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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Marvin Diaz, a satellite communications operator with 9th Communication Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, loads crypto on the PYQ-10 Simple Key Loader at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 11, 2022. This training allows the 9th Communication Battalion to be capable of operating, defending, and preserving information networks to enable command and control for the commander in all domains, and support and conduct Marine Air Ground Task Force operations in the information environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alize Sotelo)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Marvin Diaz, a satellite communications operator with 9th Communication Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, loads crypto on the PYQ-10 Simple Key Loader at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 11, 2022. This training allows the 9th Communication Battalion to be capable of operating, defending, and preserving information networks to enable command and control for the commander in all domains, and support and conduct Marine Air Ground Task Force operations in the information environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alize Sotelo)

Photo by Cpl. Alize Sotelo

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, prepare a Bangalore torpedo for detonation at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 4, 2022. MWSS-171 Marines participated in demolition training with live explosives to enhance combat readiness when operating in urban environments.

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, prepare a Bangalore torpedo for detonation at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 4, 2022. MWSS-171 Marines participated in demolition training with live explosives to enhance combat readiness when operating in urban environments.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Rodriguez

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marines and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade offload a Japan Self Defense Force CH-47JA Chinook helicopter during Keen Sword 23 at Tsutara, Japan, Nov. 16, 2022. Keen Sword is a biennial training event that exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between 3d Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self-Defense Force. This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. military and JSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan Alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Scott Aubuchon)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marines and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade offload a Japan Self Defense Force CH-47JA Chinook helicopter during Keen Sword 23 at Tsutara, Japan, Nov. 16, 2022. Keen Sword is a biennial training event that exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between 3d Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self-Defense Force. This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. military and JSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan Alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Scott Aubuchon)

Photo by Cpl. Scott Aubuchon

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines conduct live fire training during Artillery Relocation Training Program 22.3 at the Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Miyagi, Japan, Dec. 3, 2022. The skills developed at ARTP increase the proficiency and readiness of the only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit in the Marine Corps, enabling them to provide precision indirect fires. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Eduardo Delatorre)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines conduct live fire training during Artillery Relocation Training Program 22.3 at the Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Miyagi, Japan, Dec. 3, 2022. The skills developed at ARTP increase the proficiency and readiness of the only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit in the Marine Corps, enabling them to provide precision indirect fires. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Eduardo Delatorre)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Eduardo Delatorre

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, and 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, observe impact zones during a fire support coordination exercise as part of Steel Knight 23 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Nov. 30, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Earik Barton)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, and 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, observe impact zones during a fire support coordination exercise as part of Steel Knight 23 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Nov. 30, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Earik Barton)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Earik Barton

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Richard Webb, a pilot with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252, flies a KC-130J Hercules near Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia, Nov. 16, 2022. VMGR-252 provided assault support to Naval Special Warfare Group 2 during Exercise Trident 23-2 to enhance combat readiness and improve naval integration. VMGR-252 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Richard Webb, a pilot with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252, flies a KC-130J Hercules near Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia, Nov. 16, 2022. VMGR-252 provided assault support to Naval Special Warfare Group 2 during Exercise Trident 23-2 to enhance combat readiness and improve naval integration. VMGR-252 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Cpl. Caleb Stelter

Officers with the French Army conduct pistol training aboard Porte Helicopteres Amphibie Dixmude, the French Navy’s Amphibious Helicopter Carrier, during Exercise NARVAL 2022 off the coast of Toulon, France, Nov. 21, 2022. Exercise NARVAL is designed to assess the potential for future battalion or brigade-level amphibious exercises with French amphibious forces.

Officers with the French Army conduct pistol training aboard Porte Helicopteres Amphibie Dixmude, the French Navy’s Amphibious Helicopter Carrier, during Exercise NARVAL 2022 off the coast of Toulon, France, Nov. 21, 2022. Exercise NARVAL is designed to assess the potential for future battalion or brigade-level amphibious exercises with French amphibious forces.

Photo by Sgt. Alexa Hernandez

Pilots and aircrew with the French Army conduct flight deck qualifications during Exercise NARVAL 2022 off the coast of Toulon, France, Nov. 21, 2022. Exercise NARVAL is designed to assess the potential for future battalion or brigade-level amphibious exercises with French amphibious forces.

Pilots and aircrew with the French Army conduct flight deck qualifications during Exercise NARVAL 2022 off the coast of Toulon, France, Nov. 21, 2022. Exercise NARVAL is designed to assess the potential for future battalion or brigade-level amphibious exercises with French amphibious forces.

Photo by Sgt. Alexa Hernandez

U.S. Marines with the 1st Marine Division Band pose for an annual group photo at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 16, 2022.

U.S. Marines with the 1st Marine Division Band pose for an annual group photo at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 16, 2022.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Earik Barton

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 273, Marine Aircraft Group 31, demonstrate how to conduct a time fuse test during a demolition range at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Aug. 24, 2022. MWSS-273 conducted a demolition range at Fort Stewart to provide Marines with the necessary training to safely employ different types of charges for different scenarios they may encounter.

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 273, Marine Aircraft Group 31, demonstrate how to conduct a time fuse test during a demolition range at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Aug. 24, 2022. MWSS-273 conducted a demolition range at Fort Stewart to provide Marines with the necessary training to safely employ different types of charges for different scenarios they may encounter.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Baskin

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, drive a Finnish G-Class landing craft while operating the Amy, an unmanned surface vehicle on the Baltic Sea, off the coast of Finland Nov. 25, 2022. Task Force Red Cloud, headquartered by elements of CLB-6, is deployed to Finland in support of Exercises SYD 2022 and Freezing Winds 2022 to enhance U.S. and Finnish select interdependence in the maritime domain; solidify bilateral maritime maneuver within the Finnish littoral environment; and foster strong relationships between U.S. Marine Corps and Finnish Defense Force sustainment units.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, drive a Finnish G-Class landing craft while operating the Amy, an unmanned surface vehicle on the Baltic Sea, off the coast of Finland Nov. 25, 2022. Task Force Red Cloud, headquartered by elements of CLB-6, is deployed to Finland in support of Exercises SYD 2022 and Freezing Winds 2022 to enhance U.S. and Finnish select interdependence in the maritime domain; solidify bilateral maritime maneuver within the Finnish littoral environment; and foster strong relationships between U.S. Marine Corps and Finnish Defense Force sustainment units.

Photo by Cpl. Jackson Kirkiewicz

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Grace Gerlach, a combat videographer assigned to Communications Strategy and Operations Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group captures imagery during exercise Katana Strike at Kumejima, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 24, 2022. COMMSTRAT's mission is to train and maintain deployable, task-organized teams that create still and video imagery products and support command element communications objectives.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Grace Gerlach, a combat videographer assigned to Communications Strategy and Operations Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group captures imagery during exercise Katana Strike at Kumejima, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 24, 2022. COMMSTRAT's mission is to train and maintain deployable, task-organized teams that create still and video imagery products and support command element communications objectives.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel Serrano

Sgt. Phanuwat Lohaporm, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal student with the Thailand Mine Action Center, determines the type and state of the ordnance during an EOD reconnaissance practical application drill at Fort Bhanurangsi, Ratchaburi, Thailand, November 17, 2022. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train TMAC students in EOD level 1-2 in order to develop an EOD capacity to assist TMAC’s mission of becoming landmine free. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defense’s HMA Program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance.

Sgt. Phanuwat Lohaporm, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal student with the Thailand Mine Action Center, determines the type and state of the ordnance during an EOD reconnaissance practical application drill at Fort Bhanurangsi, Ratchaburi, Thailand, November 17, 2022. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train TMAC students in EOD level 1-2 in order to develop an EOD capacity to assist TMAC’s mission of becoming landmine free. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defense’s HMA Program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance.

Photo by Cpl. Moises Rodriguez

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Alex Koeneke, a Humanitarian Mine Action Thailand Explosive Ordnance Disposal instructor with 3rd EOD Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, supervises Staff Sgt. Parawut Pongfai, a Thailand Mine Action Center student, during an EOD level 1-2 course at Jarumanee training area, Ratchaburi, Thailand, November 22, 2022. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train TMAC students in EOD level 1-2 in order to develop an EOD capacity to assist TMAC’s mission of becoming landmine free. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defense’s HMA Program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Alex Koeneke, a Humanitarian Mine Action Thailand Explosive Ordnance Disposal instructor with 3rd EOD Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, supervises Staff Sgt. Parawut Pongfai, a Thailand Mine Action Center student, during an EOD level 1-2 course at Jarumanee training area, Ratchaburi, Thailand, November 22, 2022. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train TMAC students in EOD level 1-2 in order to develop an EOD capacity to assist TMAC’s mission of becoming landmine free. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defense’s HMA Program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance.

Photo by Cpl. Moises Rodriguez

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines participate in a platoon attack during Korea Marine Exercise Program 23.1 at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, Republic of Korea, Nov. 21. KMEP is conducted routinely to maintain the trust, proficiency, and readiness of the ROK-U.S. Alliance. 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines participate in a platoon attack during Korea Marine Exercise Program 23.1 at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, Republic of Korea, Nov. 21. KMEP is conducted routinely to maintain the trust, proficiency, and readiness of the ROK-U.S. Alliance. 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Taggart

A U.S. Marine with 1st Radio Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, fires an M240B machine gun mounted to a light armored electronic warfare vehicle during a tactical small unit leaders course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4, 2022. 1st Radio Battalion participated in TSULC to give small unit leaders the confidence, knowledge and ability to better lead their Marines in combat situations.

A U.S. Marine with 1st Radio Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, fires an M240B machine gun mounted to a light armored electronic warfare vehicle during a tactical small unit leaders course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4, 2022. 1st Radio Battalion participated in TSULC to give small unit leaders the confidence, knowledge and ability to better lead their Marines in combat situations.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Velasco

U.S. Marines assigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force unload baggage before boarding the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Nov. 16, 2022. Marines assigned to II MEF, based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, embarked aboard USNS Trenton to improve interoperability while refining the U.S. capability to rapidly deploy forces aboard U.S. Navy expeditionary fast transport vessels.

U.S. Marines assigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force unload baggage before boarding the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Nov. 16, 2022. Marines assigned to II MEF, based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, embarked aboard USNS Trenton to improve interoperability while refining the U.S. capability to rapidly deploy forces aboard U.S. Navy expeditionary fast transport vessels.

Photo by Sgt. Scott Jenkins

U.S. Marines assigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force board the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Nov. 16, 2022. Marines assigned to II MEF, based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, embarked aboard USNS Trenton to improve interoperability while refining the U.S. capability to rapidly deploy forces aboard U.S. Navy expeditionary fast transport vessels.

U.S. Marines assigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force board the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Nov. 16, 2022. Marines assigned to II MEF, based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, embarked aboard USNS Trenton to improve interoperability while refining the U.S. capability to rapidly deploy forces aboard U.S. Navy expeditionary fast transport vessels.

Photo by Sgt. Scott Jenkins

U.S. Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, tread water during a limited scale raid on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 21, 2022. The simulated limited scale raid was conducted to improve the Marines’ ability to plan and conduct ground movements in an austere environment. The 31st MEU, 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.

U.S. Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, tread water during a limited scale raid on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 21, 2022. The simulated limited scale raid was conducted to improve the Marines’ ability to plan and conduct ground movements in an austere environment. The 31st MEU, 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. Manuel Alvarado

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. George Kiernan, a financial management officer with I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, poses for a photo at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 15, 2022. Kiernan played for the All-Marine Men's basketball team in the 2022 Armed Forces Men's and Women’s Basketball Championship. The tournament was hosted at Admiral Prout Fieldhouse, Naval Base San Diego, in order to promote friendly competition and unity between services.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. George Kiernan, a financial management officer with I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, poses for a photo at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 15, 2022. Kiernan played for the All-Marine Men's basketball team in the 2022 Armed Forces Men's and Women’s Basketball Championship. The tournament was hosted at Admiral Prout Fieldhouse, Naval Base San Diego, in order to promote friendly competition and unity between services.

Photo by Sgt. Alize Sotelo