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U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Travis Main, a ground operations specialist with Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires a mounted .50 caliber machine gun during an immediate action upon contact exercise at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, April 2, 2024. Marines conducted the exercises utilizing joint light tactical vehicles to ensure rapid and effective response to enemy threats and enhance combat readiness. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Travis Main, a ground operations specialist with Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires a mounted .50 caliber machine gun during an immediate action upon contact exercise at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, April 2, 2024. Marines conducted the exercises utilizing joint light tactical vehicles to ensure rapid and effective response to enemy threats and enhance combat readiness. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Osmar Gutierrez

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jonathan Cerecedes, left, a Surprise, Arizona, native and watch commander with Provost Marshal Office, Maj. Michael Flanigan, Security Battalion's executive officer, both with Marine Corps Base Quantico, and retired Master Sgt. Bradley Harding conduct a meritorious promotion ceremony at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Virginia, April 5, 2024. Cerecedes competed with approximately 13,000 staff sergeants in the Marine Corps for 21 slots to meritoriously promote to gunnery sergeant, and beat about 99 percent of the Marines for that promotion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sean R. LeClaire)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jonathan Cerecedes, left, a Surprise, Arizona, native and watch commander with Provost Marshal Office, Maj. Michael Flanigan, Security Battalion's executive officer, both with Marine Corps Base Quantico, and retired Master Sgt. Bradley Harding conduct a meritorious promotion ceremony at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Virginia, April 5, 2024. Cerecedes competed with approximately 13,000 staff sergeants in the Marine Corps for 21 slots to meritoriously promote to gunnery sergeant, and beat about 99 percent of the Marines for that promotion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sean R. LeClaire)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sean LeClaire

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jonathan Cerecedes, left, a Surprise, Arizona, native and watch commander with Provost Marshal Office, Maj. Michael Flanigan, Security Battalion's executive officer, both with Marine Corps Base Quantico, and retired Master Sgt. Bradley Harding conduct a meritorious promotion ceremony at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Virginia, April 5, 2024. Cerecedes competed with approximately 13,000 staff sergeants in the Marine Corps for 21 slots to meritoriously promote to gunnery sergeant, and beat about 99 percent of the Marines for that promotion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sean R. LeClaire)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jonathan Cerecedes, left, a Surprise, Arizona, native and watch commander with Provost Marshal Office, Maj. Michael Flanigan, Security Battalion's executive officer, both with Marine Corps Base Quantico, and retired Master Sgt. Bradley Harding conduct a meritorious promotion ceremony at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Virginia, April 5, 2024. Cerecedes competed with approximately 13,000 staff sergeants in the Marine Corps for 21 slots to meritoriously promote to gunnery sergeant, and beat about 99 percent of the Marines for that promotion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sean R. LeClaire)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sean LeClaire

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jonathan Cerecedes, a Surprise, Arizona, native and watch commander with Provost Marshal Office on Marine Corps Base Quantico, conducts his meritorious promotion ceremony to gunnery sergeant at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Virginia, April 5, 2024. Cerecedes competed with approximately 13,000 staff sergeants in the Marine Corps for 21 slots to meritoriously promote to gunnery sergeant, and beat about 99 percent of the Marines for that promotion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sean R. LeClaire)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jonathan Cerecedes, a Surprise, Arizona, native and watch commander with Provost Marshal Office on Marine Corps Base Quantico, conducts his meritorious promotion ceremony to gunnery sergeant at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Virginia, April 5, 2024. Cerecedes competed with approximately 13,000 staff sergeants in the Marine Corps for 21 slots to meritoriously promote to gunnery sergeant, and beat about 99 percent of the Marines for that promotion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sean R. LeClaire)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sean LeClaire

Members of the Demonstration & Assessment Team Battle Laboratory Division brief US Marines, civilian contractors, and foreign military leadership regarding the Stern Landing Vessel, a modified oil-rig industry off-shore support vessel, in order to inform them of potential safety hazards as part of Project Convergence Capstone 4, March 5, 2024 at the Del Mar Boat Basin, Camp Pendleton, CA. PC-C4 provided a unique opportunity for multiple Services and allies and partners to test the interoperability and integration of technologies and systems critical for responding to global contingencies and crises. PC-C4 is an Army-hosted, all-Service and multinational experiment. During PC-C4, the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory tested new technologies and capabilities and emerging concepts, including the multi-domain corridor. The Marine Corps’ participation in PC-C4 supported Force Design initiatives, integrated Joint force and Coalition capabilities into experimentation, and demonstrated the Marine Corps' commitment to the Joint Warfighting Concept.

Members of the Demonstration & Assessment Team Battle Laboratory Division brief US Marines, civilian contractors, and foreign military leadership regarding the Stern Landing Vessel, a modified oil-rig industry off-shore support vessel, in order to inform them of potential safety hazards as part of Project Convergence Capstone 4, March 5, 2024 at the Del Mar Boat Basin, Camp Pendleton, CA. PC-C4 provided a unique opportunity for multiple Services and allies and partners to test the interoperability and integration of technologies and systems critical for responding to global contingencies and crises. PC-C4 is an Army-hosted, all-Service and multinational experiment. During PC-C4, the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory tested new technologies and capabilities and emerging concepts, including the multi-domain corridor. The Marine Corps’ participation in PC-C4 supported Force Design initiatives, integrated Joint force and Coalition capabilities into experimentation, and demonstrated the Marine Corps' commitment to the Joint Warfighting Concept.

Photo by Kevin Ray Salvador

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl Elijah Scott, a Tupelo, Mississippi native, air traffic control navigational aids technician assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, listens to a radio during an expeditionary air traffic control exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructors course 2-24, at Hawk Eye, Arizona, March 28, 2024. WTI is an advanced graduate-level course that provides advanced tactical training to enhance and employ advanced aviation weapons and tactics.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl Elijah Scott, a Tupelo, Mississippi native, air traffic control navigational aids technician assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, listens to a radio during an expeditionary air traffic control exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructors course 2-24, at Hawk Eye, Arizona, March 28, 2024. WTI is an advanced graduate-level course that provides advanced tactical training to enhance and employ advanced aviation weapons and tactics.

Photo by Cpl. Tyler Raab

U.S. Marines assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, exit a CH-53E Super Stallion attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th MEU, for an amphibious landing during Exercise Tiger TRIUMPH at Kakinada Beach, India, March 27, 2024. Tiger TRIUMPH enables U.S. and Indian Armed Forces to improve interoperability and bilateral, joint, and service readiness in the Indian Ocean region and beyond to better achieve mutual regional security objectives.

U.S. Marines assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, exit a CH-53E Super Stallion attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th MEU, for an amphibious landing during Exercise Tiger TRIUMPH at Kakinada Beach, India, March 27, 2024. Tiger TRIUMPH enables U.S. and Indian Armed Forces to improve interoperability and bilateral, joint, and service readiness in the Indian Ocean region and beyond to better achieve mutual regional security objectives.

Photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Parrish Hall II, a native of Michigan and a UH-1Y Venom crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167, fires a GAU-17A minigun during a flight over the coast of North Carolina, March 26, 2024. HMLA-167 conducted precision-guided munitions delivery to familiarize designated pilots and ordnance personnel with proper procedures for firing and handling multiple ordnance types. The live-fire training allowed HMLA-167 to enhance integration with the joint force while training in aviation operations in maritime-surface warfare.

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Parrish Hall II, a native of Michigan and a UH-1Y Venom crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167, fires a GAU-17A minigun during a flight over the coast of North Carolina, March 26, 2024. HMLA-167 conducted precision-guided munitions delivery to familiarize designated pilots and ordnance personnel with proper procedures for firing and handling multiple ordnance types. The live-fire training allowed HMLA-167 to enhance integration with the joint force while training in aviation operations in maritime-surface warfare.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Orlanys Diaz Figueroa

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3 unload baggage from a Boeing 777 at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, March 24, 2024. MRF-D 24.3 is part of an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and Allies and partners and provide a forward-postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Cristian L. Bestul)

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3 unload baggage from a Boeing 777 at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, March 24, 2024. MRF-D 24.3 is part of an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and Allies and partners and provide a forward-postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Cristian L. Bestul)

Photo by Sgt. Cristian Bestul

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Brian Mulvihill, right, the commanding officer of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, shakes hands with Royal Australian Navy Capt. Mitchell Livingstone, the commanding officer of Headquarters Northern Command at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, March 24, 2024. MRF-D 24.3 is part of an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and Allies and partners and provide a forward-postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. Mulvihill is a native of New York. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Cristian L. Bestul)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Brian Mulvihill, right, the commanding officer of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, shakes hands with Royal Australian Navy Capt. Mitchell Livingstone, the commanding officer of Headquarters Northern Command at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, March 24, 2024. MRF-D 24.3 is part of an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and Allies and partners and provide a forward-postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. Mulvihill is a native of New York. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Cristian L. Bestul)

Photo by Sgt. Cristian Bestul

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Brian Mulvihill, right, the commanding officer of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, meets Royal Australian Navy Capt. Mitchell Livingstone, the commanding officer of Headquarters Northern Command at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, March 24, 2024. MRF-D 24.3 is part of an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and Allies and partners and provide a forward-postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. Mulvihill is a native of New York. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Cristian L. Bestul)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Brian Mulvihill, right, the commanding officer of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, meets Royal Australian Navy Capt. Mitchell Livingstone, the commanding officer of Headquarters Northern Command at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, March 24, 2024. MRF-D 24.3 is part of an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and Allies and partners and provide a forward-postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. Mulvihill is a native of New York. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Cristian L. Bestul)

Photo by Sgt. Cristian Bestul

As we continue to mourn the loss of General Alfred M. Gray, 29th Commandant of the Marine Corps, we reflect on his service and the lasting impression he left on the Corps.

As we continue to mourn the loss of General Alfred M. Gray, 29th Commandant of the Marine Corps, we reflect on his service and the lasting impression he left on the Corps.

Photo by Sgt. Karen Amaro

U.S. Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 293rd Infantry Regiment, Indiana Army National Guard, and Republic of India service members assigned to 2nd Madras Regiment, 91st Infantry Brigade, prepare to search a simulated building during a bilateral training rehearsal as part of Exercise Tiger TRIUMPH in Visakhapatnam, India, March 23, 2024. Tiger TRIUMPH is a U.S.-India tri-service amphibious exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief readiness and interoperability. Tiger TRIUMPH enables U.S. and Indian Armed Forces to improve interoperability and bilateral, joint, and service readiness in the Indian Ocean region and beyond to better achieve mutual regional security objectives.

U.S. Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 293rd Infantry Regiment, Indiana Army National Guard, and Republic of India service members assigned to 2nd Madras Regiment, 91st Infantry Brigade, prepare to search a simulated building during a bilateral training rehearsal as part of Exercise Tiger TRIUMPH in Visakhapatnam, India, March 23, 2024. Tiger TRIUMPH is a U.S.-India tri-service amphibious exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief readiness and interoperability. Tiger TRIUMPH enables U.S. and Indian Armed Forces to improve interoperability and bilateral, joint, and service readiness in the Indian Ocean region and beyond to better achieve mutual regional security objectives.

Photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker

Republic of India service members, U.S. Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Sailors assigned to the amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25), stand together in formation during the opening ceremony of Exercise Tiger TRIUMPH in Visakhapatnam, India, March 19, 2024. Tiger TRIUMPH is a U.S.-India tri-service amphibious exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief readiness and interoperability. Tiger TRIUMPH enables U.S. and Indian Armed Forces to improve interoperability and bilateral, joint, and service readiness in the Indian Ocean region and beyond to better achieve mutual regional security objectives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)

Republic of India service members, U.S. Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Sailors assigned to the amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25), stand together in formation during the opening ceremony of Exercise Tiger TRIUMPH in Visakhapatnam, India, March 19, 2024. Tiger TRIUMPH is a U.S.-India tri-service amphibious exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief readiness and interoperability. Tiger TRIUMPH enables U.S. and Indian Armed Forces to improve interoperability and bilateral, joint, and service readiness in the Indian Ocean region and beyond to better achieve mutual regional security objectives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)

Photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker

U.S. Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Sailors assigned to the amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) march during the opening ceremony of Exercise Tiger TRIUMPH in Visakhapatnam, India, March 19, 2024. Tiger TRIUMPH is a U.S.-India tri-service amphibious exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief readiness and interoperability. Tiger TRIUMPH enables U.S. and Indian Armed Forces to improve interoperability and bilateral, joint, and service readiness in the Indian Ocean region and beyond to better achieve mutual regional security objectives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)

U.S. Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Sailors assigned to the amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) march during the opening ceremony of Exercise Tiger TRIUMPH in Visakhapatnam, India, March 19, 2024. Tiger TRIUMPH is a U.S.-India tri-service amphibious exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief readiness and interoperability. Tiger TRIUMPH enables U.S. and Indian Armed Forces to improve interoperability and bilateral, joint, and service readiness in the Indian Ocean region and beyond to better achieve mutual regional security objectives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)

Photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker

Distinguished visitors stand at attention for the playing of the U.S. and Indian national anthems during the opening ceremony of Exercise Tiger TRIUMPH in Visakhapatnam, India, March 19, 2024. Tiger TRIUMPH is a U.S.-India tri-service amphibious exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief readiness and interoperability. Tiger TRIUMPH enables U.S. and Indian Armed Forces to improve interoperability and bilateral, joint, and service readiness in the Indian Ocean region and beyond to better achieve mutual regional security objectives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)

Distinguished visitors stand at attention for the playing of the U.S. and Indian national anthems during the opening ceremony of Exercise Tiger TRIUMPH in Visakhapatnam, India, March 19, 2024. Tiger TRIUMPH is a U.S.-India tri-service amphibious exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief readiness and interoperability. Tiger TRIUMPH enables U.S. and Indian Armed Forces to improve interoperability and bilateral, joint, and service readiness in the Indian Ocean region and beyond to better achieve mutual regional security objectives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)

Photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker

Distinguished visitors and commanders participate in a press conference during the opening ceremony of Exercise Tiger TRIUMPH in Visakhapatnam, India, March 19, 2024. Tiger TRIUMPH is a U.S.-India tri-service amphibious exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief readiness and interoperability. Tiger TRIUMPH enables U.S. and Indian Armed Forces to improve interoperability and bilateral, joint, and service readiness in the Indian Ocean region and beyond to better achieve mutual regional security objectives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)

Distinguished visitors and commanders participate in a press conference during the opening ceremony of Exercise Tiger TRIUMPH in Visakhapatnam, India, March 19, 2024. Tiger TRIUMPH is a U.S.-India tri-service amphibious exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief readiness and interoperability. Tiger TRIUMPH enables U.S. and Indian Armed Forces to improve interoperability and bilateral, joint, and service readiness in the Indian Ocean region and beyond to better achieve mutual regional security objectives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)

Photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Pullman, left, and Cpl. Ryan Roberts, right, execute a close-quarters combat drill during Warrior Shield 24 at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, Pocheon, South Korea, March 6, 2024. Warrior Shield 24 is an annual joint, combined exercise held on the Korean Peninsula that seeks to strengthen the combined defensive capabilities of ROK and U.S. forces. This routine, regularly scheduled, field training exercise provides the ROK and U.S. Marines the opportunity to rehearse combined operations, exchange knowledge, and demonstrate the strength and capabilities of the ROK-U.S. Alliance. Pullman, a native of South Carolina, and Roberts, a native of Pennsylvania, are mortarmen with 2nd Battalion 8th Marine Regiment and is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Pullman, left, and Cpl. Ryan Roberts, right, execute a close-quarters combat drill during Warrior Shield 24 at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, Pocheon, South Korea, March 6, 2024. Warrior Shield 24 is an annual joint, combined exercise held on the Korean Peninsula that seeks to strengthen the combined defensive capabilities of ROK and U.S. forces. This routine, regularly scheduled, field training exercise provides the ROK and U.S. Marines the opportunity to rehearse combined operations, exchange knowledge, and demonstrate the strength and capabilities of the ROK-U.S. Alliance. Pullman, a native of South Carolina, and Roberts, a native of Pennsylvania, are mortarmen with 2nd Battalion 8th Marine Regiment and is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Morales

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Benjamin Frazier, an intel instructor with Marine Corps Detachment Dam Neck, Virginia, was congratulated by another Marine after being awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for saving the life of a fellow Marine at Naval Air Station Dam Neck, Virginia, March 21, 2024. Since December 6, 1941, this medal has been awarded to Sailors and Marines that have distinguished themselves through heroic or meritorious service.

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Benjamin Frazier, an intel instructor with Marine Corps Detachment Dam Neck, Virginia, was congratulated by another Marine after being awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for saving the life of a fellow Marine at Naval Air Station Dam Neck, Virginia, March 21, 2024. Since December 6, 1941, this medal has been awarded to Sailors and Marines that have distinguished themselves through heroic or meritorious service.

Photo by Sgt. Hannah Adams

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Benjamin Frazier, an intel instructor with Marine Corps Detachment Dam Neck, Virginia, receives the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for saving the life of a fellow Marine at Naval Air Station Dam Neck, Virginia, March 21, 2024. Since December 6, 1941, this medal has been awarded to Sailors and Marines that have distinguished themselves through heroic or meritorious service.

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Benjamin Frazier, an intel instructor with Marine Corps Detachment Dam Neck, Virginia, receives the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for saving the life of a fellow Marine at Naval Air Station Dam Neck, Virginia, March 21, 2024. Since December 6, 1941, this medal has been awarded to Sailors and Marines that have distinguished themselves through heroic or meritorious service.

Photo by Sgt. Hannah Adams