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U.S. Marines with 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, conduct a Multi-Purpose Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapons Systems range at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, August 21, 2023. The purpose of this training is to sharpen the LCT’s weapons handling skills and increase their readiness for future exercises and operations.

Photo by Cpl. Eric Huynh

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Amado Saltosandrade operates a Marine Corps Wideband Satellite Expeditionary during Pololu Strike at Marine Corps Training Bellows, Hawaii, August 22, 2023. Pololu Strike is a 3d MLR exercise consisting of staff education, planning, and battalion-led field training. The training focuses on the education and development of 3d MLR and battalion staffs, deliberate planning repetitions, and execution of training and readiness standards in a field environment. Saltosandrade is a satellite communications operator with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division and is a native of Coral Springs, Calif.

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Public Works Division personnel with the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), clear water out of a low point due to Tropical Storm Hilary at MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 21, 2023. MCAGCC is committed to ensuring effective and efficient recovery actions following extreme weather. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Higman)

Photo by LCpl. Anna Higman

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, uses a zipline to cross a canyon during Mountain Training Exercise 5-23 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, California, Aug. 18, 2023. MTX gives Marines the opportunity to hone their combat and survival skills in an austere mountain environment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Torres

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Javon Covey sets security with an M4 carbine during Pololu Strike at Marine Corps Training Bellows, Hawaii, August 17, 2023. Pololu Strike is a 3rd MLR exercise consisting of staff education, planning, and battalion-led field training. The training focuses on the education and development of 3rd MLR and battalion staffs, deliberate planning repetitions, and execution of training and readiness standards in a field environment. Covey is a field artillery fire controlman with 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division and is a native of Holyoke, Mass.

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U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Company Alpha, Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 23, fire an M240B medium machine gun at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, Aug. 15, 2023. Through increased training, MRF-D is postured and ready to respond to crisis and contingency in the region, contributing to a safe and prosperous Indo-Pacific.

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A U.S. Marine with Lima Co., 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force Darwin 23 fast ropes out of a UH-1Y Venom helicopter at Robertson Barracks, Northern Territory, Australia, Aug. 14, 2023. Through increased training with allies and partners, MRF-D is postured and ready to respond to crisis and contingency in the region, contributing to a safe and prosperous Indo-Pacific.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Smolinski

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 U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, rappels down a cliff during Mountain Training Exercise 5-23 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, California, Aug. 13, 2023. MTX gives Marines the opportunity to hone their combat and survival skills in an austere mountain environment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Torres

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 471, conduct crash, fire and rescue training in support of Northern Lightning 23 at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin, Aug. 12, 2023. Northern Lightning is one of the seven Air National Guard joint accredited readiness exercises that increases military readiness by providing participating units a tactical, joint training environment to execute realistic combat training.

Photo by Cpl. Ujian Gosun

U.S. Marines with Force Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, under tactical control of Task Force 61/2, and soldiers with a long-range reconnaissance platoon in the Norwegian Army conduct a simulated beach insertion in Norway on August 11, 2023. Task Force 61/2.5 provides naval and joint force commanders with dedicated multi-domain reconnaissance and counter reconnaissance capabilities.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Emma Gray

U.S. Marine Cpl. Justin Goupil with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, conducts speed and tactical reload drills, Aug. 10, 2023, at the Base Expedicionária de Fuzileiros Navais in Formosa, Brazil, during the Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais’ (Brazilian Marine Corps’) annual Infantry Training Exercise Formosa. Exercise Formosa offers an ideal platform for the armed forces of multiple nations to enhance their interoperability, conduct joint military operations, and exchange invaluable insights on tactics and strategies. With the backdrop of an ever-changing global security landscape, the participation of the United States Marine Corps and militaries from multiple nations shows commitment to regional security and partnership. Goupil is from San Clemente, California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Zachary Thacker completes an obstacle of the endurance course during Jungle Leaders Course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 10, 2023. The course is designed to test physical and mental resilience of Marine Corps leaders in a harsh jungle environment. Thacker, a native of Paducah, Kentucky is a rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division.

Photo by Cpl. Michael Taggart

The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith passes the noncommissioned officer sword to the incoming Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz during the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington, August 10, 2023.

Photo by SSgt. Kelsey Dornfeld

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tristan Kissich sets security during Jungle Leaders Course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 9, 2023. The course is designed to test physical and mental resilience of Marine Corps leaders in a harsh jungle environment. Kissich, a native of Hazel Green, Alabama is a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 5th Marines and is currently forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Battalion, 3d Marine Division.

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U.S. Marine Corps chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense specialists with Marine Wing Support Squadron 174, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, use an ANPDR-77 radial with probe to detect radiation during a simulated unknown substance attack, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, August 9, 2023. CBRN sections from each of 1st MAW’s Marine Wing Support Squadrons consolidated during Kaioke Response to standardize training and operating procedures across the wing. Kaioke Response Challenge increases collective ability to respond to a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense incident located at a forward arming and refueling point or an expeditionary airfield.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Hunter Jones

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, load sandbags onto a truck during Adversary Force Exercise 5-23 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 9, 2023. AFX 5-23 tested the skills of Marines in seizing and maintaining a combat presence in urban environments by training in offensive and defensive tactics, conducing logistics in a contested environment, and utilizing mechanized infantry.

Photo by Cpl. Jonathan Willcox

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Adama Anderson, a combat engineer with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, constructs defenses during Adversary Force Exercise 5-23 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 9, 2023. AFX 5-23 tested the skills of Marines in seizing and maintaining a combat presence in urban environments by training in offensive and defensive tactics, conducing logistics in a contested environment, and utilizing mechanized infantry.

Photo by Cpl. Jonathan Willcox

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Juan Perez, a heavy equipment operator with Marine Corps Engineer Detachment Palau, removes brush as part of a runway clearing project on Peleliu, Republic of Palau, August 3, 2023. During this rotational deployment, Navy Seabees and Marine Corps engineers undertake infrastructure projects which benefit local populations in the Indo-Pacific and enhance the United States’ ability to render support and aid in response to disasters or other crises.

Photo by SSgt. David Bickel

U.S. Marines with Task Force Koa Moana 23, execute a training session with team members of the Chuuk Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting station at the Chuuk International Airport on Weno, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, Aug. 8, 2023. The island of Chuuk is a part of Task Force Koa Moana’s deployment throughout the Indo-Pacific region, where Marines and Sailors from I Marine Expeditionary Force work to strengthen alliances and partnerships with development of interoperable capabilities, combined operations, theater security cooperation, and capacity-building efforts.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Trent A. Henry