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Lance Cpl. Justin Simmons, left, and Lance Cpl. Austin Ruckle, right, both field radio operators with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group remove the free space optic system from a tactical elevated antenna mass at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 17, 2018. Marines are testing the new system, which will allow Marines to transmit mission critical information faster and more securely in environments with damaged infrastructure.

Lance Cpl. Justin Simmons, left, and Lance Cpl. Austin Ruckle, right, both field radio operators with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group remove the free space optic system from a tactical elevated antenna mass at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 17, 2018. Marines are testing the new system, which will allow Marines to transmit mission critical information faster and more securely in environments with damaged infrastructure.

Photo by Sgt. Timothy Valero

Cpl. Micah L. Wood, a field radio operator with 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, provides security while Marines with the Fire Support Team view the impacts from M777 artillery and 81mm mortars while providing indirect fire support during training Aug. 10, 2018, at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia. This is the first time an entire artillery battery deployed in support of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and demonstrates how the marine Air-Ground Task Force is equipped and organized to carry out national objectives in cooperation with international partners.

Cpl. Micah L. Wood, a field radio operator with 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, provides security while Marines with the Fire Support Team view the impacts from M777 artillery and 81mm mortars while providing indirect fire support during training Aug. 10, 2018, at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia. This is the first time an entire artillery battery deployed in support of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and demonstrates how the marine Air-Ground Task Force is equipped and organized to carry out national objectives in cooperation with international partners.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Wetzel

U.S. Army Staff Sgt.Tyrone Hamilton, left, the forward support noncommissioned officer in charge with Joint Task Force - Bravo's 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, and U.S. Marine Cpl. Tyler Slaggert, a field radio operator with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, link their communications equipment together to secure reliable voice communication during a communications exercise aboard Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, to prepare for future joint-level operations, June 19, 2018. The Marines and sailors of SPMAGTF-SC are conducting security cooperation training and engineering projects alongside partner nation military forces in Central and South America. The unit is also on standby to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the event of a hurricane or other emergency in the region.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt.Tyrone Hamilton, left, the forward support noncommissioned officer in charge with Joint Task Force - Bravo's 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, and U.S. Marine Cpl. Tyler Slaggert, a field radio operator with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, link their communications equipment together to secure reliable voice communication during a communications exercise aboard Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, to prepare for future joint-level operations, June 19, 2018. The Marines and sailors of SPMAGTF-SC are conducting security cooperation training and engineering projects alongside partner nation military forces in Central and South America. The unit is also on standby to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the event of a hurricane or other emergency in the region.

Photo by Sgt. Booker Thomas

U.S. Marine Cpl. Tyler Slaggert, a field radio operator with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, performs radio checks with soldiers from Joint Task Force - Bravo's 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment during a communications exercise aboard Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, to prepare for future joint-level operations, June 19, 2018. The Marines and sailors of SPMAGTF-SC are conducting security cooperation training and engineering projects alongside partner nation military forces in Central and South America. The unit is also on standby to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the event of a hurricane or other emergency in the region.

U.S. Marine Cpl. Tyler Slaggert, a field radio operator with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, performs radio checks with soldiers from Joint Task Force - Bravo's 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment during a communications exercise aboard Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, to prepare for future joint-level operations, June 19, 2018. The Marines and sailors of SPMAGTF-SC are conducting security cooperation training and engineering projects alongside partner nation military forces in Central and South America. The unit is also on standby to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the event of a hurricane or other emergency in the region.

Photo by Sgt. Booker Thomas

Sgt. Justin M. Logue (left) and Sgt. Scott C. Hunt (right), both assistant team leaders, Alpha Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, kneel in front of a battlefield cross during the 10th Annual Recon Challenge at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 17, 2018. The Recon Challenge is open to all reconnaissance Marines and Sailors from around the world.

Sgt. Justin M. Logue (left) and Sgt. Scott C. Hunt (right), both assistant team leaders, Alpha Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, kneel in front of a battlefield cross during the 10th Annual Recon Challenge at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 17, 2018. The Recon Challenge is open to all reconnaissance Marines and Sailors from around the world.

Photo by Cpl. Juan Bustos

Marine Corps Sgt. Joshua Herod, communications chief with Kilo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, radios target coordinates to an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) at Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah, March 30, 2018. Marines from Kilo Battery flew from Fort Campbell, Ky., to Dugway where they offloaded and fired four HIMARS missiles, demonstrating a unique capability that will give commanders more options to deal with threats when other options are not appropriate.

Marine Corps Sgt. Joshua Herod, communications chief with Kilo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, radios target coordinates to an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) at Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah, March 30, 2018. Marines from Kilo Battery flew from Fort Campbell, Ky., to Dugway where they offloaded and fired four HIMARS missiles, demonstrating a unique capability that will give commanders more options to deal with threats when other options are not appropriate.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the Basic Reconnaissance Course 2-18 conduct helocast insertion training aboard Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California, March 8, 2018. Helocast training is a graduation requirement which provides flexibility and maneuverability and will prepare students for basic recon insertion.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with the Basic Reconnaissance Course 2-18 conduct helocast insertion training aboard Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California, March 8, 2018. Helocast training is a graduation requirement which provides flexibility and maneuverability and will prepare students for basic recon insertion.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Haley McMenamin

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mac Sautia sits with children during a visit to Namisato Preschool in Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 30, 2018. Marines visited the school during a community relations event to help children learn basic English. Sautia, an Oceanside, California native, is a radio technician with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division. Marines continue fostering relations with the local population and building bonds with allies.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mac Sautia sits with children during a visit to Namisato Preschool in Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 30, 2018. Marines visited the school during a community relations event to help children learn basic English. Sautia, an Oceanside, California native, is a radio technician with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division. Marines continue fostering relations with the local population and building bonds with allies.

Photo by Sgt. Ricky Gomez

A U.S. Marine Corps infantryman with Detachment 4th Force Reconnaissance Company conducts a 1km swim during a pool training event, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Jan. 22, 2018. The event consisted of various exercises, including a 25 meter underwater swim, static breath holds, treading exercises, and gear retrievals. The unit’s training program aims to prepare students for the stresses of the BRC by offering a broad, realistic curriculum, challenging them both mentally and physically.

A U.S. Marine Corps infantryman with Detachment 4th Force Reconnaissance Company conducts a 1km swim during a pool training event, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Jan. 22, 2018. The event consisted of various exercises, including a 25 meter underwater swim, static breath holds, treading exercises, and gear retrievals. The unit’s training program aims to prepare students for the stresses of the BRC by offering a broad, realistic curriculum, challenging them both mentally and physically.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Kuennen

A U.S. Marine Corps infantryman with Detachment 4th Force Reconnaissance Company conducts a 1km swim during a pool training event, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Jan. 22, 2018. The event consisted of various exercises, including a 25 meter underwater swim, static breath holds, treading exercises, and gear retrievals. The unit’s training program aims to prepare students for the stresses of the BRC by offering a broad, realistic curriculum, challenging them both mentally and physically.

A U.S. Marine Corps infantryman with Detachment 4th Force Reconnaissance Company conducts a 1km swim during a pool training event, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Jan. 22, 2018. The event consisted of various exercises, including a 25 meter underwater swim, static breath holds, treading exercises, and gear retrievals. The unit’s training program aims to prepare students for the stresses of the BRC by offering a broad, realistic curriculum, challenging them both mentally and physically.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Kuennen

A U.S. Marine Corps infantryman with Detachment 4th Force Reconnaissance Company conducts a 1km swim during a pool training event, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Jan. 22, 2018. The event consisted of various exercises, including a 25 meter underwater swim, static breath holds, treading exercises, and gear retrievals. The unit’s training program aims to prepare students for the stresses of the BRC by offering a broad, realistic curriculum, challenging them both mentally and physically.

A U.S. Marine Corps infantryman with Detachment 4th Force Reconnaissance Company conducts a 1km swim during a pool training event, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Jan. 22, 2018. The event consisted of various exercises, including a 25 meter underwater swim, static breath holds, treading exercises, and gear retrievals. The unit’s training program aims to prepare students for the stresses of the BRC by offering a broad, realistic curriculum, challenging them both mentally and physically.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Kuennen

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Adam Glass sets up radio communications at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 23, 2018 during Exercise Samurai. During the exercise, Marines refine their skills to better support Division operations in an expeditionary environment. Glass, native of Mountairy, North Carolina, is a radio operator with Headquarters and Service Battalion, 3rd Marine Division.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Adam Glass sets up radio communications at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 23, 2018 during Exercise Samurai. During the exercise, Marines refine their skills to better support Division operations in an expeditionary environment. Glass, native of Mountairy, North Carolina, is a radio operator with Headquarters and Service Battalion, 3rd Marine Division.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Charles Plouffe

Chad Robichaux a former Force Recon Marine, Pro MMA Champion, and founder of Mighty Oaks Foundation speaks to Headquarters and Support Battalion Marines about overcoming personal struggles after leaving the Marine Corps during the Spiritual Fitness Fair at Camp Pendleton’s Paige Fieldhouse, Oc.t 5, 2017. The Spiritual Fitness Fair was organized to promote spiritual and mental wellness with the end state being a safe, well attended event that enhances the morale and esprit de corps of the battalion. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sergeant Hector de Jesus)

Chad Robichaux a former Force Recon Marine, Pro MMA Champion, and founder of Mighty Oaks Foundation speaks to Headquarters and Support Battalion Marines about overcoming personal struggles after leaving the Marine Corps during the Spiritual Fitness Fair at Camp Pendleton’s Paige Fieldhouse, Oc.t 5, 2017. The Spiritual Fitness Fair was organized to promote spiritual and mental wellness with the end state being a safe, well attended event that enhances the morale and esprit de corps of the battalion. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sergeant Hector de Jesus)

Photo by Sgt. Hector de Jesus

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Cpl. Jessica A. Anstett executes a clean and press Oct. 3 outside of Gunners Gym aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Anstett was selected as Marine of the Quarter for Headquarters and Support Battalion, her athletic background and dedication to her work set her miles apart from her peers. In August of 2017, her whole world was pulled out from under her in an instant when she tore her anterior cruciate ligament for the second time. With her surgery looming on the horizon, she plans to continue to work out, take college classes and volunteer. Anstett is a radio maintainer with H&S Bn., Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan. (U.S Marine photo by Lance Corporal Tayler P. Schwamb)

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Cpl. Jessica A. Anstett executes a clean and press Oct. 3 outside of Gunners Gym aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Anstett was selected as Marine of the Quarter for Headquarters and Support Battalion, her athletic background and dedication to her work set her miles apart from her peers. In August of 2017, her whole world was pulled out from under her in an instant when she tore her anterior cruciate ligament for the second time. With her surgery looming on the horizon, she plans to continue to work out, take college classes and volunteer. Anstett is a radio maintainer with H&S Bn., Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan. (U.S Marine photo by Lance Corporal Tayler P. Schwamb)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tayler P. Schwamb

U.S Marine Corps Maj. Josh Foster, Air Ordnance Disposal Instructor with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) provide digitally aided close air support using radios and tablets in support of Weapons Tactics Instructors course (WTI) 1-18 at Fire Base Burt, Calif., Sept. 22, 2017. WTI is a seven-week training even hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force and provides standardized advance tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. ( U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. AaronJames Vinculado)

U.S Marine Corps Maj. Josh Foster, Air Ordnance Disposal Instructor with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) provide digitally aided close air support using radios and tablets in support of Weapons Tactics Instructors course (WTI) 1-18 at Fire Base Burt, Calif., Sept. 22, 2017. WTI is a seven-week training even hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force and provides standardized advance tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. ( U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. AaronJames Vinculado)

Photo by Cpl. AaronJames Vinculado

Pfc. James P. Gross, a radio and satellite communications operator, places barbed wire on the ground at Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 10, 2017, signifying the start of exercise Northern Viper 2017. This exercise tests the interoperability and bilateral capability of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marine Corps forces to work together and provides the opportunity to conduct realistic training in an unfamiliar environment. Gross, a Milwaukee native, is with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez)

Pfc. James P. Gross, a radio and satellite communications operator, places barbed wire on the ground at Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 10, 2017, signifying the start of exercise Northern Viper 2017. This exercise tests the interoperability and bilateral capability of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marine Corps forces to work together and provides the opportunity to conduct realistic training in an unfamiliar environment. Gross, a Milwaukee native, is with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS – Marines with 4th Force Reconnaissance Company and U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to conduct a high altitude airborne jump at Schofield Barracks, July 14, 2017. The Marines trained with U.S. Army Special Forces to maintain proficiency in completing static line and high altitude free fall airborne jumps.

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS – Marines with 4th Force Reconnaissance Company and U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to conduct a high altitude airborne jump at Schofield Barracks, July 14, 2017. The Marines trained with U.S. Army Special Forces to maintain proficiency in completing static line and high altitude free fall airborne jumps.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Isabelo Tabanguil

A reconnaissance Marine participates in the United States Marine Corps Combatant Divers Course, on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 11, 2017. A mobile training team from Navy Diving and Salvage Training Center, Panama City, Florida, conducted the training. The USMC Combatant Divers Course is eight weeks and combines lectures, demonstrations and practical application of circuit diving, diving physics, and medical aid. The Marine is with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Isaac Ibarra)

A reconnaissance Marine participates in the United States Marine Corps Combatant Divers Course, on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 11, 2017. A mobile training team from Navy Diving and Salvage Training Center, Panama City, Florida, conducted the training. The USMC Combatant Divers Course is eight weeks and combines lectures, demonstrations and practical application of circuit diving, diving physics, and medical aid. The Marine is with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Isaac Ibarra)

Photo by Sgt. Isaac Ibarra

The Tropospheric Scatter Microwave Radio Terminal, or the AN/TRC-170, is being operated during the Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-17 near Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., April 26, 2017. The AN/TRC-170 is used to transfer data, internet, phone, and emails within 100 nautical miles to a point target on the receiving end. This version of the AN/TRC-170 has been commissioned in the Marines Corps since the 1980’s.

The Tropospheric Scatter Microwave Radio Terminal, or the AN/TRC-170, is being operated during the Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-17 near Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., April 26, 2017. The AN/TRC-170 is used to transfer data, internet, phone, and emails within 100 nautical miles to a point target on the receiving end. This version of the AN/TRC-170 has been commissioned in the Marines Corps since the 1980’s.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cody Lemons

Sgt. Matthew George, left, and Cpl. Austin Hardin inspect the dish of the Tropospheric Scatter Microwave Radio Terminal, or the AN/TRC-170, during the Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-17 near Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., April 26, 2017. The AN/TRC-170 has been utilized by the Marine Corps since the 1980’s and is used to transmit data, internet, phone and emails to a point target within 100 nautical miles. George and Hardin are both AN/TRC-170 operators assigned to Marine Wing Communications Squadron 28, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.

Sgt. Matthew George, left, and Cpl. Austin Hardin inspect the dish of the Tropospheric Scatter Microwave Radio Terminal, or the AN/TRC-170, during the Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-17 near Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., April 26, 2017. The AN/TRC-170 has been utilized by the Marine Corps since the 1980’s and is used to transmit data, internet, phone and emails to a point target within 100 nautical miles. George and Hardin are both AN/TRC-170 operators assigned to Marine Wing Communications Squadron 28, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cody Lemons