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An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Helicopter Squadron 1 prepares to land in New York City, New York, April 11, 2023. HMX-1 provided aerial transportation for the 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. David H. Berger, and the 19th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, for a speaking engagement with the Economic Club of New York and a visit to Recruiting Substation Empire State.

Photo by Sgt. Rachaelanne Woodward

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines and Republic of Korea Marines with 3rd Battalion, 1st Regiment, 2nd Marine Division prepare to clear a building while conducting urban training during Korean Marine Exercise Program 23.3 at Rodriguez Live-fire Complex, Republic of Korea, March 28, 2023. KMEP is a series of continuous-combined training exercises designed to enhance the ROK-U.S. Alliance, promote stability on the Korean Peninsula, and strengthen combined military capabilities and interoperability. 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

Photo by Sgt. Mario A. Ramirez

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Francisco Hernandez, a surveillance sensor operator with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, sets up software for a SIMRAD Halo-24 radar during Exercise Balikatan 23 in Antique, Philippines, April 14, 2023. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

Photo by Cpl Quince D. Bisard

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Derrick Magee, a physical training instructor with The Officer Candidate School, practices giving medical aid to a squad member during OCS's Warrior Week on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 19, 2023. The Exercise started with a brief from Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, followed by classes and field exercises including ambushes, deliberate attacks, land navigation, casualty evacuation, and ending with a six-mile hike and a warrior field meet.

Photo by Cpl. Mitchell Johnson

U.S. Marines with India company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, conduct training at the Infantry Immersion Trainer site on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 4, 2023. The IIT is designed to provide Marines with a realistic combat environment using sound, smell, atmospherics and role-players to increase combat efficiency.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher

U.S. Marines with India company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, conduct an after-action report following training at the Infantry Immersion Trainer site on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 4, 2023. The IIT is designed to provide Marines with a realistic combat environment using sound, smell, atmospherics and role-players to increase combat efficiency.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher

Soldiers assigned to Task Force Spartan, U.S. Army Central Command’s Crisis Response Task Force and Marines and Sailors assigned to Naval Amphibious Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade conduct deck landing qualifications aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3), April 20. Joint training between Task Force 51/5 and Task Force Spartan creates flexibility for crisis response in the U.S. CENTCOM area of operations. TF 51/5 is a Joint Task Force-capable headquarters that responds to crises and contingencies; coordinates, plans, and executes operations; conducts theater security cooperation; and advances emerging Naval concepts at sea, from the sea, and ashore.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Gabriel Washington

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Antonio Trujillo, crew chief, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, sits on the back of a CH-53K King Stallion while flying over Senators Wash, California, during a training exercise, April 13, 2023. The purpose of this training was to give junior pilots opportunities to fly in a new environment and build cohesion with their crew.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Gideon M. Schippers

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christopher Thompson, an instructor with Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School, Communication Training Battalion, Twentynine Palms, California, completes a front squat during the “Front Towards the Enemy” event during the first Training and Education Command Fittest Instructor Competition at The Basic School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 11, 2023. The Marines completed a set of three maximum weight front squats within 10 minutes and were scored in reference to their individual body weight.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kayla M. LeClaire

A U.S. Marines with 3d Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, fires a simulated FIM-92 Stinger surface-to-air missile air defense exercise as part as Balikatan 23, at Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui, Philippines, April 17, 2023. Balikatan 23 is the 38th iteration of the annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military. The exercise includes three weeks of training focused on amphibious operations, command and control, humanitarian assistance, urban operations and counterterrorism skills throughout northern and western Luzon. Coastal defense training figures prominently in the Balikatan 23 training schedule.

Photo by Cpl. Kyle Chan

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force, body spar during the culminating event of a III MEF Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor course on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, April 13, 2023. The intense three-week long MAI course tests the individual Marine’s physical endurance, character development, and mental fortitude, while teaching them how to train and lead Marine Corps Martial Arts Program belt advancements.

Photo by Sgt. Megan Roses

U.S. Marine Sgt Jonathan Alvarez, an evaluator with the Amphibious Combat Vehicle Transition Training Unit, watches an ACV at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Apr. 11, 2023. The ACV TTU is composed of a cadre of experienced assault amphibian Marines working to create a standardized program to certify Marines to operate and maintain ACVs. As part of a Headquarters Marine Corps initiative, once operational, the ACV TTU will certify ACV crewmembers, vehicle commanders, maintainers, and unit leadership on the safe operation, maintenance, supervision, and employment of the ACV.

Photo by Sgt. Alexandra Munoz

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Michael P. Fisher, commanding officer Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 311, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, observes the pass and review with former VMFA 311 commanders during a reactivation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, April 14, 2023. The reactivation and redesignation of VMFA-311 marks the transition for the squadron to the F-35C Lightning II, which brings its unique capabilities to 3rd MAW as a long-range compliment to existing aviation assets. Formerly Marine Attack Squadron 311, the Tomcats have made their mark on Marine Corps aviation for decades, and now will continue their legacy.

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Janet Marrufo and Lt. Col. Michael Fisher, both with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 311, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, unfurl the squadron colors during a reactivation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, April 14, 2023. The reactivation and redesignation of VMFA-311 marks the transition for the squadron to the F-35C Lightning II, which brings its unique capabilities to 3rd MAW as a long-range compliment to existing aviation assets. Formerly Marine Attack Squadron 311, the Tomcats have made their mark on Marine Corps aviation for decades, and now will continue their legacy.

Photo by Courtesy Photo

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, descends in an extraction exercise, during Assault Support Tactics 3, part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-23, at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, April 14, 2023. WTI, hosted by MAWTS-1, is a seven-week course providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness. AST-3 is a multi-mission evolution consisting of a Non-combatant Evacuation Operation as well as Foreign Humanitarian Assistance operations. This evolution allows the prospective WTIs to plan, brief and execute both missions while shifting their focus towards an in-depth review and dissection of rules of engagement, military authorities and civil considerations.

Photo by Courtesy Photo

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Luciano Giannuzzi, an intelligence specialist with Naval Air Station Oceana Dam Neck and Pfc. Joshua Yum, a data system administrator with Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command, compete in a pugil stick match during a regional field meet at Captain Slade Cutter Park, Virginia, August 5, 2022. Marines across various units competed head-to-head in pugil sticks, ground fighting, PVC pipe construction, flag football, resupply runs, rowing, kickball, and tug-o-war in order to win the command trophy. FMFLANT, MARFORCOM, MARFOR NORTHCOM holds field meets regularly to sustain camaraderie and healthy work relations.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Chen

U.S. Marines with Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command, and their respective Headquarters and Service Battalion (HQSVCBN), compete in a tug-o-war competition during a regional field meet at Captain Slade Cutter Park, Virginia, August 5, 2022. Marines, across various units competed head-to-head in pugil sticks, ground fighting, PVC pipe construction, flag football, resupply runs, rowing, kickball, and tug-o-war in order to win the command trophy. FMFLANT, MARFORCOM, MARFOR NORTHCOM holds field meets regularly to sustain camaraderie and healthy work relations.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Chen

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force, fight using a baton and pugil stick during the culminating event of a III MEF Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor course on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, April 13, 2023. The intense three-week long MAI course tests the individual Marine’s physical endurance, character development, and mental fortitude, while teaching them how to train and lead Marine Corps Martial Arts Program belt advancements.

Photo by Sgt. Megan Roses

U.S. Marine Cpl. Christopher Mitchell, a military policeman with the Provost Marshal’s Office, Security and Emergency Services Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, participates in a simulated active shooter scenario during exercise Semper Durus 23 on Camp Pendleton, California, April 11, 2023. Semper Durus is designed to improve regional command and control, enhance interagency coordination, and improve installation capabilities to respond to, and recover from, a crisis event and validate the installation mission assurance all-hazard plan. Mitchell is a native of Corcoran, California.

Photo by Cpl. Angela Wilcox

A U.S. Marine with Maritime Raid Platoon, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M240B machine gun from an 11-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat during a machine gun range, Jan. 11. The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit is embarked on the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport dock ships USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) and USS Anchorage (LPD 23), and operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Photo by Cpl. Austin Gillam