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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lina Fuerte, a legal services specialist with the Defense Services Organization, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, poses for a photo with her Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (NAM) award citation on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 16, 2024. Fuerte was recognized as the Marine Corps Installations Command’s Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for 2023 and was awarded a NAM for her efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Zeta Johnson)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lina Fuerte, a legal services specialist with the Defense Services Organization, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, poses for a photo with her Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (NAM) award citation on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 16, 2024. Fuerte was recognized as the Marine Corps Installations Command’s Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for 2023 and was awarded a NAM for her efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Zeta Johnson)

Photo by Cpl. Zeta Johnson

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. David Schodowski observes a naval vessel through a Recon B2-FO Dual Channel Day/Night Thermal Biocular during a training evolution at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Jan. 23, 2024. The training experimented with the Littoral Reconnaissance Team concept while operating multiple advanced data collection systems and assets, such as the Stalker VXE30 small unmanned aerial system. Schodowski, a native of San Diego, is a scout sniper with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. David Schodowski observes a naval vessel through a Recon B2-FO Dual Channel Day/Night Thermal Biocular during a training evolution at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Jan. 23, 2024. The training experimented with the Littoral Reconnaissance Team concept while operating multiple advanced data collection systems and assets, such as the Stalker VXE30 small unmanned aerial system. Schodowski, a native of San Diego, is a scout sniper with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

Photo by Sgt. Jacqueline Parsons

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. David Schodowski observes a naval vessel through a Recon B2-FO Dual Channel Day/Night Thermal Biocular during a training evolution at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Jan. 23, 2024. The training experimented with the Littoral Reconnaissance Team concept while operating multiple advanced data collection systems and assets, such as the Stalker VXE30 small unmanned aerial system. Schodowski, a native of San Diego, is a scout sniper with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. David Schodowski observes a naval vessel through a Recon B2-FO Dual Channel Day/Night Thermal Biocular during a training evolution at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Jan. 23, 2024. The training experimented with the Littoral Reconnaissance Team concept while operating multiple advanced data collection systems and assets, such as the Stalker VXE30 small unmanned aerial system. Schodowski, a native of San Diego, is a scout sniper with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

Photo by Sgt. Jacqueline Parsons

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. David Schodowski observes a naval vessel through a Recon B2-FO Dual Channel Day/Night Thermal Biocular during a training evolution at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Jan. 23, 2024. The training experimented with the Littoral Reconnaissance Team concept while operating multiple advanced data collection systems and assets, such as the Stalker VXE30 small unmanned aerial system. Schodowski, a native of San Diego, is a scout sniper with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. David Schodowski observes a naval vessel through a Recon B2-FO Dual Channel Day/Night Thermal Biocular during a training evolution at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Jan. 23, 2024. The training experimented with the Littoral Reconnaissance Team concept while operating multiple advanced data collection systems and assets, such as the Stalker VXE30 small unmanned aerial system. Schodowski, a native of San Diego, is a scout sniper with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

Photo by Sgt. Jacqueline Parsons

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division confirm visual identification of a naval vessel during a training evolution at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Jan. 24, 2024. The training experimented with the Littoral Reconnaissance Team concept while operating multiple advanced data collection systems and assets, such as the Stalker VXE30 small unmanned aerial system. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division confirm visual identification of a naval vessel during a training evolution at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Jan. 24, 2024. The training experimented with the Littoral Reconnaissance Team concept while operating multiple advanced data collection systems and assets, such as the Stalker VXE30 small unmanned aerial system. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

Photo by Sgt. Jacqueline Parsons

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division confirm visual identification of a naval vessel during a training evolution at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Jan. 24, 2024. The training experimented with the Littoral Reconnaissance Team concept while operating multiple advanced data collection systems and assets, such as the Stalker VXE30 small unmanned aerial system. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division confirm visual identification of a naval vessel during a training evolution at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Jan. 24, 2024. The training experimented with the Littoral Reconnaissance Team concept while operating multiple advanced data collection systems and assets, such as the Stalker VXE30 small unmanned aerial system. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

Photo by Sgt. Jacqueline Parsons

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division confirm visual identification of a naval vessel during a training evolution at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Jan. 24, 2024. The training experimented with the Littoral Reconnaissance Team concept while operating multiple advanced data collection systems and assets, such as the Stalker VXE30 small unmanned aerial system. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division confirm visual identification of a naval vessel during a training evolution at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Jan. 24, 2024. The training experimented with the Littoral Reconnaissance Team concept while operating multiple advanced data collection systems and assets, such as the Stalker VXE30 small unmanned aerial system. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

Photo by Sgt. Jacqueline Parsons

A Stalker VXE30 unmanned aerial system conducts a vertical take-off during a training evolution at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Jan. 23, 2024. During the training, 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division experimented with the Littoral Reconnaissance Team concept while operating multiple advanced data collection systems and assets, such as the Stalker VXE30 small unmanned aerial system. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

A Stalker VXE30 unmanned aerial system conducts a vertical take-off during a training evolution at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Jan. 23, 2024. During the training, 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division experimented with the Littoral Reconnaissance Team concept while operating multiple advanced data collection systems and assets, such as the Stalker VXE30 small unmanned aerial system. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

Photo by Sgt. Jacqueline Parsons

A Stalker VXE30 unmanned aerial system conducts a vertical take-off during a training evolution at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Jan. 23, 2024. During the training, 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division experimented with the Littoral Reconnaissance Team concept while operating multiple advanced data collection systems and assets, such as the Stalker VXE30 small unmanned aerial system. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

A Stalker VXE30 unmanned aerial system conducts a vertical take-off during a training evolution at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Jan. 23, 2024. During the training, 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division experimented with the Littoral Reconnaissance Team concept while operating multiple advanced data collection systems and assets, such as the Stalker VXE30 small unmanned aerial system. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

Photo by Sgt. Jacqueline Parsons

A Stalker VXE30 unmanned aerial system conducts a vertical take-off during a training evolution at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Jan. 23, 2024. During the training, 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division experimented with the Littoral Reconnaissance Team concept while operating multiple advanced data collection systems and assets, such as the Stalker VXE30 small unmanned aerial system. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

A Stalker VXE30 unmanned aerial system conducts a vertical take-off during a training evolution at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Jan. 23, 2024. During the training, 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division experimented with the Littoral Reconnaissance Team concept while operating multiple advanced data collection systems and assets, such as the Stalker VXE30 small unmanned aerial system. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

Photo by Sgt. Jacqueline Parsons

A U.S. Marine with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division remotely controls a small unmanned aircraft system during a training evolution at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Jan. 24, 2024. The training experimented with the Littoral Reconnaissance Team concept while operating multiple advanced data collection systems and assets, such as the Stalker VXE30 small unmanned aerial system. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

A U.S. Marine with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division remotely controls a small unmanned aircraft system during a training evolution at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Jan. 24, 2024. The training experimented with the Littoral Reconnaissance Team concept while operating multiple advanced data collection systems and assets, such as the Stalker VXE30 small unmanned aerial system. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

Photo by Sgt. Jacqueline Parsons

A U.S. Marine with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division remotely controls a small unmanned aircraft system during a training evolution at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Jan. 24, 2024. The training experimented with the Littoral Reconnaissance Team concept while operating multiple advanced data collection systems and assets, such as the Stalker VXE30 small unmanned aerial system. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

A U.S. Marine with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division remotely controls a small unmanned aircraft system during a training evolution at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Jan. 24, 2024. The training experimented with the Littoral Reconnaissance Team concept while operating multiple advanced data collection systems and assets, such as the Stalker VXE30 small unmanned aerial system. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

Photo by Sgt. Jacqueline Parsons

A U.S. Marine with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division remotely controls a small unmanned aircraft system during a training evolution at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Jan. 24, 2024. The training experimented with the Littoral Reconnaissance Team concept while operating multiple advanced data collection systems and assets, such as the Stalker VXE30 small unmanned aerial system. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

A U.S. Marine with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division remotely controls a small unmanned aircraft system during a training evolution at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Jan. 24, 2024. The training experimented with the Littoral Reconnaissance Team concept while operating multiple advanced data collection systems and assets, such as the Stalker VXE30 small unmanned aerial system. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

Photo by Sgt. Jacqueline Parsons

Richard Johnson, a combat artist with the Marine Corps Combat Art Program, finishes a drawing from his barracks room in Bardufoss, Norway, Feb. 5, 2024. Johnson drew a Norwegian soldier who was standing guard in Setermoen, Norway. Combat artists capture hidden moments in military life and immortalize them through coal, ink, graphite and wax, preserving the emotion and details of the moments for generations of Marines. NR 24 is a Norwegian national readiness and defense exercise designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting in a challenging arctic environment. This exercise will  test military activities ranging from the reception of allied and partner reinforcements and command and control interoperability to combined joint operations, maritime prepositioning force logistics, integration with NATO militaries and reacting against an adversary force during a dynamic training environment.

Richard Johnson, a combat artist with the Marine Corps Combat Art Program, finishes a drawing from his barracks room in Bardufoss, Norway, Feb. 5, 2024. Johnson drew a Norwegian soldier who was standing guard in Setermoen, Norway. Combat artists capture hidden moments in military life and immortalize them through coal, ink, graphite and wax, preserving the emotion and details of the moments for generations of Marines. NR 24 is a Norwegian national readiness and defense exercise designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting in a challenging arctic environment. This exercise will  test military activities ranging from the reception of allied and partner reinforcements and command and control interoperability to combined joint operations, maritime prepositioning force logistics, integration with NATO militaries and reacting against an adversary force during a dynamic training environment.

Photo by Master Sgt. Jon Holmes

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Reynolds, an ammunition officer assigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force and a combat artist with the Marine Corps Combat Art Program, finishes a drawing from his barracks room in Bardufoss, Norway. The Marine depicted in the illustration trained to prepare for the cold weather ahead of NATO exercise Nordic Response, Feb. 5, 2024. Combat artists capture hidden moments in military life and immortalize them through coal, ink, graphite and wax, preserving the emotion and details of the moments for generations of Marines. NR 24 is a Norwegian national readiness and defense exercise designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting in a challenging arctic environment. This exercise will test military activities ranging from the reception of allied and partner reinforcements and command and control interoperability to combined joint operations, maritime prepositioning force logistics, integration with NATO militaries and reacting against an adversary force during a dynamic training environment.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Reynolds, an ammunition officer assigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force and a combat artist with the Marine Corps Combat Art Program, finishes a drawing from his barracks room in Bardufoss, Norway. The Marine depicted in the illustration trained to prepare for the cold weather ahead of NATO exercise Nordic Response, Feb. 5, 2024. Combat artists capture hidden moments in military life and immortalize them through coal, ink, graphite and wax, preserving the emotion and details of the moments for generations of Marines. NR 24 is a Norwegian national readiness and defense exercise designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting in a challenging arctic environment. This exercise will test military activities ranging from the reception of allied and partner reinforcements and command and control interoperability to combined joint operations, maritime prepositioning force logistics, integration with NATO militaries and reacting against an adversary force during a dynamic training environment.

Photo by Master Sgt. Jon Holmes

Corporal Gerald Wells III, rifle inspector, Silent Drill Platoon, conducts a rifle inspection during the Blue Angels “Fat Albert” C-130J Super Hercules fly-over at Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 13, 2024. The performance was the start of this year’s Battle Color Detachment Tour.

Corporal Gerald Wells III, rifle inspector, Silent Drill Platoon, conducts a rifle inspection during the Blue Angels “Fat Albert” C-130J Super Hercules fly-over at Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 13, 2024. The performance was the start of this year’s Battle Color Detachment Tour.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Chloe McAfee

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Bryan V. Labiosa, a drill instructor with Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, is awarded as the Drill Instructor of the Year by Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, during the Fiscal Year 2023 Commandant’s Combined Awards Ceremony at The National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Virginia, Feb. 8, 2024. The ceremony recognized and awarded eight Marines with the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for their exceptional performance in their respective special duty assignments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Miller)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Bryan V. Labiosa, a drill instructor with Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, is awarded as the Drill Instructor of the Year by Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, during the Fiscal Year 2023 Commandant’s Combined Awards Ceremony at The National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Virginia, Feb. 8, 2024. The ceremony recognized and awarded eight Marines with the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for their exceptional performance in their respective special duty assignments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Miller)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Miller

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Anna Geier, a combat videographer with 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, breaks the seal of her M50 joint service general purpose gas mask during a sensitive site exploitation exercise at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 23, 2024. SETEX is a two-day training consisting of classroom study and practical application conducted to ensure Marines are prepared to acquire imagery in contaminated environments.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Anna Geier, a combat videographer with 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, breaks the seal of her M50 joint service general purpose gas mask during a sensitive site exploitation exercise at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 23, 2024. SETEX is a two-day training consisting of classroom study and practical application conducted to ensure Marines are prepared to acquire imagery in contaminated environments.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Weston Brown

Philippine Air Force service members palletize Department of Social Welfare and Development family food packs at Villamor Airbase, Pasay City, Philippines, Feb. 11, 2024. At the request of the Government of the Philippines, the U.S. Marines of III Marine Expeditionary Force are supporting the U.S. Agency for International Development in providing foreign humanitarian assistance to the ongoing disaster relief mission in Mindanao. The forward presence and ready posture of III MEF assets in the region facilitated rapid and effective response to crisis, demonstrating the U.S.’s commitment to Allies and partners during times of need. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Savannah Mesimer)

Philippine Air Force service members palletize Department of Social Welfare and Development family food packs at Villamor Airbase, Pasay City, Philippines, Feb. 11, 2024. At the request of the Government of the Philippines, the U.S. Marines of III Marine Expeditionary Force are supporting the U.S. Agency for International Development in providing foreign humanitarian assistance to the ongoing disaster relief mission in Mindanao. The forward presence and ready posture of III MEF assets in the region facilitated rapid and effective response to crisis, demonstrating the U.S.’s commitment to Allies and partners during times of need. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Savannah Mesimer)

Photo by Sgt. Savannah Mesimer

A Philippine Air Force service member palletizes Department of Social Welfare and Development family food packs at Villamor Airbase, Pasay City, Philippines, Feb. 11, 2024. At the request of the Government of the Philippines, the U.S. Marines of III Marine Expeditionary Force are supporting the U.S. Agency for International Development in providing foreign humanitarian assistance to the ongoing disaster relief mission in Mindanao. The forward presence and ready posture of III MEF assets in the region facilitated rapid and effective response to crisis, demonstrating the U.S.’s commitment to Allies and partners during times of need. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Savannah Mesimer)

A Philippine Air Force service member palletizes Department of Social Welfare and Development family food packs at Villamor Airbase, Pasay City, Philippines, Feb. 11, 2024. At the request of the Government of the Philippines, the U.S. Marines of III Marine Expeditionary Force are supporting the U.S. Agency for International Development in providing foreign humanitarian assistance to the ongoing disaster relief mission in Mindanao. The forward presence and ready posture of III MEF assets in the region facilitated rapid and effective response to crisis, demonstrating the U.S.’s commitment to Allies and partners during times of need. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Savannah Mesimer)

Photo by Sgt. Savannah Mesimer