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U.S. Marine Corps V-22 Ospreys perform a flyover near the Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. Aug 23, 2026. The event was part of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix race being held around a portion of the National Mall. Flyovers are a time-honored way to connect with the American public—honoring the past, celebrating the present and inspiring future generations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andy Morataya)

U.S. Marine Corps V-22 Ospreys perform a flyover near the Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. Aug 23, 2026. The event was part of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix race being held around a portion of the National Mall. Flyovers are a time-honored way to connect with the American public—honoring the past, celebrating the present and inspiring future generations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andy Morataya)

Photo by Andy Morataya

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division; and Bravo Battery, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct a snowshoe hike in preparation for Exercise Nordic Response 24 at Setermoen, Norway, Jan. 29, 2024. Exercise Nordic Response, formerly known as Cold Response, is a NATO training event conducted every two years to promote military competency in arctic environments and to foster interoperability between the U.S. Marine Corps and allied nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Hernandez)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division; and Bravo Battery, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct a snowshoe hike in preparation for Exercise Nordic Response 24 at Setermoen, Norway, Jan. 29, 2024. Exercise Nordic Response, formerly known as Cold Response, is a NATO training event conducted every two years to promote military competency in arctic environments and to foster interoperability between the U.S. Marine Corps and allied nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Hernandez)

Photo by Sgt. Christopher Hernandez

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brandon Rivera, a squad leader with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 26, fires an M27 infantry automatic rifle during a live-fire range as part of a platoon exchange at the Indonesian Marine Corps 9th Battalion near Lampung, Indonesia, Aug. 21, 2026. This year’s iteration of the annual platoon exchange is between MRF-D and the Indonesian Armed Forces 7th Infantry Battalion, 4th Brigade, designed to enhance combined combat readiness, strengthen tactical interoperability, and reinforce the enduring partnership between both nations. Rivera is a native of Texas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brandon Rivera, a squad leader with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 26, fires an M27 infantry automatic rifle during a live-fire range as part of a platoon exchange at the Indonesian Marine Corps 9th Battalion near Lampung, Indonesia, Aug. 21, 2026. This year’s iteration of the annual platoon exchange is between MRF-D and the Indonesian Armed Forces 7th Infantry Battalion, 4th Brigade, designed to enhance combined combat readiness, strengthen tactical interoperability, and reinforce the enduring partnership between both nations. Rivera is a native of Texas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan)

Photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan

A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, prepares to refuel an F/A-18D Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232, both assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, off the coast of Japan, Aug, 19, 2026. U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 conduct aerial refueling operations in support of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, demonstrating the Marine Corps’ ability to sustain and generate combat airpower. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz)

A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, prepares to refuel an F/A-18D Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232, both assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, off the coast of Japan, Aug, 19, 2026. U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 conduct aerial refueling operations in support of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, demonstrating the Marine Corps’ ability to sustain and generate combat airpower. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz)

Photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Carlos Landeocieza, personnel retrieval and processing specialist, Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company, 4th Combat Readiness Regiment, 4th Marine Logistics Group, explains to multi-national partners how to conduct search and recovery operations during Northern Strike 26-2, Camp Grayling, Michigan, August 6, 2026.  Northern Strike is an Army sponsored, multi-component, multi-national exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability to fight and win. Northern Strike 26-2, Michigan’s largest and longest joint readiness exercise, is held from August 1 to August 15, 2026 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year’s exercise will feature around 9,000 participants. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Carlos Landeocieza, personnel retrieval and processing specialist, Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company, 4th Combat Readiness Regiment, 4th Marine Logistics Group, explains to multi-national partners how to conduct search and recovery operations during Northern Strike 26-2, Camp Grayling, Michigan, August 6, 2026.  Northern Strike is an Army sponsored, multi-component, multi-national exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability to fight and win. Northern Strike 26-2, Michigan’s largest and longest joint readiness exercise, is held from August 1 to August 15, 2026 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year’s exercise will feature around 9,000 participants. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Robert Shadwill, personnel retrieval and processing specialist, Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company, 4th Combat Readiness Regiment, 4th Marine Logistics Group, discusses search and recovery techniques with multi-national partners during Northern Strike 26-2, Camp Grayling, Michigan, August 6, 2026.  Northern Strike is an Army sponsored, multi-component, multi-national exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability to fight and win. Northern Strike 26-2, Michigan’s largest and longest joint readiness exercise, is held from August 1 to August 15, 2026 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year’s exercise will feature around 9,000 participants. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Robert Shadwill, personnel retrieval and processing specialist, Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company, 4th Combat Readiness Regiment, 4th Marine Logistics Group, discusses search and recovery techniques with multi-national partners during Northern Strike 26-2, Camp Grayling, Michigan, August 6, 2026.  Northern Strike is an Army sponsored, multi-component, multi-national exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability to fight and win. Northern Strike 26-2, Michigan’s largest and longest joint readiness exercise, is held from August 1 to August 15, 2026 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year’s exercise will feature around 9,000 participants. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Carlos Landeocieza, personnel retrieval and processing specialist, Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company, 4th Combat Readiness Regiment, 4th Marine Logistics Group, instructs multi-national partners on how to conduct search and recovery operations during Northern Strike 26-2, Camp Grayling, Michigan, August 6, 2026.  Northern Strike is an Army sponsored, multi-component, multi-national exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability to fight and win. Northern Strike 26-2, Michigan’s largest and longest joint readiness exercise, is held from August 1 to August 15, 2026 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year’s exercise will feature around 9,000 participants. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Carlos Landeocieza, personnel retrieval and processing specialist, Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company, 4th Combat Readiness Regiment, 4th Marine Logistics Group, instructs multi-national partners on how to conduct search and recovery operations during Northern Strike 26-2, Camp Grayling, Michigan, August 6, 2026.  Northern Strike is an Army sponsored, multi-component, multi-national exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability to fight and win. Northern Strike 26-2, Michigan’s largest and longest joint readiness exercise, is held from August 1 to August 15, 2026 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year’s exercise will feature around 9,000 participants. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila

A British Army Soldier with the Royal Logistics Group, 159th Regiment Royal Logistic Corps, wears unit patches during Northern Strike 26-2, Camp Grayling, Michigan, August 3, 2026.  Northern Strike is an Army sponsored, multi-component, multi-national exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability to fight and win. Northern Strike 26-2, Michigan’s largest and longest joint readiness exercise, is held from August 1 to August 15, 2026 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year’s exercise will feature around 9,000 participants. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila)

A British Army Soldier with the Royal Logistics Group, 159th Regiment Royal Logistic Corps, wears unit patches during Northern Strike 26-2, Camp Grayling, Michigan, August 3, 2026.  Northern Strike is an Army sponsored, multi-component, multi-national exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability to fight and win. Northern Strike 26-2, Michigan’s largest and longest joint readiness exercise, is held from August 1 to August 15, 2026 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year’s exercise will feature around 9,000 participants. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Cody White, personnel retrieval and processing specialist, Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company, 4th Combat Readiness Regiment, 4th Marine Logistics Group, speaks with U.S. Army Soldiers with the 387th Quartermaster Company before conducting a search and recovery training demonstration during Northern Strike 26-2, Camp Grayling, Michigan, August 3, 2026.  Northern Strike is an Army sponsored, multi-component, multi-national exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability to fight and win. Northern Strike 26-2, Michigan’s largest and longest joint readiness exercise, is held from August 1 to August 15, 2026 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year’s exercise will feature around 9,000 participants. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Cody White, personnel retrieval and processing specialist, Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company, 4th Combat Readiness Regiment, 4th Marine Logistics Group, speaks with U.S. Army Soldiers with the 387th Quartermaster Company before conducting a search and recovery training demonstration during Northern Strike 26-2, Camp Grayling, Michigan, August 3, 2026.  Northern Strike is an Army sponsored, multi-component, multi-national exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability to fight and win. Northern Strike 26-2, Michigan’s largest and longest joint readiness exercise, is held from August 1 to August 15, 2026 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year’s exercise will feature around 9,000 participants. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 3 Andrew Carter, operations officer, Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company, 4th Combat Readiness Regiment, 4th Marine Logistics Group, holds the Charon’s Own coin during Northern Strike 26-2, Camp Grayling, Michigan, August 6, 2026.  Northern Strike is an Army sponsored, multi-component, multi-national exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability to fight and win. Northern Strike 26-2, Michigan’s largest and longest joint readiness exercise, is held from August 1 to August 15, 2026 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year’s exercise will feature around 9,000 participants. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila)

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 3 Andrew Carter, operations officer, Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company, 4th Combat Readiness Regiment, 4th Marine Logistics Group, holds the Charon’s Own coin during Northern Strike 26-2, Camp Grayling, Michigan, August 6, 2026.  Northern Strike is an Army sponsored, multi-component, multi-national exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability to fight and win. Northern Strike 26-2, Michigan’s largest and longest joint readiness exercise, is held from August 1 to August 15, 2026 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year’s exercise will feature around 9,000 participants. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila

U.S. Marines with Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company, 4th Combat Readiness Regiment, 4th Marine Logistics Group, and British Army Soldiers pose with the Charon’s Own guidon after a class graduation ceremony during Northern Strike 26-2, Camp Grayling, Michigan, August 10, 2026.  Northern Strike is an Army sponsored, multi-component, multi-national exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability to fight and win. Northern Strike 26-2, Michigan’s largest and longest joint readiness exercise, is held from August 1 to August 15, 2026 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year’s exercise will feature around 9,000 participants. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila)

U.S. Marines with Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company, 4th Combat Readiness Regiment, 4th Marine Logistics Group, and British Army Soldiers pose with the Charon’s Own guidon after a class graduation ceremony during Northern Strike 26-2, Camp Grayling, Michigan, August 10, 2026.  Northern Strike is an Army sponsored, multi-component, multi-national exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability to fight and win. Northern Strike 26-2, Michigan’s largest and longest joint readiness exercise, is held from August 1 to August 15, 2026 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year’s exercise will feature around 9,000 participants. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 3 Andrew Carter, operations officer, Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company, 4th Combat Readiness Regiment, 4th Marine Logistics Group, hands a completion certificate to British Army Soldier with Royal Logistics Group, 159th Regiment Royal Logistic Corps during Northern Strike 26-2, Camp Grayling, Michigan, August 10, 2026.  Northern Strike is an Army sponsored, multi-component, multi-national exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability to fight and win. Northern Strike 26-2, Michigan’s largest and longest joint readiness exercise, is held from August 1 to August 15, 2026 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year’s exercise will feature around 9,000 participants. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila)

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 3 Andrew Carter, operations officer, Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company, 4th Combat Readiness Regiment, 4th Marine Logistics Group, hands a completion certificate to British Army Soldier with Royal Logistics Group, 159th Regiment Royal Logistic Corps during Northern Strike 26-2, Camp Grayling, Michigan, August 10, 2026.  Northern Strike is an Army sponsored, multi-component, multi-national exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability to fight and win. Northern Strike 26-2, Michigan’s largest and longest joint readiness exercise, is held from August 1 to August 15, 2026 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year’s exercise will feature around 9,000 participants. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila

U.S. service members and British Army Soldiers participate with the Charon’s Own class graduation ceremony during Northern Strike 26-2, Camp Grayling, Michigan, August 10, 2026.  Northern Strike is an Army sponsored, multi-component, multi-national exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability to fight and win. Northern Strike 26-2, Michigan’s largest and longest joint readiness exercise, is held from August 1 to August 15, 2026 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year’s exercise will feature around 9,000 participants. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila)

U.S. service members and British Army Soldiers participate with the Charon’s Own class graduation ceremony during Northern Strike 26-2, Camp Grayling, Michigan, August 10, 2026.  Northern Strike is an Army sponsored, multi-component, multi-national exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability to fight and win. Northern Strike 26-2, Michigan’s largest and longest joint readiness exercise, is held from August 1 to August 15, 2026 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year’s exercise will feature around 9,000 participants. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 3 Andrew Carter, operations officer, Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company, 4th Combat Readiness Regiment, 4th Marine Logistics Group, strikes Charon’s Own coin while a class graduation ceremony takes place during Northern Strike 26-2, Camp Grayling, Michigan, August 6, 2026.  Northern Strike is an Army sponsored, multi-component, multi-national exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability to fight and win. Northern Strike 26-2, Michigan’s largest and longest joint readiness exercise, is held from August 1 to August 15, 2026 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year’s exercise will feature around 9,000 participants. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila)

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 3 Andrew Carter, operations officer, Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company, 4th Combat Readiness Regiment, 4th Marine Logistics Group, strikes Charon’s Own coin while a class graduation ceremony takes place during Northern Strike 26-2, Camp Grayling, Michigan, August 6, 2026.  Northern Strike is an Army sponsored, multi-component, multi-national exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability to fight and win. Northern Strike 26-2, Michigan’s largest and longest joint readiness exercise, is held from August 1 to August 15, 2026 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year’s exercise will feature around 9,000 participants. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila

A U.S. Marine with Bravo Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, operates a light armored vehicle during a company supported bilateral defense, executing combined-arms dilemmas against dismounted enemy forces as part of Marine Air-Ground Task Force Distributed Maneuver Exercise on Training Area Delta during Service Level Training Exercise 4-26 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 11, 2026. SLTE 4-26 is designed to be a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air-Ground Task Force across all domains of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Llanez Delgado)

A U.S. Marine with Bravo Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, operates a light armored vehicle during a company supported bilateral defense, executing combined-arms dilemmas against dismounted enemy forces as part of Marine Air-Ground Task Force Distributed Maneuver Exercise on Training Area Delta during Service Level Training Exercise 4-26 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 11, 2026. SLTE 4-26 is designed to be a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air-Ground Task Force across all domains of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Llanez Delgado)

Photo by Cpl. Isaac Llanez Delgado

A U.S. Marine Corps medium tactical vehicle replacement with Aviation Command and Control Detachment, Marine Rotational Force – Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, tows an AN/TPS-80 Ground and Air Task Oriented Radar during training in the Philippines, Aug. 17, 2026. The training supports the Philippine Marine Corps’ Archipelagic Coastal Defense Concept and provides U.S. and Philippine forces opportunities to refine fires integration while testing capabilities that improve command and control and enhance fires integration. MRF-SEA serves as I MEF’s forward command element in the Philippines, supporting Task Force-Philippines and integrating with the Armed Forces of the Philippines to strengthen interoperability and improve combined readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

A U.S. Marine Corps medium tactical vehicle replacement with Aviation Command and Control Detachment, Marine Rotational Force – Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, tows an AN/TPS-80 Ground and Air Task Oriented Radar during training in the Philippines, Aug. 17, 2026. The training supports the Philippine Marine Corps’ Archipelagic Coastal Defense Concept and provides U.S. and Philippine forces opportunities to refine fires integration while testing capabilities that improve command and control and enhance fires integration. MRF-SEA serves as I MEF’s forward command element in the Philippines, supporting Task Force-Philippines and integrating with the Armed Forces of the Philippines to strengthen interoperability and improve combined readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

Photo by Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Giovanni Messina, a fire support Marine with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, patrols during a force-on-force urban operations simulation as part of exercise Burmese Chase 26, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 2, 2026. Burmese Chase is an annual U.S. led, multi-lateral training exercise comprised of integrating ground and air fires, infantry tactics and naval gunfire alongside NATO allies to enhance combat readiness and interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sabine Wilson)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Giovanni Messina, a fire support Marine with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, patrols during a force-on-force urban operations simulation as part of exercise Burmese Chase 26, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 2, 2026. Burmese Chase is an annual U.S. led, multi-lateral training exercise comprised of integrating ground and air fires, infantry tactics and naval gunfire alongside NATO allies to enhance combat readiness and interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sabine Wilson)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sabine Wilson

U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fire an M2 .50-caliber heavy machine gun during a heavy machine gun range as a part of Adversary Force Exercise 4-26 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 9, 2026. AFX serves as an opportunity for units to receive training and certification across multiple warfighting functions in realistic force-on-force scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Vincent Needham)

U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fire an M2 .50-caliber heavy machine gun during a heavy machine gun range as a part of Adversary Force Exercise 4-26 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 9, 2026. AFX serves as an opportunity for units to receive training and certification across multiple warfighting functions in realistic force-on-force scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Vincent Needham)

Photo by Sgt. Vincent Needham

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Min Suk Kim, center, an inventory management specialist, stands with Lance Cpl. Urayuan Pereiracruz, left, an electrician, and Cpl. Carlos Borba, a field radio operator, all with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, during Combined Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore 26 in Pohang, South Korea, July 23, 2026. Kim supported communication between U.S. and Republic of Korea service members by providing interpretation. CJLOTS 26 is a combined exercise designed to integrate U.S. and Republic of Korea lighterage and ship-to-shore connector capabilities, improve combined readiness, strengthen the Republic of Korea-U.S. alliance, and expand combined maritime sustainment capacity during logistics operations. Kim is a native of Jeonju, South Korea; Pereiracruz is a native of Puerto Rico; Borba is a native of Washington. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Marcus Henson)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Min Suk Kim, center, an inventory management specialist, stands with Lance Cpl. Urayuan Pereiracruz, left, an electrician, and Cpl. Carlos Borba, a field radio operator, all with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, during Combined Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore 26 in Pohang, South Korea, July 23, 2026. Kim supported communication between U.S. and Republic of Korea service members by providing interpretation. CJLOTS 26 is a combined exercise designed to integrate U.S. and Republic of Korea lighterage and ship-to-shore connector capabilities, improve combined readiness, strengthen the Republic of Korea-U.S. alliance, and expand combined maritime sustainment capacity during logistics operations. Kim is a native of Jeonju, South Korea; Pereiracruz is a native of Puerto Rico; Borba is a native of Washington. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Marcus Henson)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Marcus Henson

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jake Arcidiacano, left, and Sgt. Angus Wright, explosive ordnance disposal technicians with Charlie Section, 3rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, prepare an explosive charge for ordnance disposal during Korean Marine Exchange Program 26.2 on LPP Gold Mine Training Area, South Korea, July 20, 2026. KMEP 26.2 is a semiannual bilateral exercise designed to improve combined readiness, strengthen the Republic of Korea-U.S. alliance and promote stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Pedro Rojas)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jake Arcidiacano, left, and Sgt. Angus Wright, explosive ordnance disposal technicians with Charlie Section, 3rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, prepare an explosive charge for ordnance disposal during Korean Marine Exchange Program 26.2 on LPP Gold Mine Training Area, South Korea, July 20, 2026. KMEP 26.2 is a semiannual bilateral exercise designed to improve combined readiness, strengthen the Republic of Korea-U.S. alliance and promote stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Pedro Rojas)

Photo by Cpl. Pedro Rojas