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U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, participate in a weightlifting competition during the Warlord Games II on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 31, 2022. The Warlord Games is a quarterly event where Marines from 2/2 compete in various competitions to strengthen the unit's esprit de corps.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, participate in a weightlifting competition during the Warlord Games II on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 31, 2022. The Warlord Games is a quarterly event where Marines from 2/2 compete in various competitions to strengthen the unit's esprit de corps.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas

Philippine Marines with Marine Battalion Landing Team 10 and U.S Marines with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division conduct a bilateral beach defense exercise during Balikatan 22, at Appari Beach, Cagayan, Philippines, March 31. 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. Balikatan, Tagalog for ‘shoulder-to-shoulder,’ is a long-standing bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. BK22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation.

Philippine Marines with Marine Battalion Landing Team 10 and U.S Marines with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division conduct a bilateral beach defense exercise during Balikatan 22, at Appari Beach, Cagayan, Philippines, March 31. 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. Balikatan, Tagalog for ‘shoulder-to-shoulder,’ is a long-standing bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. BK22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation.

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Brittenham

Philippine Marines with Marine Battalion Landing Team 10 and U.S Marines with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division conduct a bilateral beach defense exercise during Balikatan 22, at Aparri Beach, Cagayan, Philippines, March 31. 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. Balikatan, Tagalog for ‘shoulder-to-shoulder,’ is a long-standing bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. BK22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation.

Philippine Marines with Marine Battalion Landing Team 10 and U.S Marines with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division conduct a bilateral beach defense exercise during Balikatan 22, at Aparri Beach, Cagayan, Philippines, March 31. 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. Balikatan, Tagalog for ‘shoulder-to-shoulder,’ is a long-standing bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. BK22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation.

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Brittenham

Sgt. Matthew Dungan, center right, a native of Lebanon, Missouri, assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, monitors members of MWSS 271 and Navy Cargo Handling Battalion 1 testing fuel during a fixed wing refueling operation as part of exercise Northern Viking 22 on Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, April 4, 2022. Northern Viking 22 strengthens interoperability and force readiness between U.S., Iceland and Allied nations, enabling multi-domain command and control of joint and coalition in the defense of Iceland and Sea Lines of Communication in the Greenland, Iceland, United Kingdom gap.

Sgt. Matthew Dungan, center right, a native of Lebanon, Missouri, assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, monitors members of MWSS 271 and Navy Cargo Handling Battalion 1 testing fuel during a fixed wing refueling operation as part of exercise Northern Viking 22 on Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, April 4, 2022. Northern Viking 22 strengthens interoperability and force readiness between U.S., Iceland and Allied nations, enabling multi-domain command and control of joint and coalition in the defense of Iceland and Sea Lines of Communication in the Greenland, Iceland, United Kingdom gap.

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Thomas DeVries, the operations officer for Communication Strategy and Operations Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, rappels down a cliff during an instructional course at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, March 23, 2022. The rappelling was conducted as part of an overall Jungle Field Exercise conducted on March 21-25.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Thomas DeVries, the operations officer for Communication Strategy and Operations Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, rappels down a cliff during an instructional course at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, March 23, 2022. The rappelling was conducted as part of an overall Jungle Field Exercise conducted on March 21-25.

Photo by Cpl. Lydia Gordon

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Vanessa Hernandez, an aviation operations supervisor with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station New River, answers the phone on MCAS New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 23, 2021. Hernandez, the winner of the November MCAS New River Go-Getter award, enlisted in the Marine Corps in July of 2019 from Somerset, New Jersey.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Vanessa Hernandez, an aviation operations supervisor with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station New River, answers the phone on MCAS New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 23, 2021. Hernandez, the winner of the November MCAS New River Go-Getter award, enlisted in the Marine Corps in July of 2019 from Somerset, New Jersey.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis Sanchez

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Manny, the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego mascot, poses for a photo after his promotion ceremony at MCRD San Diego, April 1, 2022. Manny was named after Sgt. Johnny R. Manuelito, one of the original Navajo Code Talkers.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Manny, the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego mascot, poses for a photo after his promotion ceremony at MCRD San Diego, April 1, 2022. Manny was named after Sgt. Johnny R. Manuelito, one of the original Navajo Code Talkers.

Photo by Cpl. Anthony Pio

A machine built by U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Logistics Group sits on a box for presentation at the II Marine Expeditionary Force Innovation Campus during its grand opening on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 1. The II MEF Innovation Campus is used to develop planning, cross-functional team building, creative problem-solving techniques, agile methodologies, idea generation frameworks, and 365/24/7 collaboration on a global scale in physical and virtual environments to maximize idea sharing, cross-domain collaboration, communication, and connectivity.

A machine built by U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Logistics Group sits on a box for presentation at the II Marine Expeditionary Force Innovation Campus during its grand opening on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 1. The II MEF Innovation Campus is used to develop planning, cross-functional team building, creative problem-solving techniques, agile methodologies, idea generation frameworks, and 365/24/7 collaboration on a global scale in physical and virtual environments to maximize idea sharing, cross-domain collaboration, communication, and connectivity.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jessica Mazzamuto

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Cameron Pond, a Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Planner with 2nd Marine Logistics Group, builds a robot at the II Marine Expeditionary Force Innovation Campus, on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 3. Marines and sailors learned how to build robots and about coding, this space is also expected to be used for planning, cross-functional teams, brain writing, question formulation technique, scrum, idea generation frameworks, and 365/24/7 collaboration on a global scale in virtual environments to maximize idea sharing, cross-domain collaboration, communication, and connectivity.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Cameron Pond, a Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Planner with 2nd Marine Logistics Group, builds a robot at the II Marine Expeditionary Force Innovation Campus, on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 3. Marines and sailors learned how to build robots and about coding, this space is also expected to be used for planning, cross-functional teams, brain writing, question formulation technique, scrum, idea generation frameworks, and 365/24/7 collaboration on a global scale in virtual environments to maximize idea sharing, cross-domain collaboration, communication, and connectivity.

Photo by Cpl. Christian Garcia

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Joyner tries on a German service member's gear during Exercise Cold Response 2022, Bodø, Norway, March 20, 2022. Joyner is a combat engineer with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division. Exercise Cold Response '22 is a biennial Norwegian national readiness and defense exercise that takes place across Norway, with participation from each of its military services, as well as from 26 additional NATO allied nations and regional partners.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Joyner tries on a German service member's gear during Exercise Cold Response 2022, Bodø, Norway, March 20, 2022. Joyner is a combat engineer with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division. Exercise Cold Response '22 is a biennial Norwegian national readiness and defense exercise that takes place across Norway, with participation from each of its military services, as well as from 26 additional NATO allied nations and regional partners.

Photo by 2nd Lt. Emily Stewart

U.S. Marine Corps scout swimmers with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, execute a small boat raid at Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 24, 2022. Gaining proficiency in small boat tactics increases the unit's capability to operate in the littoral environment.

U.S. Marine Corps scout swimmers with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, execute a small boat raid at Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 24, 2022. Gaining proficiency in small boat tactics increases the unit's capability to operate in the littoral environment.

Photo by Cpl. Skyler Harris

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division use foraging techniques to cook a meal during Spartan Fury 22.1 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, March 8, 2022. Individual Batteries procured local food and experimented with field cooking methods using lightweight, expeditionary equipment that is sustainable for long durations in austere environments. Spartan Fury is a Battalion level training exercise designed to refine long-range communications through naval asset integration, mission processing from battalion to firing sections, and 21st Century Foraging.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division use foraging techniques to cook a meal during Spartan Fury 22.1 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, March 8, 2022. Individual Batteries procured local food and experimented with field cooking methods using lightweight, expeditionary equipment that is sustainable for long durations in austere environments. Spartan Fury is a Battalion level training exercise designed to refine long-range communications through naval asset integration, mission processing from battalion to firing sections, and 21st Century Foraging.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Olivia Knapp

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Mikelot A. Edouard, battalion mess chief with 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, gives a brief prior to teaching foraging techniques during Spartan Fury 22.1 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, March 7, 2022. Individual Batteries procured local food and experimented with field cooking methods using lightweight, expeditionary equipment that is sustainable for long durations in austere environments. Spartan Fury is a Battalion level training exercise designed to refine long-range communications through naval asset integration, mission processing from battalion to firing sections, and 21st Century Foraging.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Mikelot A. Edouard, battalion mess chief with 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, gives a brief prior to teaching foraging techniques during Spartan Fury 22.1 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, March 7, 2022. Individual Batteries procured local food and experimented with field cooking methods using lightweight, expeditionary equipment that is sustainable for long durations in austere environments. Spartan Fury is a Battalion level training exercise designed to refine long-range communications through naval asset integration, mission processing from battalion to firing sections, and 21st Century Foraging.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Olivia Knapp

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire 60mm and 81mm mortar rounds at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, March 23, 2022. BLT 1/5 conducted a live-fire mortars shoot to sustain maritime readiness and to integrate Japanese forces in training for Maritime Defense Exercise Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade. MDX-ARDB is a bilateral exercise meant to increase interoperability and strengthen ties between U.S. and Japanese forces for the defense of Japan.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire 60mm and 81mm mortar rounds at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, March 23, 2022. BLT 1/5 conducted a live-fire mortars shoot to sustain maritime readiness and to integrate Japanese forces in training for Maritime Defense Exercise Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade. MDX-ARDB is a bilateral exercise meant to increase interoperability and strengthen ties between U.S. and Japanese forces for the defense of Japan.

Photo by Cpl. Grace Gerlach

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Scotto, a native of Islip, N.Y., and a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), retrieves a Drone-40 during a training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 7, 2021. 1/2 is tasked as 2d MARDIV’s experimental infantry battalion to test new gear, operating concepts and force structures. The unit’s findings will help refine infantry battalions across the Marine Corps in accordance with Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Scotto, a native of Islip, N.Y., and a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), retrieves a Drone-40 during a training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 7, 2021. 1/2 is tasked as 2d MARDIV’s experimental infantry battalion to test new gear, operating concepts and force structures. The unit’s findings will help refine infantry battalions across the Marine Corps in accordance with Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)

Photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Thomas Rexrode, a reconnaissance Marine with Co. A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion (1st Recon Bn.), 1st Marine Division, launches an RQ-20B Puma Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) from a rigid-hulled inflatable boat at Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 30, 2021. 1st Recon Bn. conducted the training to test off-shore reconnaissance capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Connor Hancock)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Thomas Rexrode, a reconnaissance Marine with Co. A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion (1st Recon Bn.), 1st Marine Division, launches an RQ-20B Puma Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) from a rigid-hulled inflatable boat at Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 30, 2021. 1st Recon Bn. conducted the training to test off-shore reconnaissance capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Connor Hancock)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Connor Hancock

A firefighter with Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services expels excess water from a hose after bilateral live-fire training on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 25, 2022. MCIPAC F&ES and the Naha City Fire Department assembled and conducted live-fire training to compare the different firefighting techniques and methods each department uses to accomplish the same mission.

A firefighter with Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services expels excess water from a hose after bilateral live-fire training on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 25, 2022. MCIPAC F&ES and the Naha City Fire Department assembled and conducted live-fire training to compare the different firefighting techniques and methods each department uses to accomplish the same mission.

Photo by Cpl. Alex Fairchild

Firefighters with the Naha City Fire Department respond to a fire during a bilateral live-fire training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 25, 2022. Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services and the Naha City Fire Department assembled and conducted live-fire training to compare the different firefighting techniques and methods each department uses to accomplish the same mission.

Firefighters with the Naha City Fire Department respond to a fire during a bilateral live-fire training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 25, 2022. Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services and the Naha City Fire Department assembled and conducted live-fire training to compare the different firefighting techniques and methods each department uses to accomplish the same mission.

Photo by Cpl. Alex Fairchild

Detroit Vietnam veterans salute to colors during a Vietnam veteran pinning ceremony as part of Marine Week Detroit, Sept. 8, 2017. Marine Week provides an opportunity for the Marine Corps to visit a city that normally doesn’t have opportunities to interact with Marines on a regular basis.

Detroit Vietnam veterans salute to colors during a Vietnam veteran pinning ceremony as part of Marine Week Detroit, Sept. 8, 2017. Marine Week provides an opportunity for the Marine Corps to visit a city that normally doesn’t have opportunities to interact with Marines on a regular basis.

Photo by Cpl. Julien Rodarte

All the female Marines and Sailors who make up 3rd Sustainment Group gathered to take a group photo at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 16, 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.

All the female Marines and Sailors who make up 3rd Sustainment Group gathered to take a group photo at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 16, 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 Staff Sgt. Hailey Clay