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A U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines places an M18 Claymore mine during a live fire range in Okinawa, Japan, May 12, 2022. This range integrates raiding and demolition tactics to enhance the Marines' ability to breach obstructions and perform combat operations in an urban environment. 3/2 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division.

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines places an M18 Claymore mine during a live fire range in Okinawa, Japan, May 12, 2022. This range integrates raiding and demolition tactics to enhance the Marines' ability to breach obstructions and perform combat operations in an urban environment. 3/2 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division.

Photo by Sgt. Mario Ramirez

U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, and U.S. Airmen with 40th Helicopter Squadron from Malmstrom Air Force Base Great Falls, Montana, control aviation fires during Exercise Garnet Rattler at Gowen Field Air National Guard Base, Idaho, May 4, 2022. Garnet Rattler is a joint training exercise between elements of the 3rd Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 3rd MLR, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force to conduct simulated sea control operations and joint time on target strikes.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, and U.S. Airmen with 40th Helicopter Squadron from Malmstrom Air Force Base Great Falls, Montana, control aviation fires during Exercise Garnet Rattler at Gowen Field Air National Guard Base, Idaho, May 4, 2022. Garnet Rattler is a joint training exercise between elements of the 3rd Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 3rd MLR, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force to conduct simulated sea control operations and joint time on target strikes.

Photo by Cpl. Patrick King

From left, Greg Coulter, DI Lead Engineer with the H-1 Light/Attack Helicopters Program Office, Matt Moritz, Avionics Lead Systems Engineer with the program office, Nick Embry, DI Flight Test Engineer with HX-21, and Victoria Couture, DI Flight Test Engineer with HX-21, successfully test L16 and ANW2 by disembarking from and continuing to communicate with a UH-1Y Venom and an AH-1Z Viper over an encrypted network, marking the first successful digital interoperability flight with an H-1 mixed fleet.

From left, Greg Coulter, DI Lead Engineer with the H-1 Light/Attack Helicopters Program Office, Matt Moritz, Avionics Lead Systems Engineer with the program office, Nick Embry, DI Flight Test Engineer with HX-21, and Victoria Couture, DI Flight Test Engineer with HX-21, successfully test L16 and ANW2 by disembarking from and continuing to communicate with a UH-1Y Venom and an AH-1Z Viper over an encrypted network, marking the first successful digital interoperability flight with an H-1 mixed fleet.

Photo by Elizabeth Mildenstein

Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom stationed with Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (HX) 21 take off from Naval Air Station Patuxent River on the first successful mixed fleet Link 16 flight.

Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom stationed with Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (HX) 21 take off from Naval Air Station Patuxent River on the first successful mixed fleet Link 16 flight.

Photo by Joy Shrum

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, detonate an explosive breach charge during a live-fire range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 12, 2022. The training integrated raiding and demolition tactics to enhance the unit’s ability to breach obstructions and perform combat operations in an urban environment. 3/2 is deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, detonate an explosive breach charge during a live-fire range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 12, 2022. The training integrated raiding and demolition tactics to enhance the unit’s ability to breach obstructions and perform combat operations in an urban environment. 3/2 is deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Taggart

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Chad J. Pulliammontague, a communications strategy and operations chief, with 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, presents a three-dimensional model of USS Portland (LPD-27) to Marines and sailors during 13th MEU Loading Exercise visit on May 12, 2022. The purpose of this exercise is to provide information of the supportability of ACVs aboard a LPD-Class ship throughout a six-month deployment.

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Chad J. Pulliammontague, a communications strategy and operations chief, with 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, presents a three-dimensional model of USS Portland (LPD-27) to Marines and sailors during 13th MEU Loading Exercise visit on May 12, 2022. The purpose of this exercise is to provide information of the supportability of ACVs aboard a LPD-Class ship throughout a six-month deployment.

Photo by Cpl. Quince Bisard

A U.S. Marine conducts his annual rifle qualification at Range 116A, on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 11, 2022. Camp Pendleton’s Marksmanship Training Division trains 22,000 Marines and sailors each year across the installation to effectively engage targets with both rifles and pistols. The ARQ is a timed course of fire, ranging from 500 yards down to 15 yards. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Benjamin Whitehurst)

A U.S. Marine conducts his annual rifle qualification at Range 116A, on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 11, 2022. Camp Pendleton’s Marksmanship Training Division trains 22,000 Marines and sailors each year across the installation to effectively engage targets with both rifles and pistols. The ARQ is a timed course of fire, ranging from 500 yards down to 15 yards. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Benjamin Whitehurst)

Photo by Cpl. Benjamin Whitehurst

Warren Griffin, the National Senior Vice Commandant of the Marine Corps League, delivers remarks during the ribbon cutting ceremony at Modern Day Marine 2022 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, May 10, 2022. The Modern Day Marine expo brings together Marines, veterans, and industry partners to collaborate on the innovations and capabilities that ensure the Marine Corps remains capable of winning tomorrow’s battles.

Warren Griffin, the National Senior Vice Commandant of the Marine Corps League, delivers remarks during the ribbon cutting ceremony at Modern Day Marine 2022 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, May 10, 2022. The Modern Day Marine expo brings together Marines, veterans, and industry partners to collaborate on the innovations and capabilities that ensure the Marine Corps remains capable of winning tomorrow’s battles.

Photo by Sgt. Karis Mattingly

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Darren Espil, a rifleman, with Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, swings a sledgehammer as a method to breach as part of a Mechanized Raid course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 10, 2022. The raid course was a one week program designed to improve the Marines’ ability to plan and conduct limited scale raids utilizing ground movement while forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Darren Espil, a rifleman, with Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, swings a sledgehammer as a method to breach as part of a Mechanized Raid course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 10, 2022. The raid course was a one week program designed to improve the Marines’ ability to plan and conduct limited scale raids utilizing ground movement while forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific region.

Photo by Sgt. Brendan Custer

A U.S. Marine with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, cuts through concertina wire during the Sapper Leaders Course on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 11, 2022. The Sapper Leaders Course provides combat engineer squad leaders with the technical and tactical proficiency required to provide mobility, counter mobility and survivability to infantry company commanders.

A U.S. Marine with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, cuts through concertina wire during the Sapper Leaders Course on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 11, 2022. The Sapper Leaders Course provides combat engineer squad leaders with the technical and tactical proficiency required to provide mobility, counter mobility and survivability to infantry company commanders.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy

Maj. Matthew A. Lamb, Executive Officer of the 4th Recruit Training Battalion, and Sgt. Maj. Sigrid Rivera, Battalion Sergeant Major of the 4th Recruit Training Battalion, remove the time capsule from the ground on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., May 5, 2022. The time capsule contained relics from various decades of women’s service in the Marine Corps.

Maj. Matthew A. Lamb, Executive Officer of the 4th Recruit Training Battalion, and Sgt. Maj. Sigrid Rivera, Battalion Sergeant Major of the 4th Recruit Training Battalion, remove the time capsule from the ground on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., May 5, 2022. The time capsule contained relics from various decades of women’s service in the Marine Corps.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki

Brig. Gen. Julie L. Nethercot, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island and Eastern Recruiting Region Commanding General (left), Sgt. Maj. Robin C. Fortner (Ret.) (left center), Lt. Col. Axia R. Dones, 4th Recruit Training Battalion Commanding Officer (center), Col. Maria Marte (Ret.) (center right), and Rhonda Amtower, National President of the Women Marines Association, pose for a photo in front of the exposed time capsule on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., May 5, 2022. The time capsule was buried on February 13, 2012 as a part of the celebration of 69 years of continued service by women in the Marine Corps.

Brig. Gen. Julie L. Nethercot, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island and Eastern Recruiting Region Commanding General (left), Sgt. Maj. Robin C. Fortner (Ret.) (left center), Lt. Col. Axia R. Dones, 4th Recruit Training Battalion Commanding Officer (center), Col. Maria Marte (Ret.) (center right), and Rhonda Amtower, National President of the Women Marines Association, pose for a photo in front of the exposed time capsule on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., May 5, 2022. The time capsule was buried on February 13, 2012 as a part of the celebration of 69 years of continued service by women in the Marine Corps.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki

Sgt. Maj. Robin C. Fortner (Ret.) holds up a photo from within the time capsule on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., May 5, 2022. Fortner buried multiple items as the Battalion Sergeant Major in 2012 at the time of the celebration.

Sgt. Maj. Robin C. Fortner (Ret.) holds up a photo from within the time capsule on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., May 5, 2022. Fortner buried multiple items as the Battalion Sergeant Major in 2012 at the time of the celebration.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki

U.S. Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, breach concertina wire during the Sapper Leaders Course on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 11, 2022. The Sapper Leaders Course provides combat engineer squad leaders with the technical and tactical proficiency required to provide mobility, counter mobility and survivability to infantry company commanders.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, breach concertina wire during the Sapper Leaders Course on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 11, 2022. The Sapper Leaders Course provides combat engineer squad leaders with the technical and tactical proficiency required to provide mobility, counter mobility and survivability to infantry company commanders.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy

U.S. Marines and Sailors compete in the 2022 Iron Mike Challenge at The Basic School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, May 7, 2022. Competitors from across the Marine Corps covered a distance of 20 miles, completing multiple physical and core skills challenges along the way.

U.S. Marines and Sailors compete in the 2022 Iron Mike Challenge at The Basic School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, May 7, 2022. Competitors from across the Marine Corps covered a distance of 20 miles, completing multiple physical and core skills challenges along the way.

Photo by Cpl. Kedrick Schumacher

U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Logistics Group, conduct land navigation during the Iron Mike competition at The Basic School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., May 7, 2022. Competitors from across the Marine Corps were given 12 hours to complete the over 20 mile course, which culminated the use of core skills with multiple physical challenges.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Logistics Group, conduct land navigation during the Iron Mike competition at The Basic School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., May 7, 2022. Competitors from across the Marine Corps were given 12 hours to complete the over 20 mile course, which culminated the use of core skills with multiple physical challenges.

Photo by Cpl. Eric Huynh

A portrait of retired SgtMaj. John L. Canley, taken July 9, 2018. President Donald J. Trump will be awarding the Medal of Honor to Canley during a White House ceremony, October 17, 2018, for his heroic actions during the Battle of Hue City while serving in Vietnam. Canley will be recognized for his actions from Jan. 31 to Feb 6, 1968, during the Tet Offensive where he braved enemy fire to save his men.

A portrait of retired SgtMaj. John L. Canley, taken July 9, 2018. President Donald J. Trump will be awarding the Medal of Honor to Canley during a White House ceremony, October 17, 2018, for his heroic actions during the Battle of Hue City while serving in Vietnam. Canley will be recognized for his actions from Jan. 31 to Feb 6, 1968, during the Tet Offensive where he braved enemy fire to save his men.

Photo by Sgt. Erik Estrada

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tayiva King, a motor vehicle operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, prepares for a convoy during Mission Rehearsal Littoral Exercise 2022 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, May 8, 2022. The purpose of the MRLEX was to conduct an airfield survey of an existing aircraft landing zone for infrastructure improvement, runway repair and preparation of potential forward arming and refueling points, as well as progress integration initiatives with our Japanese allies while advancing III Marine Expeditionary Force’s and Marine Corps Installations Pacific’s goals tied to agile combat employment, expeditionary advanced base operations, and humanitarian assistance disaster relief.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tayiva King, a motor vehicle operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, prepares for a convoy during Mission Rehearsal Littoral Exercise 2022 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, May 8, 2022. The purpose of the MRLEX was to conduct an airfield survey of an existing aircraft landing zone for infrastructure improvement, runway repair and preparation of potential forward arming and refueling points, as well as progress integration initiatives with our Japanese allies while advancing III Marine Expeditionary Force’s and Marine Corps Installations Pacific’s goals tied to agile combat employment, expeditionary advanced base operations, and humanitarian assistance disaster relief.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sydni Jessee

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Control Squadron 2, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, monitor data from a Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar system at Siauliai Air Base, Lithuania, April 26, 2022. 2nd MAW units are deployed to enhance NATO's capabilities in Eastern Europe at the invitation of the host nation.

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Control Squadron 2, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, monitor data from a Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar system at Siauliai Air Base, Lithuania, April 26, 2022. 2nd MAW units are deployed to enhance NATO's capabilities in Eastern Europe at the invitation of the host nation.

Photo by Cpl. Adam Henke

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Michael Cederholm, commanding general of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, meets Polish Maj. Gen. Dariusz Malinowski, deputy commander of Armed Forces Operation Command, Łask Air Base, Poland, April 14, 2022. 2nd MAW units are deployed to enhance NATO's capabilities in Eastern Europe at the invitation of host nations.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Michael Cederholm, commanding general of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, meets Polish Maj. Gen. Dariusz Malinowski, deputy commander of Armed Forces Operation Command, Łask Air Base, Poland, April 14, 2022. 2nd MAW units are deployed to enhance NATO's capabilities in Eastern Europe at the invitation of host nations.

Photo by Cpl. Adam Henke