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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Gordon Adams, top, a machine gunner assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, points at targets as Cpl. Vince Silva, a machine gunner assigned to BLT 2/4, 13th MEU, fires an M240B machine gun mounted to a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle during a deck shoot aboard the amphibious transport dock USS John P. Murtha, April 18, 2023. The 13th MEU is embarked with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island and the amphibious transport dock ships USS Anchorage and John P. Murtha, and operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 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 region.

Photo by Cpl Quince D. Bisard

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Nathan S. Marvel, right, the outgoing commanding officer for Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and Col. Jeremie N. Hester, the incoming commanding officer of MAG-39, 3rd MAW, participate in a change of command ceremony on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, June 23, 2023. The change of command ceremony signifies the transition to new leadership and a continuation of the unit’s constant preparedness to fight and win. The mission of MAG-39 is to provide combat-ready naval expeditionary forces capable of conducting task organized combat aviation support, aviation ground support, and aviation logistics. Marvel is a Eureka, Montana, Native; Hester is a Camden, Illinois, native.

Photo by Cpl. Daniel Childs

U.S. Marines participate in a squad weapons range during the Warrant Officer Basic Course 1-23 at The Basic School, Quantico, Virginia Feb. 9, 2023. WOBC is designed to train and educate newly appointed and commissioned warrant officers in a variety of skills required to transition from enlisted Marine to officer, with particular emphasis on the duties, responsibilities and warfighting skills required of a rifle platoon commander.

Photo by Warrant Officer Akeel Austin

U.S. Marines participate in a field exercise during the Warrant Officer Basic Course 1-23 at The Basic School, Quantico, Virginia Feb. 9, 2023. WOBC is designed to train and educate newly appointed and commissioned warrant officers in a variety of skills required to transition from enlisted Marine to officer, with particular emphasis on the duties, responsibilities and warfighting skills required of a rifle platoon commander.

Photo by Akeel Austin

U.S. Marine Corps Private Bodar prepares to fire a rifle grenade using a M1 grand A 22 mm adapter with Mk.2 fragmentation grenade. Propelled by a blank cartridge inserted into the chamber of the rifle. A 22 mm grenade adapter can range from a powerful anti-tank round to a simple finned tube with a fragmentation hand grenade attached as seen in the photo. Original 1950’s caption: Under the watchful eye of an instructor, Private Bodar is all set to fire a hand grenade that is fitted into an adapter for use with the rifle at the grenade range.

Photo by Charles Wolf

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hunter Wheatley, left, a motor vehicle operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, throws an M67 grenade while being directed by Sgt. Maj. Jaime Lerma, right, the sergeant major of CLB-4 during an M67 Grenade range on Combined Arms Training Center Fuji, June 23, 2023. CLB-4 conducted a grenade range to foster force readiness and condition warfighting skills.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez

U.S. Marine Corps Pvt. Bruno, the mascot of Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Western Recruiting Region, conducts a plank for the physical fitness test at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, June 26, 2023. The mascot's job is to boost morale, participate in outreach work, and attend events and ceremonies.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Francisco Angel

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alan Martinezbenegas, a satellite transmissions system operator with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, monitors network status during Exercise Vanguard on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 8, 2023. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific regions information environment, and supports Marine Air Ground Task Force operations with communications, intelligence, and supporting arms liaison capabilities.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph E. DeMarcus

A Marine Corps Wideband System-Expeditionary Terminal is utilized during Exercise Vanguard on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 8, 2023. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific regions information environment, and supports Marine Air Ground Task Force operations with communications, intelligence, and supporting arms liaison capabilities.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph E. DeMarcus

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Deven Diaz fires an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during fireteam maneuver training at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, June 22, 2023. Fireteam training allows Marines to refine small-unit tactics and develop proficiency before executing combined arms-training. Diaz, a native of Hialeah, Florida, 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 Cpl. Noah Masog

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cody Poafpybitty, an automatic rifleman with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 23d Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, crosses a gorge using a one-rope bridge during Mountain Training Exercise 4-23 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, June 17, 2023. A one-rope bridge is a complex rope system that is utilized to cross narrow valleys between hills or mountains. Poafpybitty is a native of Pyramid Lake Reservation, NV.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samwel Tabancay

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mark Bernal, a landing support specialist with 3d Littoral Logistics Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, receives a package from a TRV-50 Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System as it lands to resupply U.S. Marines in the field during Balikatan 23 in Cerab, Philippines, April 21, 2023. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Bernal is a native of San Antonio, Texas.

Photo by Cpl. Tyler Andrews

U.S. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion fast rope from a UH-1Y Venom helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169 during Fuji Viper at Camp Fuji, Japan, June 21, 2023. Fuji Viper provides 1st Marine Aircraft Wing with realistic training opportunities to exercise combined arms and maintain proficiency, lethality, and readiness.

Photo by Cpl. Kyle Chan

U.S. Marines from 4th Civil Affairs Group, Marine Corps Advisor Company-A, and 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company participate in a simulated community relations exercise while conducting Military Operations on Urban Terrain on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, June 13, 2023. This wargame event focused on Naval Engagement concepts with the goal of building and maintaining regional maritime access and influence at echelon across the phases of competition, crisis, and conflict. The wargame was the initial training event within the larger Force Headquarters Groups, Marine Forces Reserve, Naval Engagement Exercise 23 intended to increase combat readiness and validate the Naval Engagement Concept in support of Force Design.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joaquin Dela Torre

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Nkundimana Claude, a fire team leader assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, is pinned as a 2nd Lt. during his commissioning ceremony at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, June 17, 2023. Claude moved to the United States from Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa and enlisted in the Marine Corps to become a U.S. citizen. He then graduated from Texas State University and commissioned as an officer.

Photo by Cpl. Ryan Schmid

A U.S. Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicle with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit provides security for aerial insertion while executing an amphibious assault during Composite Training Unit Exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 2, 2023. The amphibious assault rehearsed the utilization of Marines to move from ship to shore and secure objectives for follow-on actions. C2X is the last exercise in the pre-deployment training program for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group.

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The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan and Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall form a strait transit formation behind the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde during Composite Training Unit Exercise, Atlantic Ocean, May 21, 2023. The strait transit simulated the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan, Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Cater Hall and Mesa Verde comping into contact with and receiving and returning enemy fire from small boats while in formation. C2X is the last at-sea period of the Pre-deployment Training Program for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group.

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U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Nkundimana Claude, a fire team leader assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, is pinned as a 2nd Lt. during his commissioning ceremony at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, June 17, 2023. Claude moved to the United States from Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa and enlisted in the Marine Corps to become a U.S. citizen. He then graduated from Texas State University and commissioned as an officer.

Photo by Cpl. Ryan Schmid

A U.S. Marine fires an M240B machine gun during a live-fire range at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, June 14, 2023. Live-fire training allows Marines deployed to Japan to build proficiency through realistic training scenarios, increasing force readiness. The Marines executing the training are with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines and are forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

Photo by Courtesy Photo

U.S. Marine Corps GySgt. David A. Waterfield Jr., Training Chief, Marine Corps Aircraft Rescue and Firefighter Specialist, Aircraft Rescue Firefighting, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay leads a period of instruction during the culminating event of a Martial Arts Instructor course on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 9, 2023. MAI courses certify Marines to instruct and monitor Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training and advance Marines in belt levels. MCMAP is a synergy of mental, character, and physical disciplines, and in concert with Marine Corps leadership principles, training in these three disciplines enhances the Marine both on and off the battlefield.

Photo by Cpl. Arianna Lindheimer