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U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, Littoral Combat Force 24, fire a M224 60mm mortar system during a live-fire range at Camp Santiago Joint Training Center, Puerto Rico, Sept. 2, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility in support of Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere, Department of War-directed operations, and the President's priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking, deter malign actors and protect the homeland through continuous presence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, Littoral Combat Force 24, fire a M224 60mm mortar system during a live-fire range at Camp Santiago Joint Training Center, Puerto Rico, Sept. 2, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility in support of Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere, Department of War-directed operations, and the President's priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking, deter malign actors and protect the homeland through continuous presence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

Photo by Cpl. Payton Walley

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. James Brooks, an infantry rifleman, and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Valeria Carmona, a hospital corpsman, both with the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB) in support of Operation Ardent Vanguard, pose for a photo after being awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal near Campo, California, Aug. 15, 2026.  Brooks and Carmona were presented with the award for saving the life of an suspected illegal alien that was suffering from a heat-related illness. U.S. Northern Command is working side-by-side with the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection within narrowly defined authorities to provide unique military capabilities to protect the territorial integrity of the U.S. southern border. (Dept. of War photo by Sgt. Nathan Hislop)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. James Brooks, an infantry rifleman, and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Valeria Carmona, a hospital corpsman, both with the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB) in support of Operation Ardent Vanguard, pose for a photo after being awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal near Campo, California, Aug. 15, 2026.  Brooks and Carmona were presented with the award for saving the life of an suspected illegal alien that was suffering from a heat-related illness. U.S. Northern Command is working side-by-side with the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection within narrowly defined authorities to provide unique military capabilities to protect the territorial integrity of the U.S. southern border. (Dept. of War photo by Sgt. Nathan Hislop)

Photo by Sgt. Nathan Hislop

A Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal sits on the collar of U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. James Brooks, an infantry rifleman, with  the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB) in support of Operation Ardent Vanguard, the medal was presented during an award ceremony near Campo, California, Aug. 15, 2026. Brooks was presented with the award for saving the life of a suspected illegal alien that was suffering from a heat-related illness. U.S. Northern Command is working side-by-side with the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection within narrowly defined authorities to provide unique military capabilities to protect the territorial integrity of the U.S. southern border. (Dept. of War photo by Sgt. Nathan Hislop)

A Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal sits on the collar of U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. James Brooks, an infantry rifleman, with  the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB) in support of Operation Ardent Vanguard, the medal was presented during an award ceremony near Campo, California, Aug. 15, 2026. Brooks was presented with the award for saving the life of a suspected illegal alien that was suffering from a heat-related illness. U.S. Northern Command is working side-by-side with the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection within narrowly defined authorities to provide unique military capabilities to protect the territorial integrity of the U.S. southern border. (Dept. of War photo by Sgt. Nathan Hislop)

Photo by Sgt. Nathan Hislop

U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fire an M3E1 multipurpose anti-armor anti-personnel weapon system during a platoon-level urban assault as part of Service Level Training Exercise 4-26 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 1, 2026. SLTE is designed to be a challenging, realistic training exercise 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 Sgt. Vincent Needham)

U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fire an M3E1 multipurpose anti-armor anti-personnel weapon system during a platoon-level urban assault as part of Service Level Training Exercise 4-26 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 1, 2026. SLTE is designed to be a challenging, realistic training exercise 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 Sgt. Vincent Needham)

Photo by Sgt. Vincent Needham

U.S. Marine Corps light armored vehicles assigned to the 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, conduct a convoy during a Reserve Mobilization Exercise, Maryland, June 29, 2026. The week-long exercise validates the battalion's ability to rapidly activate personnel and equipment, ensuring the unit can deliver ready forces in response to a national crisis.

U.S. Marine Corps light armored vehicles assigned to the 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, conduct a convoy during a Reserve Mobilization Exercise, Maryland, June 29, 2026. The week-long exercise validates the battalion's ability to rapidly activate personnel and equipment, ensuring the unit can deliver ready forces in response to a national crisis.

Photo by Cpl. Van Hoang

U.S. Marine Corps light armored vehicles assigned to the 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, conduct a convoy during a Reserve Mobilization Exercise, Maryland, June 29, 2026. The week-long exercise validates the battalion's ability to rapidly activate personnel and equipment, ensuring the unit can deliver ready forces in response to a national crisis.

U.S. Marine Corps light armored vehicles assigned to the 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, conduct a convoy during a Reserve Mobilization Exercise, Maryland, June 29, 2026. The week-long exercise validates the battalion's ability to rapidly activate personnel and equipment, ensuring the unit can deliver ready forces in response to a national crisis.

Photo by Cpl. Van Hoang

A U.S. Marine with Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, parachutes into a drop zone during a military freefall sustainment at Raeford, North Carolina, Sept. 3, 2026. Military freefall sustainments are necessary to conduct parachute operations in support of the 26th MEU’s upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez)

A U.S. Marine with Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, parachutes into a drop zone during a military freefall sustainment at Raeford, North Carolina, Sept. 3, 2026. Military freefall sustainments are necessary to conduct parachute operations in support of the 26th MEU’s upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez)

Photo by Cpl. Osmar VasquezHernandez

U.S. Marines assigned to 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, detect and track simulated adversary forces during a sensing expeditionary advanced base training mission at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2026. The 13th MEU and the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group are underway and conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations to enhance their combined Navy-Marine Corps readiness and lethality. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Martha Linares)

U.S. Marines assigned to 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, detect and track simulated adversary forces during a sensing expeditionary advanced base training mission at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2026. The 13th MEU and the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group are underway and conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations to enhance their combined Navy-Marine Corps readiness and lethality. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Martha Linares)

Photo by Sgt. Martha Linares

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 364 (Reinforced), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, transits to the forward arming and refueling point at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2026. The 13th MEU and the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group are underway and conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations to enhance their combined Navy-Marine Corps readiness and lethality. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Martha Linares)

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 364 (Reinforced), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, transits to the forward arming and refueling point at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2026. The 13th MEU and the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group are underway and conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations to enhance their combined Navy-Marine Corps readiness and lethality. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Martha Linares)

Photo by Sgt. Martha Linares

U.S. Marine Corps Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, a Strikemaster mobile anti-ship missile system, and a Norwegian Army National Manoeuvre Air Defence System displace across austere terrain while under tactical escort by Norwegian Home Guard soldiers with 3rd Platoon, District 11, in Jan Mayen, Norway, Aug. 30, 2026. The displacement and interoperability assessment, conducted during Operation Atlantic City 26, evaluated combined command, control, and multi-domain connectivity to ensure NATO can rapidly coordinate layered fires and air defense across contested environments in the High North. Atlantic City 26 is a Norwegian-led trilateral readiness initiative with the United Kingdom and United States designed to develop and demonstrate expeditionary advanced base capabilities and validate combined fires, maritime domain awareness, and sea denial to reinforce the security and stability of the High North. Jan Mayen is sovereign Norwegian territory in an isolated part of the Norwegian Sea, approximately 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) from mainland Norway. At the same time, the island occupies an important geostrategic position north of the Greenland-Iceland-U.K. gap, an area of water strategically significant to the defense of the U.S. homeland and northern Europe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Noah Masog)

U.S. Marine Corps Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, a Strikemaster mobile anti-ship missile system, and a Norwegian Army National Manoeuvre Air Defence System displace across austere terrain while under tactical escort by Norwegian Home Guard soldiers with 3rd Platoon, District 11, in Jan Mayen, Norway, Aug. 30, 2026. The displacement and interoperability assessment, conducted during Operation Atlantic City 26, evaluated combined command, control, and multi-domain connectivity to ensure NATO can rapidly coordinate layered fires and air defense across contested environments in the High North. Atlantic City 26 is a Norwegian-led trilateral readiness initiative with the United Kingdom and United States designed to develop and demonstrate expeditionary advanced base capabilities and validate combined fires, maritime domain awareness, and sea denial to reinforce the security and stability of the High North. Jan Mayen is sovereign Norwegian territory in an isolated part of the Norwegian Sea, approximately 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) from mainland Norway. At the same time, the island occupies an important geostrategic position north of the Greenland-Iceland-U.K. gap, an area of water strategically significant to the defense of the U.S. homeland and northern Europe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Noah Masog)

Photo by Sgt. Noah Masog

U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, maneuver to a building during a platoon-level urban assault as part of Service Level Training 4-26 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 30, 2026. SLTE is designed to be a challenging, realistic training exercise 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 Lance Cpl. Journey Fisher)

U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, maneuver to a building during a platoon-level urban assault as part of Service Level Training 4-26 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 30, 2026. SLTE is designed to be a challenging, realistic training exercise 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 Lance Cpl. Journey Fisher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Journey Fisher

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. James Martin, a squad leader with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 26, fires an M4 carbine 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. Martin is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. James Martin, a squad leader with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 26, fires an M4 carbine 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. Martin is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan)

Photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brandon Anthony, a senior drill instructor with Sierra Company, Support Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, waits to report to the series commander during pick up on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Aug. 22, 2026. Pick up is when recruits meet the drill instructors who will be responsible for training and mentoring them during the 13-week recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jordy Morales)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brandon Anthony, a senior drill instructor with Sierra Company, Support Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, waits to report to the series commander during pick up on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Aug. 22, 2026. Pick up is when recruits meet the drill instructors who will be responsible for training and mentoring them during the 13-week recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jordy Morales)

Photo by Cpl. Jordy Morales

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 26, Indonesian marines with 7th Infantry Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade, Republic of Korea marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 6th Marine Brigade, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force service members with 2nd Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, stand at attention during an opening ceremony for Exercise Super Garuda Shield 26 at the Indonesian Marine Corps 7th Infantry Battalion base near Lampung, Indonesia, Aug. 31, 2026. Super Garuda Shield is an annual exercise between the Indonesian National Armed Forces and U.S. Military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, and cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 26, Indonesian marines with 7th Infantry Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade, Republic of Korea marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 6th Marine Brigade, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force service members with 2nd Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, stand at attention during an opening ceremony for Exercise Super Garuda Shield 26 at the Indonesian Marine Corps 7th Infantry Battalion base near Lampung, Indonesia, Aug. 31, 2026. Super Garuda Shield is an annual exercise between the Indonesian National Armed Forces and U.S. Military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, and cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan)

Photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan

A U.S. Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M27 infantry automatic rifle during a live-fire range aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Aug. 9, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joseph Helms)

A U.S. Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M27 infantry automatic rifle during a live-fire range aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Aug. 9, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joseph Helms)

Photo by Sgt. Joseph Helms

Gear belonging to U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Platoon, 1st Marine Division, rests behind a barricade at Hamid Karzai International Airport during Non-combatant Evacuation Operations in Kabul, Afghanistan, 2021. The photograph was captured prior to the attack at Abbey Gate while forces-maintained perimeter security at the airfield. (Courtesy photo by Lance Cpl. Noah Smith)

Gear belonging to U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Platoon, 1st Marine Division, rests behind a barricade at Hamid Karzai International Airport during Non-combatant Evacuation Operations in Kabul, Afghanistan, 2021. The photograph was captured prior to the attack at Abbey Gate while forces-maintained perimeter security at the airfield. (Courtesy photo by Lance Cpl. Noah Smith)

Photo by Cpl. Brynn Bouchard

Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conducts checks as evacuees come through the gate. The Division continues to help facilitate the safe evacuation of U.S. citizens, Special Immigrant Visa applicants, and other at-risk Afghans out of Afghanistan as quickly and safely as possible from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jillian Hix)

Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conducts checks as evacuees come through the gate. The Division continues to help facilitate the safe evacuation of U.S. citizens, Special Immigrant Visa applicants, and other at-risk Afghans out of Afghanistan as quickly and safely as possible from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jillian Hix)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Jillian Hix

Ten battlefield crosses stand in honor of fallen Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, during a memorial ceremony at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 12, 2021.  The ceremony was held to honor the 10 Marines with 2nd Bn., 1st Marines, who were killed in a suicide attack on Aug. 26, 2021, during the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Ten battlefield crosses stand in honor of fallen Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, during a memorial ceremony at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 12, 2021.  The ceremony was held to honor the 10 Marines with 2nd Bn., 1st Marines, who were killed in a suicide attack on Aug. 26, 2021, during the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Melissa Marnell

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast-ropes from a UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th MEU, on the flight deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Aug. 15, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joseph Helms)

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast-ropes from a UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th MEU, on the flight deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Aug. 15, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joseph Helms)

Photo by Sgt. Joseph Helms

U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Platoon, 1st Marine Division, pose for a photograph at Hamid Karzai International Airport during Non-combatant Evacuation Operations in Kabul, Afghanistan, 2021. The photo was taken prior to the suicide bombing at Abbey Gate while Marines secured the airfield and processed evacuees. (Courtesy photo by Lance Cpl. Noah Smith)

U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Platoon, 1st Marine Division, pose for a photograph at Hamid Karzai International Airport during Non-combatant Evacuation Operations in Kabul, Afghanistan, 2021. The photo was taken prior to the suicide bombing at Abbey Gate while Marines secured the airfield and processed evacuees. (Courtesy photo by Lance Cpl. Noah Smith)

Photo by Courtesy Asset by Lance Cpl. Noah Smith