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U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II’s with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, stage for takeoff during Fifth Generation Friday at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Sept. 8, 2023. . Fifth Generation Friday is a standardized monthly group-level training exercise that provides MAG-13 F-35 pilots with real-world exposure to fighting a peer adversarial platform. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jade K. Venegas)

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II’s with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, stage for takeoff during Fifth Generation Friday at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Sept. 8, 2023. . Fifth Generation Friday is a standardized monthly group-level training exercise that provides MAG-13 F-35 pilots with real-world exposure to fighting a peer adversarial platform. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jade K. Venegas)

Photo by Cpl Jade K. Venegas

Cpl. Nicholas Christensen executes infantry maneuvers during a training exercise in Okinawa, Japan. Christensen, a native of St. Charles, Ill. a machine gunner, provided lifesaving medical care to a gravely injured Marine after a vehicle collision in Oceanside, Calif., September 2023. (Department of Defense photo)

Cpl. Nicholas Christensen executes infantry maneuvers during a training exercise in Okinawa, Japan. Christensen, a native of St. Charles, Ill. a machine gunner, provided lifesaving medical care to a gravely injured Marine after a vehicle collision in Oceanside, Calif., September 2023. (Department of Defense photo)

Photo by Courtesy Photo

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel Cacchillo, a wideband satellite systems operator with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, holds security during Mountain Training Exercise 5-23 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, California, Aug. 14, 2023. MTX gives Marines the opportunity to hone their combat and survival skills in an austere mountain environment.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel Cacchillo, a wideband satellite systems operator with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, holds security during Mountain Training Exercise 5-23 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, California, Aug. 14, 2023. MTX gives Marines the opportunity to hone their combat and survival skills in an austere mountain environment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Torres

A Marine Raider with Marine Forces Special Operations Command navigates a single rope bridge during a jungle mobility course, Aug. 4, 2023. Marine Raiders in the training program learned to maneuver in a jungle environment, conceal their movements, and track adversary movements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Henry Rodriguez)

A Marine Raider with Marine Forces Special Operations Command navigates a single rope bridge during a jungle mobility course, Aug. 4, 2023. Marine Raiders in the training program learned to maneuver in a jungle environment, conceal their movements, and track adversary movements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Henry Rodriguez)

Photo by Cpl. Henry Rodriguez

A Marine Raider with Marine Forces Special Operations Command traverses a river during a jungle mobility course, Aug. 4, 2023. Marine Raiders in the training program learned to maneuver in a jungle environment, conceal their movements, and track adversary movements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Henry Rodriguez)

A Marine Raider with Marine Forces Special Operations Command traverses a river during a jungle mobility course, Aug. 4, 2023. Marine Raiders in the training program learned to maneuver in a jungle environment, conceal their movements, and track adversary movements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Henry Rodriguez)

Photo by Cpl. Henry Rodriguez

A Marine Raider with Marine Forces Special Operations Command rappels down a cliff face during a jungle mobility course, Aug. 4, 2023. Marine Raiders in the training program learned to maneuver in a jungle environment, conceal their movements, and track adversary movements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Henry Rodriguez)

A Marine Raider with Marine Forces Special Operations Command rappels down a cliff face during a jungle mobility course, Aug. 4, 2023. Marine Raiders in the training program learned to maneuver in a jungle environment, conceal their movements, and track adversary movements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Henry Rodriguez)

Photo by Cpl. Henry Rodriguez

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Roberta L. Shea, Legislative Assistant to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, commemorates the Naval Postgraduate School’s summer quarter graduates in King Hall, Sept. 22, 2023.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Roberta L. Shea, Legislative Assistant to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, commemorates the Naval Postgraduate School’s summer quarter graduates in King Hall, Sept. 22, 2023.

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James Norket

Italian Marines San Marco Brigade begin a patrol towards their objective while being supported by U.S. Marines with the Battalion Landing Team 1/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26MEU(SOC)) during an amphibious landing for Northern Coast 2023 in Ventspils, Latvia, Sept. 12, 2023. NOCO 23 is a German-led multinational exercise that strengthens military and maritime combat readiness through realistic training in order to sharpen interoperability with our Allies and partners. The San Antonio-class amphibious ship USS Mesa Verde, assigned to the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 26MEU(SOC), under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

Italian Marines San Marco Brigade begin a patrol towards their objective while being supported by U.S. Marines with the Battalion Landing Team 1/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26MEU(SOC)) during an amphibious landing for Northern Coast 2023 in Ventspils, Latvia, Sept. 12, 2023. NOCO 23 is a German-led multinational exercise that strengthens military and maritime combat readiness through realistic training in order to sharpen interoperability with our Allies and partners. The San Antonio-class amphibious ship USS Mesa Verde, assigned to the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 26MEU(SOC), under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Jesus Sepulveda Torres

Italian Marines San Marco Brigade begin a patrol towards their objective while being supported by U.S. Marines with the Battalion Landing Team 1/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26MEU(SOC)) during an amphibious landing for Northern Coast 2023 in Ventspils, Latvia, Sept. 12, 2023. NOCO 23 is a German-led multinational exercise that strengthens military and maritime combat readiness through realistic training in order to sharpen interoperability with our Allies and partners. The San Antonio-class amphibious ship USS Mesa Verde, assigned to the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 26MEU(SOC), under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

Italian Marines San Marco Brigade begin a patrol towards their objective while being supported by U.S. Marines with the Battalion Landing Team 1/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26MEU(SOC)) during an amphibious landing for Northern Coast 2023 in Ventspils, Latvia, Sept. 12, 2023. NOCO 23 is a German-led multinational exercise that strengthens military and maritime combat readiness through realistic training in order to sharpen interoperability with our Allies and partners. The San Antonio-class amphibious ship USS Mesa Verde, assigned to the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 26MEU(SOC), under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Jesus Sepulveda Torres

U.S. Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, board a UH-1Y Venom for fast rope training during ANGLICO Basic Skills Package at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 13, 2023. The goal of the Basic Skills Package is to provide ANGLICO Detachments with advanced training on infantry skills, machine gun employment, Helicopter Rope Suspension Technique, digital communication, and fires planning at the battalion operational level.

U.S. Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, board a UH-1Y Venom for fast rope training during ANGLICO Basic Skills Package at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 13, 2023. The goal of the Basic Skills Package is to provide ANGLICO Detachments with advanced training on infantry skills, machine gun employment, Helicopter Rope Suspension Technique, digital communication, and fires planning at the battalion operational level.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon Marrero

A U.S. Marine assigned to the Battalion Landing Team 1/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (26MEU(SOC)), pilots a Skydio Unmanned Aerial System during an amphibious landing for Northern Coast 2023 (NOCO 23) in Ventspils, Latvia, Sept. 12, 2023. NOCO 23 is a German-led multinational exercise that strengthens military and maritime combat readiness through realistic training in order to sharpen interoperability with our Allies and partners. The San Antonio-class amphibious ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), assigned to the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 26MEU(SOC), under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jesus Sepulveda Torres)

A U.S. Marine assigned to the Battalion Landing Team 1/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (26MEU(SOC)), pilots a Skydio Unmanned Aerial System during an amphibious landing for Northern Coast 2023 (NOCO 23) in Ventspils, Latvia, Sept. 12, 2023. NOCO 23 is a German-led multinational exercise that strengthens military and maritime combat readiness through realistic training in order to sharpen interoperability with our Allies and partners. The San Antonio-class amphibious ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), assigned to the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 26MEU(SOC), under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jesus Sepulveda Torres)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Jesus Sepulveda Torres

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force rappel from a UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 during special patrol insertion and extraction training at Landing Zone Starling, Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 21, 2023. Helicopter rope suspension techniques teach Marines proper knots, rappelling techniques and build confidence for maneuvering from air to ground.

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force rappel from a UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 during special patrol insertion and extraction training at Landing Zone Starling, Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 21, 2023. Helicopter rope suspension techniques teach Marines proper knots, rappelling techniques and build confidence for maneuvering from air to ground.

Photo by Cpl. Tyler M. Andrews

U.S. Marines with Task Force Koa Moana 23 and Palauan Maritime Law Enforcement Officers pose for a photograph at the conclusion of the Task Force Koa Moana RQ-20B Puma Training Course graduation at the Palau Joint Operations Center, Bureau of Maritime Security and Fish & Wildlife Protection, Koror, Palau, Sept. 14, 2023. Task Force Koa Moana 23, composed of U.S. Marines and Sailors from I Marine Expeditionary Force, 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 photo by Staff Sgt. Courtney G. White)

U.S. Marines with Task Force Koa Moana 23 and Palauan Maritime Law Enforcement Officers pose for a photograph at the conclusion of the Task Force Koa Moana RQ-20B Puma Training Course graduation at the Palau Joint Operations Center, Bureau of Maritime Security and Fish & Wildlife Protection, Koror, Palau, Sept. 14, 2023. Task Force Koa Moana 23, composed of U.S. Marines and Sailors from I Marine Expeditionary Force, 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 photo by Staff Sgt. Courtney G. White)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Courtney Glen White

U.S. Marines with Task Force Koa Moana 23 and Palauan Maritime Law Enforcement Officers pose for a photograph at the conclusion of the Task Force Koa Moana RQ-20B Puma Training Course graduation at the Palau Joint Operations Center, Bureau of Maritime Security and Fish & Wildlife Protection, Koror, Palau, Sept. 14, 2023. Task Force Koa Moana 23, composed of U.S. Marines and Sailors from I Marine Expeditionary Force, 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 photo by Staff Sgt. Courtney G. White)

U.S. Marines with Task Force Koa Moana 23 and Palauan Maritime Law Enforcement Officers pose for a photograph at the conclusion of the Task Force Koa Moana RQ-20B Puma Training Course graduation at the Palau Joint Operations Center, Bureau of Maritime Security and Fish & Wildlife Protection, Koror, Palau, Sept. 14, 2023. Task Force Koa Moana 23, composed of U.S. Marines and Sailors from I Marine Expeditionary Force, 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 photo by Staff Sgt. Courtney G. White)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Courtney Glen White

A Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle operator with the Program Executive Officer Land Systems’ Program Manager for Advanced Amphibious Assault New Equipment Training Team reviews the Assault Amphibian Community Website while inspecting a vehicle at Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 14, 2023. To provide an easily accessible, centralized knowledge hub for the Corps’ amphibious vehicle community, PEO Land Systems’ PM AAA and Marine Corps Systems Command’s Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity recently partnered to launch the game-changing new site. (Marine Corps photo by Mark Hoots.)

A Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle operator with the Program Executive Officer Land Systems’ Program Manager for Advanced Amphibious Assault New Equipment Training Team reviews the Assault Amphibian Community Website while inspecting a vehicle at Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 14, 2023. To provide an easily accessible, centralized knowledge hub for the Corps’ amphibious vehicle community, PEO Land Systems’ PM AAA and Marine Corps Systems Command’s Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity recently partnered to launch the game-changing new site. (Marine Corps photo by Mark Hoots.)

Photo by Mark Hoots

A Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle operator with the Program Executive Officer Land Systems’ Program Manager for Advanced Amphibious Assault New Equipment Training Team reviews the Assault Amphibian Community Website while inspecting a vehicle at Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 14, 2023. To provide an easily accessible, centralized knowledge hub for the Corps’ amphibious vehicle community, PEO Land Systems’ PM AAA and Marine Corps Systems Command’s Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity recently partnered to launch the game-changing new site. (Marine Corps photo by Mark Hoots.)

A Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle operator with the Program Executive Officer Land Systems’ Program Manager for Advanced Amphibious Assault New Equipment Training Team reviews the Assault Amphibian Community Website while inspecting a vehicle at Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 14, 2023. To provide an easily accessible, centralized knowledge hub for the Corps’ amphibious vehicle community, PEO Land Systems’ PM AAA and Marine Corps Systems Command’s Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity recently partnered to launch the game-changing new site. (Marine Corps photo by Mark Hoots.)

Photo by Mark Hoots

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, prepare Amphibious Assault Vehicles before a combined arms live fire exercise during Bright Star 23 at Menar El Wahesh, Egypt, Sep. 14, 2023. Bright Star 23 is a multilateral U.S. Central Command exercise held with the Arab Republic of Egypt across air, land, and sea domains that promotes and enhances regional security and cooperation, and improves interoperability in irregular warfare against hybrid threat scenarios.

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, prepare Amphibious Assault Vehicles before a combined arms live fire exercise during Bright Star 23 at Menar El Wahesh, Egypt, Sep. 14, 2023. Bright Star 23 is a multilateral U.S. Central Command exercise held with the Arab Republic of Egypt across air, land, and sea domains that promotes and enhances regional security and cooperation, and improves interoperability in irregular warfare against hybrid threat scenarios.

Photo by Cpl. Earik Barton

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, and members of the Chilean naval infantry climb Mount Tarn for the culminating event of a bilateral cold weather training exercise near Punta Arenas, Chile, Aug. 23, 2023. Throughout the exercise, Marines learned proper techniques for obtaining food and water, employed different weapons and gear, built shelters, practiced foot movements over snow, and conducted cold weather personnel rescue. Training exchanges in South America provide U.S. forces opportunities to train in exotic environments such as humid jungles, frigid mountains, and complex waterways while strengthening partnership and enhancing overall interoperability with regional partners.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, and members of the Chilean naval infantry climb Mount Tarn for the culminating event of a bilateral cold weather training exercise near Punta Arenas, Chile, Aug. 23, 2023. Throughout the exercise, Marines learned proper techniques for obtaining food and water, employed different weapons and gear, built shelters, practiced foot movements over snow, and conducted cold weather personnel rescue. Training exchanges in South America provide U.S. forces opportunities to train in exotic environments such as humid jungles, frigid mountains, and complex waterways while strengthening partnership and enhancing overall interoperability with regional partners.

Photo by Sgt. Cameron Hermanet

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ashton Struck, a native of Alexandria, Minnesota and a combat engineer with Task Force Koa Moana 23, operates a power saw during a renovation project at the Dr. Arthur P. Sigrah Memorial Hospital on Tofol, Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia, Sept. 6, 2023. Task Force Koa Moana 23, composed of U.S. Marines and Sailors from I Marine Expeditionary Force, 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 Lance Cpl. Ashton Struck, a native of Alexandria, Minnesota and a combat engineer with Task Force Koa Moana 23, operates a power saw during a renovation project at the Dr. Arthur P. Sigrah Memorial Hospital on Tofol, Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia, Sept. 6, 2023. Task Force Koa Moana 23, composed of U.S. Marines and Sailors from I Marine Expeditionary Force, deployed to the Indo-Pacific to strengthen relationships with Pacific Island partners through bilateral and multilateral security cooperation and community engagements.

Photo by Cpl. Trent A. Henry

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ashton Struck, a native of Alexandria, Minnesota and a combat engineer with Task Force Koa Moana 23, operates a power saw during a renovation project at the Dr. Arthur P. Sigrah Memorial Hospital on Tofol, Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia, Sept. 6, 2023. Task Force Koa Moana 23, composed of U.S. Marines and Sailors from I Marine Expeditionary Force, 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 Lance Cpl. Ashton Struck, a native of Alexandria, Minnesota and a combat engineer with Task Force Koa Moana 23, operates a power saw during a renovation project at the Dr. Arthur P. Sigrah Memorial Hospital on Tofol, Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia, Sept. 6, 2023. Task Force Koa Moana 23, composed of U.S. Marines and Sailors from I Marine Expeditionary Force, deployed to the Indo-Pacific to strengthen relationships with Pacific Island partners through bilateral and multilateral security cooperation and community engagements.

Photo by Cpl. Trent A. Henry