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U.S. Navy Seaman John Eagleton, a corpsman with 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, conducts a head-to-toe assessment during a mass casualty exercise at Combat Town, Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, June 9, 2022. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Force's comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

U.S. Navy Seaman John Eagleton, a corpsman with 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, conducts a head-to-toe assessment during a mass casualty exercise at Combat Town, Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, June 9, 2022. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Force's comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Hunter Barber

Lt. Gen. David G. Bellon, Commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, addresses guests at the christening ceremony of the USS Richard M. McCool Jr. during a visit to Pascagoula, Miss., June 11, 2022. The USS McCool will be an important piece in the Marine Corps’ and Navy’s ongoing efforts to increase integration and continue to protect vital maritime and national security interests. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Trystan T. Taft)

Lt. Gen. David G. Bellon, Commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, addresses guests at the christening ceremony of the USS Richard M. McCool Jr. during a visit to Pascagoula, Miss., June 11, 2022. The USS McCool will be an important piece in the Marine Corps’ and Navy’s ongoing efforts to increase integration and continue to protect vital maritime and national security interests. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Trystan T. Taft)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Trystan Taft

Ship's Sponsors Shana McCool and Kate Oja christened Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29), the U.S. Navy's 13th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock at HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding division. LPD 29 is named for McCool and Oja's grandfather, Capt. Richard M. McCool Jr., a Medal of Honor recipient. (Courtesy photo)

Ship's Sponsors Shana McCool and Kate Oja christened Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29), the U.S. Navy's 13th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock at HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding division. LPD 29 is named for McCool and Oja's grandfather, Capt. Richard M. McCool Jr., a Medal of Honor recipient. (Courtesy photo)

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U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, set security during a boat sustainment enabler integration exercise at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan, June 8, 2022. This exercise was to integrate enablers into the BLT and teach them the foundations of using the combat rubber raiding crafts. 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. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, set security during a boat sustainment enabler integration exercise at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan, June 8, 2022. This exercise was to integrate enablers into the BLT and teach them the foundations of using the combat rubber raiding crafts. 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. Yvonne Iwae

A U.S. Marine Corps High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, launches a M28A1, reduced range practice rocket, in support of exercise Valiant Shield 2022 on Angaur, Palau, June 8, 2022. Exercise such as Valiant Shield allows the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.

A U.S. Marine Corps High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, launches a M28A1, reduced range practice rocket, in support of exercise Valiant Shield 2022 on Angaur, Palau, June 8, 2022. Exercise such as Valiant Shield allows the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Photo by Sgt. Sarah Stegall

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Marine Division provides security during a squad competition at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Okinawa, Japan, May 25, 2022. The week-long competition was held to test squads from across the Marine Corps in their mastery of warfighting skills.

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Marine Division provides security during a squad competition at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Okinawa, Japan, May 25, 2022. The week-long competition was held to test squads from across the Marine Corps in their mastery of warfighting skills.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Taggart

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jacob Carralez, a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, conducts a patrol during Exercise Shinka 22.1at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, June 9, 2022. Shinka exemplifies a shared commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 3/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Carralez is a native of Hayward, California.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jacob Carralez, a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, conducts a patrol during Exercise Shinka 22.1at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, June 9, 2022. Shinka exemplifies a shared commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 3/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Carralez is a native of Hayward, California.

Photo by Cpl. Scott Aubuchon

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ivan Perez, a military working dog handler, and his partner, Jack, a military working dog with Provost Marshal's Office, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, pose for a photo on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 26, 2022. Perez and Jack, an 80-pound German Shepherd, specializing in explosives detection, have trained together for nearly a year. PMO K-9 teams are on continuous shifts on all bases in Okinawa, trained and prepared for emergencies such as suspect apprehension, pursuit attacks, building searches, field scouting, drug and explosives detection.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ivan Perez, a military working dog handler, and his partner, Jack, a military working dog with Provost Marshal's Office, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, pose for a photo on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 26, 2022. Perez and Jack, an 80-pound German Shepherd, specializing in explosives detection, have trained together for nearly a year. PMO K-9 teams are on continuous shifts on all bases in Okinawa, trained and prepared for emergencies such as suspect apprehension, pursuit attacks, building searches, field scouting, drug and explosives detection.

Photo by Cpl. Alex Fairchild

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Trevor Hancock, a team leader with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, fires his rifle during an Urban Sniper Course on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 25, 2022. The Urban Sniper Course was led by Marines with the Expeditionary Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, to enhance sniper skills in urban environments through precision fire, engaging targets through glass, urban tactical movement, marksmanship during the day and the night, planning, and stalking in urban terrain.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Trevor Hancock, a team leader with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, fires his rifle during an Urban Sniper Course on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 25, 2022. The Urban Sniper Course was led by Marines with the Expeditionary Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, to enhance sniper skills in urban environments through precision fire, engaging targets through glass, urban tactical movement, marksmanship during the day and the night, planning, and stalking in urban terrain.

Photo by Lance Cpl. jonathan beauchamp

Recovering service members with the Wounded Warrior Regiment play a game of wheelchair basketball during a training camp in San Antonio, Texas, June 8, 2022. Marines attended the camp to hone their skills in wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby, and sitting volleyball to prepare for the 2022 DoD Warrior Games. The DoD Warrior Games is a multi-sport event for wounded, ill, and injured service members.

Recovering service members with the Wounded Warrior Regiment play a game of wheelchair basketball during a training camp in San Antonio, Texas, June 8, 2022. Marines attended the camp to hone their skills in wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby, and sitting volleyball to prepare for the 2022 DoD Warrior Games. The DoD Warrior Games is a multi-sport event for wounded, ill, and injured service members.

Photo by Cpl. Mitchell Johnson

A member of the Belize Defense Force and a U.S. Marine with 3rd Force Reconnaissance company, 4th Marine division ride aboard a Mexican Interceptor patrol boat during exercise Tradewinds 2022, at Chetumal Bay, Mexico, May 15, 2022. TW22 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored Caribbean-focused multi-dimensional exercise conducted in the ground, air, sea, and cyber domains, designed to provide participating nations opportunities to conduct joint, combined, and interagency training focused on increasing regional cooperation and interoperability in complex multinational security operations.

A member of the Belize Defense Force and a U.S. Marine with 3rd Force Reconnaissance company, 4th Marine division ride aboard a Mexican Interceptor patrol boat during exercise Tradewinds 2022, at Chetumal Bay, Mexico, May 15, 2022. TW22 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored Caribbean-focused multi-dimensional exercise conducted in the ground, air, sea, and cyber domains, designed to provide participating nations opportunities to conduct joint, combined, and interagency training focused on increasing regional cooperation and interoperability in complex multinational security operations.

Photo by Sgt. Matthew Teutsch

The National Museum of the Marine Corps planted a tree from Belleau Wood, France on June 6, 2022. On this day 104 years ago, the Marines of the 5th and 6th Regiments began a coordinated assault to dislodge German forces, it's called the Battle of Belleau Wood. The National Museum of the Marine Corps commemorates the Marines who fought there by planting the ancestors of the trees they fought under.

The National Museum of the Marine Corps planted a tree from Belleau Wood, France on June 6, 2022. On this day 104 years ago, the Marines of the 5th and 6th Regiments began a coordinated assault to dislodge German forces, it's called the Battle of Belleau Wood. The National Museum of the Marine Corps commemorates the Marines who fought there by planting the ancestors of the trees they fought under.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Stippey

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Michael E. McWilliams, the incoming commanding general of 2nd Marine Logistics Group, left, receives the unit colors from Brig. Gen. Forrest C. Poole III, the outgoing commanding General of 2nd Marine Logistics Group, during a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 8, 2022. During the ceremony, Brig. Gen. Michael E. McWilliams assumed command of 2nd Marine Logistics Group from Brig. Gen. Forrest C. Poole III. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Meshaq Hylton)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Michael E. McWilliams, the incoming commanding general of 2nd Marine Logistics Group, left, receives the unit colors from Brig. Gen. Forrest C. Poole III, the outgoing commanding General of 2nd Marine Logistics Group, during a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 8, 2022. During the ceremony, Brig. Gen. Michael E. McWilliams assumed command of 2nd Marine Logistics Group from Brig. Gen. Forrest C. Poole III. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Meshaq Hylton)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Meshaq Hylton

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, 1st Marine Air Wing and sailors with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Five, carry a simulated casualty during Valiant Shield 2022 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 7, 2022. The training focused on the rapid clearing of unexploded ordnance in response to a simulated airfield attack allowing for safe airfield repair and continued operations.

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, 1st Marine Air Wing and sailors with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Five, carry a simulated casualty during Valiant Shield 2022 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 7, 2022. The training focused on the rapid clearing of unexploded ordnance in response to a simulated airfield attack allowing for safe airfield repair and continued operations.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Andrews

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Toby Bass, security guard at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, and Kristopher Battles, art and resident, plant an oak sapling at the Belleau Wood Tree Planting ceremony at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Virginia, June 6, 2022. The trees planted are part of a project, dedicated to establishing groves of Belleau Wood “descendant trees” throughout the United States. The acorns were acquired from France, planted, protected and nurtured until they were grown to a size that allowed the saplings to be transported and planted at significant locations around the country.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Toby Bass, security guard at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, and Kristopher Battles, art and resident, plant an oak sapling at the Belleau Wood Tree Planting ceremony at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Virginia, June 6, 2022. The trees planted are part of a project, dedicated to establishing groves of Belleau Wood “descendant trees” throughout the United States. The acorns were acquired from France, planted, protected and nurtured until they were grown to a size that allowed the saplings to be transported and planted at significant locations around the country.

Photo by Cpl. Eric Huynh

Brig. Gen. Brian Wolford, the 3rd Marine Logistics Group commanding general, awards the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to 1st Lt. Steven Ladine, a logistics officer with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd MLG, on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 7, 2022. LaDine was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism for rescuing a civilian from drowning off the coast of Nagahama Beach in May 2021.

Brig. Gen. Brian Wolford, the 3rd Marine Logistics Group commanding general, awards the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to 1st Lt. Steven Ladine, a logistics officer with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd MLG, on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 7, 2022. LaDine was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism for rescuing a civilian from drowning off the coast of Nagahama Beach in May 2021.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez

Brig. Gen. Brian Wolford, the 3rd Marine Logistics Group commanding general, awards the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to 1st Lt. Steven Ladine, a logistics officer with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd MLG, on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 7, 2022. LaDine was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism for rescuing a civilian from drowning off the coast of Nagahama Beach in May 2021.

Brig. Gen. Brian Wolford, the 3rd Marine Logistics Group commanding general, awards the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to 1st Lt. Steven Ladine, a logistics officer with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd MLG, on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 7, 2022. LaDine was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism for rescuing a civilian from drowning off the coast of Nagahama Beach in May 2021.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, and a French Foreign Legionnaire with 2nd Regiment, fires the FN Minimi at Nimes, France, May, 24, 2022. This was part of a bilateral training event with the French Foreign Legion that challenged the forces with physical and tactical training, as well as provided the opportunity to exchange knowledge and strengthen bonds.

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, and a French Foreign Legionnaire with 2nd Regiment, fires the FN Minimi at Nimes, France, May, 24, 2022. This was part of a bilateral training event with the French Foreign Legion that challenged the forces with physical and tactical training, as well as provided the opportunity to exchange knowledge and strengthen bonds.

Photo by Cpl. Michael Virtue

U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, control aviation fires during Exercise Garnet Rattler at Gowen Field Air National Guard Base, Idaho, May 4, 2022. Garnet Rattler is a joint training exercise between elements of the 3rd Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 3rd MLR, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force to conduct simulated sea control operations and joint time on target strikes.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, control aviation fires during Exercise Garnet Rattler at Gowen Field Air National Guard Base, Idaho, May 4, 2022. Garnet Rattler is a joint training exercise between elements of the 3rd Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 3rd MLR, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force to conduct simulated sea control operations and joint time on target strikes.

Photo by Cpl. Patrick King

U.S. Marine Cpl. Dylan Guggenmos, a rifleman with 1st Marine Division 1st Battalion 7th Marines, waits for a dry fire event to start on Saylor Creek Range in Grasmere Idaho during exercise Garnet Rattler May 18, 2022. Garnet Rattler is a joint exercise between Marines, Soldiers and Airmen to train Joint Terminal Attack Controllers to be more efficient and lethal in a realistic training environment.

U.S. Marine Cpl. Dylan Guggenmos, a rifleman with 1st Marine Division 1st Battalion 7th Marines, waits for a dry fire event to start on Saylor Creek Range in Grasmere Idaho during exercise Garnet Rattler May 18, 2022. Garnet Rattler is a joint exercise between Marines, Soldiers and Airmen to train Joint Terminal Attack Controllers to be more efficient and lethal in a realistic training environment.

Photo by Cpl. Timothy Fowler