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U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, stage a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle during Force Design Integration Exercise at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Hawaii, Sept. 26, 2023. Force Design Integration Exercise demonstrates the current capabilities of 3d MLR as an effective part of the Stand-In Force integrated with our Pacific Marines and Joint counterparts. Through the demonstration of Force Design 2030-enabled capabilities, 3d MLR showcases the implementation of technology, doctrine, and policy initiatives to allow the SiF to sense and make-sense of potential adversaries, seize and hold key maritime terrain, and conduct reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Malia Sparks)

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, stage a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle during Force Design Integration Exercise at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Hawaii, Sept. 26, 2023. Force Design Integration Exercise demonstrates the current capabilities of 3d MLR as an effective part of the Stand-In Force integrated with our Pacific Marines and Joint counterparts. Through the demonstration of Force Design 2030-enabled capabilities, 3d MLR showcases the implementation of technology, doctrine, and policy initiatives to allow the SiF to sense and make-sense of potential adversaries, seize and hold key maritime terrain, and conduct reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Malia Sparks)

Photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons-Weidman

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, stage a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle during Force Design Integration Exercise at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Hawaii, Sept. 26, 2023. Force Design Integration Exercise demonstrates the current capabilities of 3d MLR as an effective part of the Stand-In Force integrated with our Pacific Marines and Joint counterparts. Through the demonstration of Force Design 2030-enabled capabilities, 3d MLR showcases the implementation of technology, doctrine, and policy initiatives to allow the SiF to sense and make-sense of potential adversaries, seize and hold key maritime terrain, and conduct reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Malia Sparks)

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, stage a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle during Force Design Integration Exercise at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Hawaii, Sept. 26, 2023. Force Design Integration Exercise demonstrates the current capabilities of 3d MLR as an effective part of the Stand-In Force integrated with our Pacific Marines and Joint counterparts. Through the demonstration of Force Design 2030-enabled capabilities, 3d MLR showcases the implementation of technology, doctrine, and policy initiatives to allow the SiF to sense and make-sense of potential adversaries, seize and hold key maritime terrain, and conduct reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Malia Sparks)

Photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons-Weidman

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, stage a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle during Force Design Integration Exercise at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Hawaii, Sept. 26, 2023. Force Design Integration Exercise demonstrates the current capabilities of 3d MLR as an effective part of the Stand-In Force integrated with our Pacific Marines and Joint counterparts. Through the demonstration of Force Design 2030-enabled capabilities, 3d MLR showcases the implementation of technology, doctrine, and policy initiatives to allow the SiF to sense and make-sense of potential adversaries, seize and hold key maritime terrain, and conduct reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Malia Sparks)

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, stage a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle during Force Design Integration Exercise at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Hawaii, Sept. 26, 2023. Force Design Integration Exercise demonstrates the current capabilities of 3d MLR as an effective part of the Stand-In Force integrated with our Pacific Marines and Joint counterparts. Through the demonstration of Force Design 2030-enabled capabilities, 3d MLR showcases the implementation of technology, doctrine, and policy initiatives to allow the SiF to sense and make-sense of potential adversaries, seize and hold key maritime terrain, and conduct reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Malia Sparks)

Photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons-Weidman

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, stage a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle during Force Design Integration Exercise at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Hawaii, Sept. 26, 2023. Force Design Integration Exercise demonstrates the current capabilities of 3d MLR as an effective part of the Stand-In Force integrated with our Pacific Marines and Joint counterparts. Through the demonstration of Force Design 2030-enabled capabilities, 3d MLR showcases the implementation of technology, doctrine, and policy initiatives to allow the SiF to sense and make-sense of potential adversaries, seize and hold key maritime terrain, and conduct reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Malia Sparks)

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, stage a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle during Force Design Integration Exercise at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Hawaii, Sept. 26, 2023. Force Design Integration Exercise demonstrates the current capabilities of 3d MLR as an effective part of the Stand-In Force integrated with our Pacific Marines and Joint counterparts. Through the demonstration of Force Design 2030-enabled capabilities, 3d MLR showcases the implementation of technology, doctrine, and policy initiatives to allow the SiF to sense and make-sense of potential adversaries, seize and hold key maritime terrain, and conduct reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Malia Sparks)

Photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons-Weidman

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, stage a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle during Force Design Integration Exercise at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Hawaii, Sept. 26, 2023. Force Design Integration Exercise demonstrates the current capabilities of 3d MLR as an effective part of the Stand-In Force integrated with our Pacific Marines and Joint counterparts. Through the demonstration of Force Design 2030-enabled capabilities, 3d MLR showcases the implementation of technology, doctrine, and policy initiatives to allow the SiF to sense and make-sense of potential adversaries, seize and hold key maritime terrain, and conduct reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Malia Sparks)

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, stage a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle during Force Design Integration Exercise at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Hawaii, Sept. 26, 2023. Force Design Integration Exercise demonstrates the current capabilities of 3d MLR as an effective part of the Stand-In Force integrated with our Pacific Marines and Joint counterparts. Through the demonstration of Force Design 2030-enabled capabilities, 3d MLR showcases the implementation of technology, doctrine, and policy initiatives to allow the SiF to sense and make-sense of potential adversaries, seize and hold key maritime terrain, and conduct reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Malia Sparks)

Photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons-Weidman

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Bijan Derakhshan, commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, lands during Fifth Generation Friday at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Sept. 8, 2023. Fifth Generation Friday is a standardized monthly group-level training exercise that provides MAG-13 F-35 pilots with real-world exposure to fighting a peer adversarial platform. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jade K. Venegas)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Bijan Derakhshan, commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, lands during Fifth Generation Friday at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Sept. 8, 2023. Fifth Generation Friday is a standardized monthly group-level training exercise that provides MAG-13 F-35 pilots with real-world exposure to fighting a peer adversarial platform. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jade K. Venegas)

Photo by Cpl Jade K. Venegas

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Benjamin Schmidt, commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225 and Capt. Alex Johnson, an F-35B Lightning II pilot with VMFA-211, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare for takeoff during Fifth Generation Friday at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Sept. 8, 2023. Fifth Generation Friday is a standardized monthly group-level training exercise that provides MAG-13 F-35 pilots with real-world exposure to fighting a peer adversarial platform. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jade K. Venegas)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Benjamin Schmidt, commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225 and Capt. Alex Johnson, an F-35B Lightning II pilot with VMFA-211, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare for takeoff during Fifth Generation Friday at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Sept. 8, 2023. Fifth Generation Friday is a standardized monthly group-level training exercise that provides MAG-13 F-35 pilots with real-world exposure to fighting a peer adversarial platform. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jade K. Venegas)

Photo by Cpl Jade K. Venegas

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Roberta L. Shea, Legislative Assistant to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, commemorates the Naval Postgraduate School’s summer quarter graduates in King Hall, Sept. 22, 2023.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Roberta L. Shea, Legislative Assistant to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, commemorates the Naval Postgraduate School’s summer quarter graduates in King Hall, Sept. 22, 2023.

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James Norket

U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Shooting Team instruct civilian leaders and business executives of the Marine Corps Executive Forum (MCEF) how to fire various issued weapons during a live-fire demonstration at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Aug. 25, 2023. During MCEF, participants are provided an inside look at the Marine Corps lifestyle and partake in activities, becoming immersed in the culture while engaging with Marines. The forum included a tour of the Pentagon with an open discussion with Marine Corps leadership on the Corps’ key issues and priorities, a live-fire demonstration at the Weapons Field Training Battalion in Quantico, an MV-22 Osprey familiarization flight, a tour of the National Museum of the Marine Corps, and attendance at an Evening Parade at Marine Barracks Washington. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Karis Mattingly)

U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Shooting Team instruct civilian leaders and business executives of the Marine Corps Executive Forum (MCEF) how to fire various issued weapons during a live-fire demonstration at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Aug. 25, 2023. During MCEF, participants are provided an inside look at the Marine Corps lifestyle and partake in activities, becoming immersed in the culture while engaging with Marines. The forum included a tour of the Pentagon with an open discussion with Marine Corps leadership on the Corps’ key issues and priorities, a live-fire demonstration at the Weapons Field Training Battalion in Quantico, an MV-22 Osprey familiarization flight, a tour of the National Museum of the Marine Corps, and attendance at an Evening Parade at Marine Barracks Washington. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Karis Mattingly)

Photo by Sgt. Karis Mattingly

Civilian leaders and business executives of the Marine Corps Executive Forum (MCEF) take a familiarization flight aboard MV-22 Ospreys from the Marine Executive Flight Detachment at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Aug. 25, 2023. During MCEF, participants are provided an inside look at the Marine Corps lifestyle and partake in activities, becoming immersed in the culture while engaging with Marines. The forum included a tour of the Pentagon with an open discussion with Marine Corps leadership on the Corps’ key issues and priorities, a live-fire demonstration at the Weapons Field Training Battalion in Quantico, an MV-22 Osprey familiarization flight, a tour of the National Museum of the Marine Corps, and attendance at an Evening Parade at Marine Barracks Washington. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Karis Mattingly)

Civilian leaders and business executives of the Marine Corps Executive Forum (MCEF) take a familiarization flight aboard MV-22 Ospreys from the Marine Executive Flight Detachment at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Aug. 25, 2023. During MCEF, participants are provided an inside look at the Marine Corps lifestyle and partake in activities, becoming immersed in the culture while engaging with Marines. The forum included a tour of the Pentagon with an open discussion with Marine Corps leadership on the Corps’ key issues and priorities, a live-fire demonstration at the Weapons Field Training Battalion in Quantico, an MV-22 Osprey familiarization flight, a tour of the National Museum of the Marine Corps, and attendance at an Evening Parade at Marine Barracks Washington. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Karis Mattingly)

Photo by Sgt. Karis Mattingly

Civilian leaders and business executives of the Marine Corps Executive Forum (MCEF) take a familiarization flight aboard MV-22 Ospreys from the Marine Executive Flight Detachment at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Aug. 25, 2023. During MCEF, participants are provided an inside look at the Marine Corps lifestyle and partake in activities, becoming immersed in the culture while engaging with Marines. The forum included a tour of the Pentagon with an open discussion with Marine Corps leadership on the Corps’ key issues and priorities, a live-fire demonstration at the Weapons Field Training Battalion in Quantico, an MV-22 Osprey familiarization flight, a tour of the National Museum of the Marine Corps, and attendance at an Evening Parade at Marine Barracks Washington. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Karis Mattingly)

Civilian leaders and business executives of the Marine Corps Executive Forum (MCEF) take a familiarization flight aboard MV-22 Ospreys from the Marine Executive Flight Detachment at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Aug. 25, 2023. During MCEF, participants are provided an inside look at the Marine Corps lifestyle and partake in activities, becoming immersed in the culture while engaging with Marines. The forum included a tour of the Pentagon with an open discussion with Marine Corps leadership on the Corps’ key issues and priorities, a live-fire demonstration at the Weapons Field Training Battalion in Quantico, an MV-22 Osprey familiarization flight, a tour of the National Museum of the Marine Corps, and attendance at an Evening Parade at Marine Barracks Washington. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Karis Mattingly)

Photo by Sgt. Karis Mattingly

Civilian leaders and business executives of the Marine Corps Executive Forum (MCEF) take a familiarization flight aboard MV-22 Ospreys from the Marine Executive Flight Detachment at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Aug. 25, 2023. During MCEF, participants are provided an inside look at the Marine Corps lifestyle and partake in activities, becoming immersed in the culture while engaging with Marines. The forum included a tour of the Pentagon with an open discussion with Marine Corps leadership on the Corps’ key issues and priorities, a live-fire demonstration at the Weapons Field Training Battalion in Quantico, an MV-22 Osprey familiarization flight, a tour of the National Museum of the Marine Corps, and attendance at an Evening Parade at Marine Barracks Washington. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Karis Mattingly)

Civilian leaders and business executives of the Marine Corps Executive Forum (MCEF) take a familiarization flight aboard MV-22 Ospreys from the Marine Executive Flight Detachment at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Aug. 25, 2023. During MCEF, participants are provided an inside look at the Marine Corps lifestyle and partake in activities, becoming immersed in the culture while engaging with Marines. The forum included a tour of the Pentagon with an open discussion with Marine Corps leadership on the Corps’ key issues and priorities, a live-fire demonstration at the Weapons Field Training Battalion in Quantico, an MV-22 Osprey familiarization flight, a tour of the National Museum of the Marine Corps, and attendance at an Evening Parade at Marine Barracks Washington. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Karis Mattingly)

Photo by Sgt. Karis Mattingly

Civilian leaders and business executives of the Marine Corps Executive Forum (MCEF) participated in an open discussion with Marine Corps leadership during a tour of the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, Aug. 25, 2023. During MCEF, participants are provided an inside look at the Marine Corps lifestyle and partake in activities, becoming immersed in the culture while engaging with Marines. The forum included a tour of the Pentagon with an open discussion with Marine Corps leadership on the Corps’ key issues and priorities, a live-fire demonstration at the Weapons Field Training Battalion in Quantico, an MV-22 Osprey familiarization flight, a tour of the National Museum of the Marine Corps, and attendance at an Evening Parade at Marine Barracks Washington. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Karis Mattingly)

Civilian leaders and business executives of the Marine Corps Executive Forum (MCEF) participated in an open discussion with Marine Corps leadership during a tour of the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, Aug. 25, 2023. During MCEF, participants are provided an inside look at the Marine Corps lifestyle and partake in activities, becoming immersed in the culture while engaging with Marines. The forum included a tour of the Pentagon with an open discussion with Marine Corps leadership on the Corps’ key issues and priorities, a live-fire demonstration at the Weapons Field Training Battalion in Quantico, an MV-22 Osprey familiarization flight, a tour of the National Museum of the Marine Corps, and attendance at an Evening Parade at Marine Barracks Washington. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Karis Mattingly)

Photo by Sgt. Karis Mattingly

Civilian leaders and business executives of the Marine Corps Executive Forum (MCEF) spoke with Lt. Gen. Edward Banta, the Deputy Commandant for Installations and Logistics, during a tour of the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, Aug. 25, 2023. During MCEF, participants are provided an inside look at the Marine Corps lifestyle and partake in activities, becoming immersed in the culture while engaging with Marines. The forum included a tour of the Pentagon with an open discussion with Marine Corps leadership on the Corps’ key issues and priorities, a live-fire demonstration at the Weapons Field Training Battalion in Quantico, an MV-22 Osprey familiarization flight, a tour of the National Museum of the Marine Corps, and attendance at an Evening Parade at Marine Barracks Washington. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Karis Mattingly)

Civilian leaders and business executives of the Marine Corps Executive Forum (MCEF) spoke with Lt. Gen. Edward Banta, the Deputy Commandant for Installations and Logistics, during a tour of the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, Aug. 25, 2023. During MCEF, participants are provided an inside look at the Marine Corps lifestyle and partake in activities, becoming immersed in the culture while engaging with Marines. The forum included a tour of the Pentagon with an open discussion with Marine Corps leadership on the Corps’ key issues and priorities, a live-fire demonstration at the Weapons Field Training Battalion in Quantico, an MV-22 Osprey familiarization flight, a tour of the National Museum of the Marine Corps, and attendance at an Evening Parade at Marine Barracks Washington. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Karis Mattingly)

Photo by Sgt. Karis Mattingly

As dusk descends, Marines and civilians from Program Executive Officer Land System’s Ground Based Air Defense program assemble around the PEO’s cutting-edge Medium Range Intercept Capability system. Serving as the Corps’ first medium range missile capability since the HAWK system, this state-of-the-art capability is a key example of successful acquisition under FD 2030. (Marine Corps courtesy photo)

As dusk descends, Marines and civilians from Program Executive Officer Land System’s Ground Based Air Defense program assemble around the PEO’s cutting-edge Medium Range Intercept Capability system. Serving as the Corps’ first medium range missile capability since the HAWK system, this state-of-the-art capability is a key example of successful acquisition under FD 2030. (Marine Corps courtesy photo)

Photo by James

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.

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 Maj. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts pre-flight checks on an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 362, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd MAW, on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Aug. 3, 2023. Borgschulte assumed command of 3rd MAW on June 30 and is flying the MV-22B Osprey to experience the combat capability of the aircraft firsthand.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts pre-flight checks on an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 362, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd MAW, on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Aug. 3, 2023. Borgschulte assumed command of 3rd MAW on June 30 and is flying the MV-22B Osprey to experience the combat capability of the aircraft firsthand.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez

U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Robert Robinson, right, the operations chief with 1st Marine Division, greets Royal Australian Army Brigadier Gregory Novak, the 6th Combat Support Brigade commander, before a Talisman Sabre 23 staff brief at Lavarack Barracks in Townsville, Australia, July 20, 2023. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key Allies and enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns.

U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Robert Robinson, right, the operations chief with 1st Marine Division, greets Royal Australian Army Brigadier Gregory Novak, the 6th Combat Support Brigade commander, before a Talisman Sabre 23 staff brief at Lavarack Barracks in Townsville, Australia, July 20, 2023. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key Allies and enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns.

Photo by Cpl. Emeline Molla

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, utilize combat rubber raiding craft for transit during an amphibious assault with the 1st Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in the Coral Sea, Aug. 2, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 23. The amphibious assault demonstrated how Marines can deploy rapidly across all domains while supporting a wide range of missions. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, utilize combat rubber raiding craft for transit during an amphibious assault with the 1st Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in the Coral Sea, Aug. 2, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 23. The amphibious assault demonstrated how Marines can deploy rapidly across all domains while supporting a wide range of missions. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns.

Photo by Cpl. Vincent Pham

U.S. Marines, with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, set up bug nets during a joint, bilateral, littoral campaign with the Philippine Marine Corps Battalion Landing Team 10 during Balikatan 23 on Fuga, Philippines, April 21, 2023. The littoral campaign took place over three days, during which the joint and bilateral force secured key maritime terrain on three islands in the Luzon Strait. Balikatan 23 the 38th iteration of the annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and 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

U.S. Marines, with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, set up bug nets during a joint, bilateral, littoral campaign with the Philippine Marine Corps Battalion Landing Team 10 during Balikatan 23 on Fuga, Philippines, April 21, 2023. The littoral campaign took place over three days, during which the joint and bilateral force secured key maritime terrain on three islands in the Luzon Strait. Balikatan 23 the 38th iteration of the annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and 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. Grace Gerlach