors during a redesignation ceremony on Oct. 3, 2024, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The ceremony marks the redesignation of Combat Logistics Battalion 12 to 12th Littoral Logistics Battalion. 12th LLB’s redesignation is the next milestone in 12th Marine Littoral Regiment’s continued evolution in support of the Marine Corps’ Force Design initiative. 12th LLB’s redesignation is vital for sustaining 12th MLR by providing forward-deployed logistics support to ensure the regiment is prepared to effectively respond to a wide variety of operations, from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to full-spectrum military operations. The Marines are with 12th LLB, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Evelyn Doherty)

A U.S. Marine attaches the campaign streamers to the 12th Littoral Logistics Battalion colors during a redesignation ceremony on Oct. 3, 2024, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The ceremony marks the redesignation of Combat Logistics Battalion 12 to 12th Littoral Logistics Battalion. 12th LLB’s redesignation is the next milestone in 12th Marine Littoral Regiment’s continued evolution in support of the Marine Corps’ Force Design initiative. 12th LLB’s redesignation is vital for sustaining 12th MLR by providing forward-deployed logistics support to ensure the regiment is prepared to effectively respond to a wide variety of operations, from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to full-spectrum military operations. The Marines are with 12th LLB, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Evelyn Doherty)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Evelyn Doherty

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Randall McDermott, left, a supply officer, with 1st Radio Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, receives a coin from Lt. Gen. Michael S. Cederholm, commanding general, I MEF, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 1, 2024. McDermott exemplified the corps values by rendering aid to a Marine involved in a motorcycle accident until medical professionals arrived on the scene.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Randall McDermott, left, a supply officer, with 1st Radio Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, receives a coin from Lt. Gen. Michael S. Cederholm, commanding general, I MEF, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 1, 2024. McDermott exemplified the corps values by rendering aid to a Marine involved in a motorcycle accident until medical professionals arrived on the scene.

Photo by Cpl. Gabriela Garcia-Gregorio

Message to the Force on Recruiting and Retention

Message to the Force on Recruiting and Retention

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ellen Guo

Marine Corps Sgt. Lance Steiner, a rifleman with 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), participates in a deck shoot aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) while underway in the Mediterranean Sea, Sept. 30, 2024. The Wasp Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 24th MEU (SOC) is supporting U.S., Allied and partner interests in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea to promote regional stability and deterring aggression.

Marine Corps Sgt. Lance Steiner, a rifleman with 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), participates in a deck shoot aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) while underway in the Mediterranean Sea, Sept. 30, 2024. The Wasp Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 24th MEU (SOC) is supporting U.S., Allied and partner interests in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea to promote regional stability and deterring aggression.

Photo by Lance Cpl. John Allen

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 28, 2024) A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to land aboard the expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 28, 2024. Elements of the 15th MEU are embarked aboard Miguel Keith conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. ESB-class ships, like Miguel Keith, enable sea-based expeditionary forces, such as the 15th MEU, to maintain forward presence with the capability to quickly deploy forces, supplies and warfighting capabilities. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Staci Morris)

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 28, 2024) A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to land aboard the expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 28, 2024. Elements of the 15th MEU are embarked aboard Miguel Keith conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. ESB-class ships, like Miguel Keith, enable sea-based expeditionary forces, such as the 15th MEU, to maintain forward presence with the capability to quickly deploy forces, supplies and warfighting capabilities. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Staci Morris)

Photo by Capt. Staci Morris

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 26, 2024) U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Vipers and UH-1Y Venoms attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, rest on the flight deck of the expeditionary sea base Miguel Keith (ESB 5) while underway in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 26, 2024. Elements of the 15th MEU are embarked aboard Miguel Keith conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. ESB-class ships, like Miguel Keith, enable sea-based expeditionary forces, such as the 15th MEU, to maintain forward presence with the capability to quickly deploy forces, supplies and warfighting capabilities. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Staci Morris)

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 26, 2024) U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Vipers and UH-1Y Venoms attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, rest on the flight deck of the expeditionary sea base Miguel Keith (ESB 5) while underway in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 26, 2024. Elements of the 15th MEU are embarked aboard Miguel Keith conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. ESB-class ships, like Miguel Keith, enable sea-based expeditionary forces, such as the 15th MEU, to maintain forward presence with the capability to quickly deploy forces, supplies and warfighting capabilities. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Staci Morris)

Photo by Capt. Staci Morris

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dominic Albanese, a drone operator with Meteorological and Oceanographic Platoon, 1st Intelligence Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, utilizes a Base Station during Cobra Horizon 24.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 25, 2024. Cobra Horizon is a semiannual training exercise that focuses on refining expeditionary meteorology and oceanographic employment, rapid response planning processes, and integrating a multi-service METOC environment to support future missions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicole Stuart)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dominic Albanese, a drone operator with Meteorological and Oceanographic Platoon, 1st Intelligence Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, utilizes a Base Station during Cobra Horizon 24.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 25, 2024. Cobra Horizon is a semiannual training exercise that focuses on refining expeditionary meteorology and oceanographic employment, rapid response planning processes, and integrating a multi-service METOC environment to support future missions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicole Stuart)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nicole Stuart

Marines with III MEF tack to a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during a helicopter rope suspension techniques (HRST) course at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 26, 2024. The Expeditionary Operations Training Group-sponsored course trained Marines in HRST procedures by conducting insert and extract capabilities, fast roping, rappelling, helocasting and special patrol insertion and extraction rigging.

Marines with III MEF tack to a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during a helicopter rope suspension techniques (HRST) course at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 26, 2024. The Expeditionary Operations Training Group-sponsored course trained Marines in HRST procedures by conducting insert and extract capabilities, fast roping, rappelling, helocasting and special patrol insertion and extraction rigging.

Photo by Cpl. Kyle Chan

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Drew Harmon, an aerial observer with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, observes flight operations over the Philippine Sea to the expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) following simulated urban close air support training in Okinawa, Sept. 25, 2024. Elements of the 15th MEU are conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, interacting and operating with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Drew Harmon, an aerial observer with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, observes flight operations over the Philippine Sea to the expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) following simulated urban close air support training in Okinawa, Sept. 25, 2024. Elements of the 15th MEU are conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, interacting and operating with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Photo by Capt. Staci Morris

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dominic Albanese, a drone operator with I MEF Information Group, operates the R80D Sky Raider during exercise Cobra Horizon 24.2 at Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 25, 2024. The exercise focuses on refining expeditionary meteorology and oceanographic employment, rapid response planning processes, and integrating a multi-service METOC environment to support future missions.

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dominic Albanese, a drone operator with I MEF Information Group, operates the R80D Sky Raider during exercise Cobra Horizon 24.2 at Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 25, 2024. The exercise focuses on refining expeditionary meteorology and oceanographic employment, rapid response planning processes, and integrating a multi-service METOC environment to support future missions.

Photo by Sgt. Michael Virtue

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brett D. Meil is awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, September 24, 2024. Meil, a native of Texas, received this award due to his exceptional bravery and composure during a training incident with a live fragmentation grenade.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brett D. Meil is awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, September 24, 2024. Meil, a native of Texas, received this award due to his exceptional bravery and composure during a training incident with a live fragmentation grenade.

Photo by Cpl. Adeola Adetimehin

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brett D. Meil speaks on the importance of composure and situational awareness after receiving the Navy and Marine Corps Medal on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, September 24, 2024. Meil, a native of Texas, received this award due to his exceptional bravery and composure during a training incident with a live fragmentation grenade.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brett D. Meil speaks on the importance of composure and situational awareness after receiving the Navy and Marine Corps Medal on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, September 24, 2024. Meil, a native of Texas, received this award due to his exceptional bravery and composure during a training incident with a live fragmentation grenade.

Photo by Cpl. Adeola Adetimehin

Rct. Luke Humphrey, a recruit with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, receives a haircut during receiving on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Sep. 24, 2024. Recruits begin the receiving process with administrative processing, gear issue, and haircuts.

Rct. Luke Humphrey, a recruit with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, receives a haircut during receiving on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Sep. 24, 2024. Recruits begin the receiving process with administrative processing, gear issue, and haircuts.

Photo by Cpl. Ava Alegria

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brett D. Meil is awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 24, 2024. Meil, a native of Texas, received this award due to his exceptional bravery and composure during a training incident with a live fragmentation grenade.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brett D. Meil is awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 24, 2024. Meil, a native of Texas, received this award due to his exceptional bravery and composure during a training incident with a live fragmentation grenade.

Photo by Cpl. Adeola Adetimehin