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U.S. Marines with Lima Co., 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 23 engage simulated targets during Exercise Southern Jackaroo 23 in Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 1, 2023. Southern Jackaroo is a trilateral exercise with MRF-D, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, and Australian Defence Force, with Republic of Korea observers, working together to achieve fire, maneuver, and communications interoperability objectives.

U.S. Marines with Lima Co., 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 23 engage simulated targets during Exercise Southern Jackaroo 23 in Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 1, 2023. Southern Jackaroo is a trilateral exercise with MRF-D, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, and Australian Defence Force, with Republic of Korea observers, working together to achieve fire, maneuver, and communications interoperability objectives.

Photo by Cpl. Brayden Daniel

U.S. Marines with Force Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, under tactical control of Task Force 61/2, fast rope out of a MH-60S helicopter in Souda Bay, Greece on July 19, 2023. Task Force 61/2.5 provides naval and joint force commanders with dedicated multi-domain reconnaissance and counter reconnaissance capabilities.

U.S. Marines with Force Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, under tactical control of Task Force 61/2, fast rope out of a MH-60S helicopter in Souda Bay, Greece on July 19, 2023. Task Force 61/2.5 provides naval and joint force commanders with dedicated multi-domain reconnaissance and counter reconnaissance capabilities.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Emma Gray

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, converse with Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum "Flight School" summer camp students at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 11, 2023. VMM-268 partnered with the summer camp to introduce middle school students to the aviation career field and enhance community relations.

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, converse with Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum "Flight School" summer camp students at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 11, 2023. VMM-268 partnered with the summer camp to introduce middle school students to the aviation career field and enhance community relations.

Photo by Cpl. Christian Tofteroo

Corporal Michael R. Rosie, a bugler with “The Commandant’s Own,” U.S. Marine Drum & Bugle Corps, performs “taps” during a Tuesday Sunset Parade for guests at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C., July 18, 2023. The hosting official for the evening was Lieutenant General Michael S. Cederholm, Deputy Commandant, Aviation, and the guest of honor was The Honorable Brooks D. Tucker, President, Our Community Salutes.

Corporal Michael R. Rosie, a bugler with “The Commandant’s Own,” U.S. Marine Drum & Bugle Corps, performs “taps” during a Tuesday Sunset Parade for guests at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C., July 18, 2023. The hosting official for the evening was Lieutenant General Michael S. Cederholm, Deputy Commandant, Aviation, and the guest of honor was The Honorable Brooks D. Tucker, President, Our Community Salutes.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Pranav Ramakrishna

A breaching charge is detonated by explosive ordnance disposal technicians with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron for a training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, July 6, 2023. EOD conducted training to reinforce proper breaching charge techniques.

A breaching charge is detonated by explosive ordnance disposal technicians with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron for a training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, July 6, 2023. EOD conducted training to reinforce proper breaching charge techniques.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Cutter

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Gerson Carrillo, right, a platoon sergeant with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, teaches Marine Corps Martial Arts to Philippine Marines with Battalion Land Team 4 during Marine Aviation Support Activity 23 at Parades Air Station, Philippines, July 14, 2023. MASA is a bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Marine Corps, aimed at enhancing interoperability and coordination focused on aviation-related capabilities. During MASA 23, Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Marines conduct approximately twenty different training evolutions, including live-fire, air assaults, and subject matter expert exchanges across aviation, ground, and logistics capabilities.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Gerson Carrillo, right, a platoon sergeant with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, teaches Marine Corps Martial Arts to Philippine Marines with Battalion Land Team 4 during Marine Aviation Support Activity 23 at Parades Air Station, Philippines, July 14, 2023. MASA is a bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Marine Corps, aimed at enhancing interoperability and coordination focused on aviation-related capabilities. During MASA 23, Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Marines conduct approximately twenty different training evolutions, including live-fire, air assaults, and subject matter expert exchanges across aviation, ground, and logistics capabilities.

Photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio

U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Command move through obscuration while conducting Military Operations in Urbanized Terrain training during exercise Intrepid Maven 23.3 in the United Arab Emirates, May 19, 2023. Intrepid Maven 23.3 is a Task Force 51/5-led bilateral exercise between MARCENT and the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces designed to improve interoperability, strengthen partner-nation relationships in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and improve both individual and bilateral unit readiness.

U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Command move through obscuration while conducting Military Operations in Urbanized Terrain training during exercise Intrepid Maven 23.3 in the United Arab Emirates, May 19, 2023. Intrepid Maven 23.3 is a Task Force 51/5-led bilateral exercise between MARCENT and the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces designed to improve interoperability, strengthen partner-nation relationships in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and improve both individual and bilateral unit readiness.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Angel Ponce

A U.S. Marine with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, sets security with an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during the conduct of a simulated airfield seizure during Marine Aviation Support Activity 23 at Parades Air Station, Philippines, July 13, 2023. MASA is a bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Marine Corps, aimed at enhancing interoperability and coordination focused on aviation-related capabilities. During MASA 23, Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Marines conduct approximately twenty different training evolutions, including live-fire, air assaults, and subject matter expert exchanges across aviation, ground, and logistics capabilities.

A U.S. Marine with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, sets security with an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during the conduct of a simulated airfield seizure during Marine Aviation Support Activity 23 at Parades Air Station, Philippines, July 13, 2023. MASA is a bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Marine Corps, aimed at enhancing interoperability and coordination focused on aviation-related capabilities. During MASA 23, Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Marines conduct approximately twenty different training evolutions, including live-fire, air assaults, and subject matter expert exchanges across aviation, ground, and logistics capabilities.

Photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio

U.S. Marines with Lima Company 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, Marine Corps Forces Reserve, race to assemble and disassemble the Colombian standard-issue rifle under the guidance of Colombian instructors during UNITAS LXIV aboard Escuela de Formación de Infantería Marina Coveñas in Coveñas, Colombia, July 12, 2023. The blindfolds add an extra challenge after the Marines have already familiarized themselves with the Colombian standard-issue rifles. UNITAS focuses on strengthening our existing regional partnerships and encouraging the establishment of new relationships through the exchange of maritime mission-focused knowledge and expertise.

U.S. Marines with Lima Company 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, Marine Corps Forces Reserve, race to assemble and disassemble the Colombian standard-issue rifle under the guidance of Colombian instructors during UNITAS LXIV aboard Escuela de Formación de Infantería Marina Coveñas in Coveñas, Colombia, July 12, 2023. The blindfolds add an extra challenge after the Marines have already familiarized themselves with the Colombian standard-issue rifles. UNITAS focuses on strengthening our existing regional partnerships and encouraging the establishment of new relationships through the exchange of maritime mission-focused knowledge and expertise.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel Qin

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Leo Tauke fires an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during a live-fire range at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, June 29, 2023. Live-fire training is used to sustain tactical proficiency and combat marksmanship skills. Tauke, a native of De Soto, Iowa, is a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 6th Marines and is currently forward-deployed with 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division in the Indo-Pacific under the Unit Deployment Program.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Leo Tauke fires an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during a live-fire range at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, June 29, 2023. Live-fire training is used to sustain tactical proficiency and combat marksmanship skills. Tauke, a native of De Soto, Iowa, is a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 6th Marines and is currently forward-deployed with 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division in the Indo-Pacific under the Unit Deployment Program.

Photo by Courtesy Photo

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. William M. Jurney, left, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, and Indonesian Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Nur Alamsyah, commandant, Korps Marinir Republik Indonesia, deliver remarks during the closing ceremony of the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium, Bali, Indonesia, July 13, 2023. PALS strengthens our interoperability and working relationships across a wide range of military operations – from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to complex expeditionary operations. This year's symposium hosted senior leaders from 24 participating nations who are committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific, with the objective of strengthening and developing regional relationships.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. William M. Jurney, left, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, and Indonesian Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Nur Alamsyah, commandant, Korps Marinir Republik Indonesia, deliver remarks during the closing ceremony of the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium, Bali, Indonesia, July 13, 2023. PALS strengthens our interoperability and working relationships across a wide range of military operations – from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to complex expeditionary operations. This year's symposium hosted senior leaders from 24 participating nations who are committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific, with the objective of strengthening and developing regional relationships.

Photo by Cpl. Arianna Lindheimer

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Michael O’Brien, Commanding Officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, discusses the capabilities of a U.S. Marine Corps F-35C Lightning II aircraft with Air Commodore Peter Robinson, Commander of Air Combat Group, Royal Australian Air Force, and Wing Commander Adrian Kiely, Commanding Officer of RAAF No. 3 Squadron, while touring RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia, June 28, 2023. The tour allowed for U.S. Marine Corps and Australian military leadership to view on-going unit-level and bilateral training events designed to enhance U.S.-Australian relationships and further develop and sustain capabilities in the Indo-Pacific Region. O’Brien is a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania native.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Michael O’Brien, Commanding Officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, discusses the capabilities of a U.S. Marine Corps F-35C Lightning II aircraft with Air Commodore Peter Robinson, Commander of Air Combat Group, Royal Australian Air Force, and Wing Commander Adrian Kiely, Commanding Officer of RAAF No. 3 Squadron, while touring RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia, June 28, 2023. The tour allowed for U.S. Marine Corps and Australian military leadership to view on-going unit-level and bilateral training events designed to enhance U.S.-Australian relationships and further develop and sustain capabilities in the Indo-Pacific Region. O’Brien is a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania native.

Photo by Courtesy Photo

U.S. Marine Corps Private First Class Alexiander Sigrah, a Kosrae native and an automotive maintenance technician with Task Force Koa Moana 23, is promoted to the rank of Private First Class in Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia, July 4, 2023. “I am excited to be able to go back home and fix a lot of stuff that I’ve always wanted to be involved in helping with,” said Sigrah. Task Force Koa Moana deployed to the Indo-Pacific to strengthen relationships with Pacific Island partners through bilateral and multilateral security cooperation and community engagements.

U.S. Marine Corps Private First Class Alexiander Sigrah, a Kosrae native and an automotive maintenance technician with Task Force Koa Moana 23, is promoted to the rank of Private First Class in Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia, July 4, 2023. “I am excited to be able to go back home and fix a lot of stuff that I’ve always wanted to be involved in helping with,” said Sigrah. Task Force Koa Moana deployed to the Indo-Pacific to strengthen relationships with Pacific Island partners through bilateral and multilateral security cooperation and community engagements.

Photo by Courtesy Photo

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, fire off a Carl-Gustaf 84mm Recoilless Rifle while conducting a live fire exercise during Intrepid Maven 23.4, July 7, 2023. Intrepid Maven is a bilateral exercise between U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Central Command and Jordanian Armed Forces designed to improve interoperability, strengthen partner-nation relationships in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, and improve both individual and bilateral unit readiness.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, fire off a Carl-Gustaf 84mm Recoilless Rifle while conducting a live fire exercise during Intrepid Maven 23.4, July 7, 2023. Intrepid Maven is a bilateral exercise between U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Central Command and Jordanian Armed Forces designed to improve interoperability, strengthen partner-nation relationships in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, and improve both individual and bilateral unit readiness.

Photo by Cpl. Keegan Bailey

U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, fly in formation during а trans-Pacific flight en route to Marine Aviation Support Activity 23, at sea, July 8, 2023. MASA is a bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of Philippines and the U.S. Marine Corps, aimed at enhancing interoperability and coordination focused on aviation-related capabilities.

U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, fly in formation during а trans-Pacific flight en route to Marine Aviation Support Activity 23, at sea, July 8, 2023. MASA is a bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of Philippines and the U.S. Marine Corps, aimed at enhancing interoperability and coordination focused on aviation-related capabilities.

Photo by Courtesy Photo

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Troy E. Black passes the colors to Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger during a relinquishment of command ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C. on July 10, 2023.

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Troy E. Black passes the colors to Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger during a relinquishment of command ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C. on July 10, 2023.

Photo by SSgt. Kelsey Dornfeld

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Shawn Voehringer, an electrical equipment engineer with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, rappels out of an MV-22 Osprey during a helicopter rope suspension techniques course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I MEF, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 14, 2023. The helicopter rope suspension techniques course creates HRST masters capable of supporting fast rope, rappel, and special patrol insertion/extraction operations from any U.S. Marine Corps helicopter and tiltrotor aircraft to insert and extract ground forces into or from rough terrain and urban areas. Voehringer is a native of Beckley, West Virginia.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Shawn Voehringer, an electrical equipment engineer with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, rappels out of an MV-22 Osprey during a helicopter rope suspension techniques course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I MEF, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 14, 2023. The helicopter rope suspension techniques course creates HRST masters capable of supporting fast rope, rappel, and special patrol insertion/extraction operations from any U.S. Marine Corps helicopter and tiltrotor aircraft to insert and extract ground forces into or from rough terrain and urban areas. Voehringer is a native of Beckley, West Virginia.

Photo by Cpl. Dean Gurule

LtCol Radigan MIU ITX 4-23

LtCol Radigan MIU ITX 4-23

Photo by USMC

LtCol Radigan MIU ITX 4-23

LtCol Radigan MIU ITX 4-23

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew Cobb, a rifleman with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, leads a military working mule through an arena during Animal Packers Course 23-1 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, June 18, 2023. Animal Packers Course teaches personnel to load and maintain pack animals for military applications in difficult terrain with mission-essential gear.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew Cobb, a rifleman with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, leads a military working mule through an arena during Animal Packers Course 23-1 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, June 18, 2023. Animal Packers Course teaches personnel to load and maintain pack animals for military applications in difficult terrain with mission-essential gear.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty