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The Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro congratulates Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney after swearing him in as the 37th Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps at the Pentagon, Nov. 3, 2023. Mahoney was nominated to become the ACMC in July and was confirmed Nov. 2. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rachaelanne Woodward)

Photo by Sgt. Rachaelanne Woodward

The Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro promotes/swears-in Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney as the 37th Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps at the Pentagon, Nov. 3, 2023. Mahoney was nominated to become the ACMC in July and was confirmed Nov. 2. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rachaelanne Woodward)

Photo by Sgt. Rachaelanne Woodward

The Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro promotes/swears-in Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney as the 37th Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps at the Pentagon, Nov. 3, 2023. Mahoney was nominated to become the ACMC in July and was confirmed Nov. 2. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rachaelanne Woodward)

Photo by Sgt. Rachaelanne Woodward

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Richard Luke, an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, signals all clear of the landing zone during the field training exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 23 at Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Kirishima Training Area, Miyazaki, Japan, Oct. 25, 2023. RD 23 is an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of Marines in III Marine Expeditionary Force and allied Japan Self-Defense Force personnel. Luke is a native of Victoria, Texas.

Photo by Cpl. Kyle Chan

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Taylor Jenkins, a combat engineer with the Littoral Engineer Reconnaissance Team, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3d Marine Logistics Group, utilizes the Android Tactical Assault System to input reconnaissance findings into an after action report during a littoral mobility and detection exercise on Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 18, 2021. The ATAK is a tool that allows Marines to rapidly report critical geospatial information to support intelligence requirements for a given objective. During this exercise, 7th and 9th ESB are refining their skills with emerging Marine Corps technologies in order to facilitate follow-on forces’ littoral mobility from shallow water to the objective. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Hailey D. Clay)

Photo by Sgt. Hailey Clay

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division jumps from a C-130 Hercules during a free-fall parachute jump operation at Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, on Oct. 26, 2023. Marines, Airmen, and Special Operations Soldiers practiced static-line and free-fall jumps to hone their abilities for airborne operations. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, 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 premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Bridgette Rodriguez

The 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric M. Smith, motivates runners during the 48th Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, VA on Oct. 29, 2023. Participants from around the world raced on the monumental MCM course through Washington, D.C., finishing at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia. The event was a celebration of every finisher’s honor, courage, and commitment to training for and completing the marathon.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Kelsey Dornfeld

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Melkonyan, a machine gunner assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M240B machine gun while conducting Range 410A at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 12, 2023. Range 410A is a platoon live-fire and maneuver combined arms attack range designed to train units in tactics, techniques, and procedures required to provide a sustainable and operational unit across the conflict continuum.

Photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Singapore Guard pioneers with 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade, run to assemble explosives in an impact area during a combat engineer subject matter expert exchange as part of Exercise Valiant Mark 2023 at Camp Pendleton, CA, Oct. 13, 2023. Valiant Mark 23 is an annual, bilateral training exercise conducted between the Singapore Armed Forces and I Marine Expeditionary Force, designed to enhance interoperability, improve combined arms and amphibious warfighting skills, and strengthen military-to-military relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Beesley)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Beesley

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, and Singapore Guardsmen with the 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade, conduct a live fire range as part of Exercise Valiant Mark 2023 at Camp Pendleton, CA, Oct. 13, 2023. Valiant Mark 2023 is an annual, bilateral training exercise conducted between the Singapore Armed Forces and I Marine Expeditionary Force, designed to enhance interoperability, improve combined arms and amphibious warfighting skills, and strengthen military-to-military relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Quince D. Bisard)

Photo by Cpl. Quince Bisard

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Dana Beesley, center, a communication strategy and operations chief, with I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, photographs a Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and a Singapore Guardsman from 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade, taking cover from a controlled explosion during Exercise Valiant Mark 2023 at Camp Pendleton, CA, Oct. 13, 2023. Valiant Mark 23 is an annual, bilateral training exercise conducted between the Singapore Armed Forces and I Marine Expeditionary Force, designed to enhance interoperability, improve combined arms and amphibious warfighting skills, and strengthen military-to-military relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Nicolas Atehortua)

Photo by Sgt. Nicolas Atehortua

Singapore Guardsmen PTE Avi Gangla, left, a mortar operator with the 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade, and U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Angel Martinez, a mortarman with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, operate a M252A2 81mm mortar system during a mortar live fire range as part of Exercise Valiant Mark 2023 at Camp Pendleton, CA, Oct. 11, 2023. Valiant Mark 2023 is an annual, bilateral training exercise conducted between the Singapore Armed Forces and I Marine Expeditionary Force, designed to enhance interoperability, improve combined arms and amphibious warfighting skills, and strengthen military-to-military relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Quince D. Bisard)

Photo by Cpl. Quince Bisard

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, takeoffs during a forward arming and refueling point exercise, part of Weapons and Tactics Instructo course 1-24 at Landing Zone Bull Attack, near Chocolate Mountains, California, Oct. 13, 2023. WTI is an advanced, graduate-level course for selected pilots and enlisted aircrew providing standardized advanced tactical training and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alejandro Fernandez

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, clear a hallway during a raid leaders course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 28, 2023. Instructors with EOTG trained the Marines to help enhance their tactics, techniques, and procedures for raid operations for future deployments. EOTG is a section of the I MEF command element that trains and evaluates deploying Marine Expeditionary Units, and other designated forces, in select individual and collective tasks to prepare them to support geographic combatant commands.

Photo by Sgt. Cristian Bestul

F-35 test pilot Marine Maj. Paul Gucwa from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two Three, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), flies an F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft to the U.K. HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier in the Western Atlantic Oct. 11, 2023. Gucwa will embark with a detachment from the Patuxent River F-35 Integrated Test Force to conduct developmental test phase 3 sea trials with the specially instrumented, short takeoff vertical landing variant of the stealth jet aboard Britain’s largest warship. The U.K. Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales participation in WESTLANT 23 encompasses a range of U.K. and U.S. naval aircraft trials in the Western Atlantic throughout the autumn of 2023.The HMS Prince of Wales continues to push the boundaries of naval aviation capabilities and operations from QEC aircraft carriers, including increasing the range and lethality of F-35 operations. The U.K. is the only Tier I partner in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program. U.K. and U.S. interactions during this deployment are characterized by cooperation and reinforce international relationships, as well as enhance interoperability between the U.S. Navy and Royal Navy. The F-35 Joint Program Office is the U.S. Department of Defense's focal point for the 5th-generation strike aircraft for the Navy, Air Force, Marines, and our allies. The F-35 is the premier multi-mission, 5th-generation weapon system. Its ability to collect, analyze and share data is a force multiplier that enhances all assets in the battle space: with stealth technology, advanced sensors, weapons capacity, and range. The F-35 has been operational since July 2015 and is the most lethal, survivable, and interoperable fighter aircraft ever built.

Photo by Dane Wiedmann

U.S. Marines with Tactical Training and Exercise Control Group, Marine Air- Ground Task Force Training Command and scientists with the Office of Naval Research conduct a proof-of-concept range for the Robotic Goat at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 9, 2023. The goat can carry different payloads and was testing its ability to acquire and prosecute targets with the M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin J. Marty)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Justin Marty

The Secretary of the Navy, Honorable Carlos Del Toro poses for a group photo with U.S. Marines supporting Navy-Marine Week Philadelphia following a ship naming ceremony at Independence Hall in Philadelphia on October 12, 2023. Marines are participating in numerous events throughout the city of Philadelphia in order to increase awareness and establish lasting relationships with communities throughout the area.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Matthew Casullo, a Westerlo, New York native, mountain warfare instructor for Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, observes Marines rock climbing up a cliff face during Mountain Leaders Course as part of Mountain Exercise 1-24 at MCMWTC, Bridgeport, California, Oct. 11, 2023. Compared to more generalized training facilities, MCMWTC specializes in mountain warfare training, providing a unique and ideal opportunity to rehearse operations in a mountainous environment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia

U.S. Marines with the Silent Drill Platoon, Marine Barracks Washington, perform for the citizens of Philadelphia during Navy-Marine Week Philadelphia at Independence Hall, Philadelphia, P.A. on October 12, 2023. Marines are participating in numerous events throughout the city of Philadelphia to increase awareness and establish lasting relationships with communities throughout the area.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Kelsey Dornfeld

Silent Drill Platoon Marines with Marine Barrack Washington rehearse before their performance at Independence Hall as part of Navy-Marine Week Philadelphia on October 12, 2023. Marines are participating in numerous events throughout the city of Philadelphia to increase awareness and establish lasting relationships with communities throughout the area.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Kelsey Dornfeld