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III MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

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U.S. and Japanese national flags are presented during the opening ceremony for the field training exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 23 held at Camp Kengun, Kumamoto, Japan, Oct. 14, 2023. RD 23 is an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of Marines in III Marine Expeditionary Force and allied Japan Self-Defense Force personnel. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Robert G. Gavaldon)

U.S. and Japanese national flags are presented during the opening ceremony for the field training exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 23 held at Camp Kengun, Kumamoto, Japan, Oct. 14, 2023. RD 23 is an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of Marines in III Marine Expeditionary Force and allied Japan Self-Defense Force personnel. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Robert G. Gavaldon)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert G. Gavaldon

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Patrick Schindlbeck, left, an inventory management specialist with Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and Lauren Swinson an Embedded Preventive Behavioral Health Capability Analyst, go over different perspectives involved in a case study at a Marine Corps Association Professional Leaders Seminar on Suicide Awareness and Prevention on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 27, 2023. The seminar was held to discuss the topic of suicide, and to share suicide prevention resources with key leaders, specifically staff noncommissioned officers and noncommissioned officers.

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Krogull)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Patrick Schindlbeck, left, an inventory management specialist with Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and Lauren Swinson an Embedded Preventive Behavioral Health Capability Analyst, go over different perspectives involved in a case study at a Marine Corps Association Professional Leaders Seminar on Suicide Awareness and Prevention on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 27, 2023. The seminar was held to discuss the topic of suicide, and to share suicide prevention resources with key leaders, specifically staff noncommissioned officers and noncommissioned officers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Krogull)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Krogull

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force rappel from a UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 during special patrol insertion and extraction training at Landing Zone Starling, Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 21, 2023. Helicopter rope suspension techniques teach Marines proper knots, rappelling techniques and build confidence for maneuvering from air to ground. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Andrews)

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force rappel from a UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 during special patrol insertion and extraction training at Landing Zone Starling, Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 21, 2023. Helicopter rope suspension techniques teach Marines proper knots, rappelling techniques and build confidence for maneuvering from air to ground. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Andrews)

Photo by Cpl. Tyler M. Andrews

U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division, conduct low-level static line parachute jumps into Kaneohe Bay on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 20, 2023. The purpose of this training is for 3d Reconnaissance Marines to be able to support 3d Marine Littoral Regiment by inserting into key maritime terrain at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Grace Gerlach)

U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division, conduct low-level static line parachute jumps into Kaneohe Bay on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 20, 2023. The purpose of this training is for 3d Reconnaissance Marines to be able to support 3d Marine Littoral Regiment by inserting into key maritime terrain at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Grace Gerlach)

Photo by Cpl. Grace Gerlach

Republic of Korea Marine Cpl. Andrew Kim poses for a photo in front of the ROK Marine Corps emblem at Camp Baran, Republic of Korea Marine Corps Headquarters during Exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 23. Kim, a Daegu, South Korea native, served as a translator on the watch floor of the operations center during UFS 23. Ulchi Freedom Shield is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the combined defense posture and Alliance response capabilities based on scenarios that reflect diverse threats within the security environment. This creates an opportunity for ROK and III MEF Marines to train together while conducting the live, virtual, and constructive exercise events that reaffirming the U.S.’s ironclad commitment to the defense of the ROK. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe)

Republic of Korea Marine Cpl. Andrew Kim poses for a photo in front of the ROK Marine Corps emblem at Camp Baran, Republic of Korea Marine Corps Headquarters during Exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 23. Kim, a Daegu, South Korea native, served as a translator on the watch floor of the operations center during UFS 23. Ulchi Freedom Shield is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the combined defense posture and Alliance response capabilities based on scenarios that reflect diverse threats within the security environment. This creates an opportunity for ROK and III MEF Marines to train together while conducting the live, virtual, and constructive exercise events that reaffirming the U.S.’s ironclad commitment to the defense of the ROK. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe)

Photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sophia Green poses for a photo in front of the ROK Marine Corps emblem at Camp Baran, Republic of Korea Marine Corps Headquarters, during Exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 23. Green, a native of San Diego, Calif., served at the Camp Commandant during UFS 23. Ulchi Freedom Shield is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the combined defense posture and Alliance response capabilities based on scenarios that reflect diverse threats within the security environment. This creates an opportunity for ROK and III MEF Marines to train together while conducting the live, virtual, and constructive exercise events that reaffirming the U.S.’s ironclad commitment to the defense of the ROK. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sophia Green poses for a photo in front of the ROK Marine Corps emblem at Camp Baran, Republic of Korea Marine Corps Headquarters, during Exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 23. Green, a native of San Diego, Calif., served at the Camp Commandant during UFS 23. Ulchi Freedom Shield is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the combined defense posture and Alliance response capabilities based on scenarios that reflect diverse threats within the security environment. This creates an opportunity for ROK and III MEF Marines to train together while conducting the live, virtual, and constructive exercise events that reaffirming the U.S.’s ironclad commitment to the defense of the ROK. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe)

Photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sophia Green and Republic of Korea Marine Cpl. Andrew Kim pose for a photo in front of a monument at Camp Baran, Republic of Korea Marine Corps Headquarters, during Exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 23. The monument reads from top to bottom: Loyalty, Honor, Challenge. This is the motto of the ROK Marine Corps. Green, a San Diego, Calif., native served as the Camp Commandant for UFS 23. Kim, a Daegu, South Korea native, served as a translator on the watch floor of the operations center during UFS 23. Ulchi Freedom Shield is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the combined defense posture and Alliance response capabilities based on scenarios that reflect diverse threats within the security environment. This creates an opportunity for ROK and III MEF Marines to train together while conducting the live, virtual, and constructive exercise events that reaffirming the U.S.’s ironclad commitment to the defense of the ROK (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sophia Green and Republic of Korea Marine Cpl. Andrew Kim pose for a photo in front of a monument at Camp Baran, Republic of Korea Marine Corps Headquarters, during Exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 23. The monument reads from top to bottom: Loyalty, Honor, Challenge. This is the motto of the ROK Marine Corps. Green, a San Diego, Calif., native served as the Camp Commandant for UFS 23. Kim, a Daegu, South Korea native, served as a translator on the watch floor of the operations center during UFS 23. Ulchi Freedom Shield is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the combined defense posture and Alliance response capabilities based on scenarios that reflect diverse threats within the security environment. This creates an opportunity for ROK and III MEF Marines to train together while conducting the live, virtual, and constructive exercise events that reaffirming the U.S.’s ironclad commitment to the defense of the ROK (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe)

Photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sophia Green and Republic of Korea Marine Cpl.l Andrew Kim pose for a photo in front of the flagpole and monument at Camp Baran, Republic of Korea Marine Corps Headquarters, during Exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 23. Green, a San Diego, Calif., native served as the Camp Commandant for UFS 23. Kim, a Daegu, South Korea native, served as a translator on the watch floor of the operations center during UFS 23. Ulchi Freedom Shield is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the combined defense posture and Alliance response capabilities based on scenarios that reflect diverse threats within the security environment. This creates an opportunity for ROK and III MEF Marines to train together while conducting the live, virtual, and constructive exercise events that reaffirming the U.S.’s ironclad commitment to the defense of the ROK. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sophia Green and Republic of Korea Marine Cpl.l Andrew Kim pose for a photo in front of the flagpole and monument at Camp Baran, Republic of Korea Marine Corps Headquarters, during Exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 23. Green, a San Diego, Calif., native served as the Camp Commandant for UFS 23. Kim, a Daegu, South Korea native, served as a translator on the watch floor of the operations center during UFS 23. Ulchi Freedom Shield is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the combined defense posture and Alliance response capabilities based on scenarios that reflect diverse threats within the security environment. This creates an opportunity for ROK and III MEF Marines to train together while conducting the live, virtual, and constructive exercise events that reaffirming the U.S.’s ironclad commitment to the defense of the ROK. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe)

Photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sophia Green and Republic of Korea Marine Cpl.l Andrew Kim pose for a photo in front of the flagpole and monument at Camp Baran, Republic of Korea Marine Corps Headquarters, during Exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 23. Green, a San Diego, Calif., native served as the Camp Commandant for UFS 23. Kim, a Daegu, South Korea native, served as a translator on the watch floor of the operations center during UFS 23. Ulchi Freedom Shield is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the combined defense posture and Alliance response capabilities based on scenarios that reflect diverse threats within the security environment. This creates an opportunity for ROK and III MEF Marines to train together while conducting the live, virtual, and constructive exercise events that reaffirming the U.S.’s ironclad commitment to the defense of the ROK. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sophia Green and Republic of Korea Marine Cpl.l Andrew Kim pose for a photo in front of the flagpole and monument at Camp Baran, Republic of Korea Marine Corps Headquarters, during Exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 23. Green, a San Diego, Calif., native served as the Camp Commandant for UFS 23. Kim, a Daegu, South Korea native, served as a translator on the watch floor of the operations center during UFS 23. Ulchi Freedom Shield is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the combined defense posture and Alliance response capabilities based on scenarios that reflect diverse threats within the security environment. This creates an opportunity for ROK and III MEF Marines to train together while conducting the live, virtual, and constructive exercise events that reaffirming the U.S.’s ironclad commitment to the defense of the ROK. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe)

Photo by Maj. Gabriel Adibe

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Julian Martinmar, an administrative specialist with III Marine Expeditionary Force, enters data into a manning document in the Landing Force Operations Center aboard the USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) in support of Ulchi Freedom Shield 23, August 28, 2023. Martinmar enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserves out of Asheville, North Carolina in February, 2015 after graduating from Pisgah high school in Canton, N.C. U.S. 7th Fleet’s flagship USS Blue Ridge is in port at Fleet Activities Yokosuka in Yokosuka, Japan. Ulchi Freedom Shield is a defense-oriented exercise designed to strengthen the ROK-U.S. Alliance, enhance our combined defense posture, and strengthen security and stability on the Korean peninsula. Martinmar is a native of Elizabeth, New Jersey. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Andrews)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Julian Martinmar, an administrative specialist with III Marine Expeditionary Force, enters data into a manning document in the Landing Force Operations Center aboard the USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) in support of Ulchi Freedom Shield 23, August 28, 2023. Martinmar enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserves out of Asheville, North Carolina in February, 2015 after graduating from Pisgah high school in Canton, N.C. U.S. 7th Fleet’s flagship USS Blue Ridge is in port at Fleet Activities Yokosuka in Yokosuka, Japan. Ulchi Freedom Shield is a defense-oriented exercise designed to strengthen the ROK-U.S. Alliance, enhance our combined defense posture, and strengthen security and stability on the Korean peninsula. Martinmar is a native of Elizabeth, New Jersey. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Andrews)

Photo by Cpl. Tyler Andrews

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct a Multi-Purpose Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapons Systems range at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, August 21, 2023. The purpose of this training is to sharpen the LCT’s weapons handling skills and increase their readiness for future exercises and operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eric Huynh)

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct a Multi-Purpose Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapons Systems range at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, August 21, 2023. The purpose of this training is to sharpen the LCT’s weapons handling skills and increase their readiness for future exercises and operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eric Huynh)

Photo by Cpl. Eric Huynh

Republic of Korea Marine Corps Capt. Jae Hyun Kim, a public affairs officer with 1st Marine Division, left, and U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Keyon Whyte, a communication strategy and operations officer with III Marine Expeditionary Force work together in the Landing Force Operations Center aboard the USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) in support of Ulchi Freedom Shield 23, August 25, 2023. U.S. 7th Fleet’s flagship USS Blue Ridge is in port at Fleet Activities Yokosuka in Yokosuka, Japan. Ulchi Freedom Shield is a defense-oriented exercise designed to strengthen the ROK-U.S. Alliance, enhance our combined defense posture, and strengthen security and stability on the Korean peninsula. Whyte is a native of Atlanta, Georgia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Andrews)

Republic of Korea Marine Corps Capt. Jae Hyun Kim, a public affairs officer with 1st Marine Division, left, and U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Keyon Whyte, a communication strategy and operations officer with III Marine Expeditionary Force work together in the Landing Force Operations Center aboard the USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) in support of Ulchi Freedom Shield 23, August 25, 2023. U.S. 7th Fleet’s flagship USS Blue Ridge is in port at Fleet Activities Yokosuka in Yokosuka, Japan. Ulchi Freedom Shield is a defense-oriented exercise designed to strengthen the ROK-U.S. Alliance, enhance our combined defense posture, and strengthen security and stability on the Korean peninsula. Whyte is a native of Atlanta, Georgia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Andrews)

Photo by Cpl. Tyler Andrews

Michelle Wozniak, the III Marine Expeditionary Force Prevention Director, left, gives an emergency service card to Jacob Aimes, the III MEF Inspector General Investigator on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, August 8, 2023. Marine Forces Japan ordered the cards to distribute to all assigned personnel, serving as a quick reference for emergency numbers in Japan during emergencies or disasters. Wozniak is a native of Honolulu, Hawaii and Aimes is a native of Detroit, Mich. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Savannah Mesimer)

Michelle Wozniak, the III Marine Expeditionary Force Prevention Director, left, gives an emergency service card to Jacob Aimes, the III MEF Inspector General Investigator on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, August 8, 2023. Marine Forces Japan ordered the cards to distribute to all assigned personnel, serving as a quick reference for emergency numbers in Japan during emergencies or disasters. Wozniak is a native of Honolulu, Hawaii and Aimes is a native of Detroit, Mich. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Savannah Mesimer)

Photo by Sgt. Savannah Mesimer

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Matthew Kamm, left, a transmission systems operator, and Lance Cpl. Ali Fish, right, a data system administrator, both with Communications Company, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, load a fallen tree into a USMC 7-ton on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Aug. 7, 2023. Typhoon Khanun moved through Okinawa as a category 4 hurricane equivalent storm, bringing strong winds, heavy rain, and high waves, marking one of the strongest storms to affect the island in recent years. Immediately after the storm, crews from across Marine Corps Installation Pacific and III Marine Expeditionary Force began assessing damage and initiating repair work to ensure the Marines on Okinawa remain operationally ready. Kamm is a native of Concord, California, and Fish is a native of Adel, Georgia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alora Finigan)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Matthew Kamm, left, a transmission systems operator, and Lance Cpl. Ali Fish, right, a data system administrator, both with Communications Company, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, load a fallen tree into a USMC 7-ton on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Aug. 7, 2023. Typhoon Khanun moved through Okinawa as a category 4 hurricane equivalent storm, bringing strong winds, heavy rain, and high waves, marking one of the strongest storms to affect the island in recent years. Immediately after the storm, crews from across Marine Corps Installation Pacific and III Marine Expeditionary Force began assessing damage and initiating repair work to ensure the Marines on Okinawa remain operationally ready. Kamm is a native of Concord, California, and Fish is a native of Adel, Georgia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alora Finigan)

Photo by Cpl. Alora J. Finigan

U.S. Marine Master Gunnery Sgt. Tyler Hunsinger, operations chief, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Task Force 76/3, is presented with a going-away gift from the Marines and Sailors of 3rd MEB at his going-away ceremony on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, June 30, 2023. Hunsinger, an infantry Marine by trade, is retiring after 25 years of service.(U.S. Marine Corps photos by 1st Lt. Isabel Izquierdo)

U.S. Marine Master Gunnery Sgt. Tyler Hunsinger, operations chief, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Task Force 76/3, is presented with a going-away gift from the Marines and Sailors of 3rd MEB at his going-away ceremony on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, June 30, 2023. Hunsinger, an infantry Marine by trade, is retiring after 25 years of service.(U.S. Marine Corps photos by 1st Lt. Isabel Izquierdo)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Andrew Ochoa

U.S. Marine Col. Clay Readinger, chief of staff, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, III Marine Expeditionary Force and Task Force 76/3, presents a going-away gift to U.S. Navy Capt. Wendy Mancuso, brigade surgeon, during an awards presentation on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Jun. 22, 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Ochoa)

U.S. Marine Col. Clay Readinger, chief of staff, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, III Marine Expeditionary Force and Task Force 76/3, presents a going-away gift to U.S. Navy Capt. Wendy Mancuso, brigade surgeon, during an awards presentation on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Jun. 22, 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Ochoa)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Andrew Ochoa

U.S. Marine Col. Clay Readinger, chief of staff, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, III Marine Expeditionary Force and Task Force 76/3, presents the Navy Achievement Medal to Capt. Naro Neang, anti-terrorism and force protection officer, during an awards presentation on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Jun. 22, 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Ochoa)

U.S. Marine Col. Clay Readinger, chief of staff, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, III Marine Expeditionary Force and Task Force 76/3, presents the Navy Achievement Medal to Capt. Naro Neang, anti-terrorism and force protection officer, during an awards presentation on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Jun. 22, 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Ochoa)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Andrew Ochoa

U.S. Marine Maj. Evlin Finnicum, an exercise planner, L5, is awarded the Navy Achievement Medal by Col. Clay Readinger, chief of staff, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Task Force 76/3, during an award ceremony on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Jun. 12, 2023. Maj Finnicum, a native of HOMETOWN, STATE, (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Ochoa)

U.S. Marine Maj. Evlin Finnicum, an exercise planner, L5, is awarded the Navy Achievement Medal by Col. Clay Readinger, chief of staff, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Task Force 76/3, during an award ceremony on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Jun. 12, 2023. Maj Finnicum, a native of HOMETOWN, STATE, (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Ochoa)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Andrew Ochoa

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Emilio Perez, an CH-53E flight line mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, waits as the CH-53E Super Stallions prepare to take off from Antonio Bautista Air Base in support of Marine Aviation Support Activity (MASA) 23 events in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines, July 12, 2023. MASA is a bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Marine Corps, aimed at enhancing interoperability and coordination focused on aviation-related capabilities. During MASA 23, Filipino and U.S. Marines conduct different training evolutions, including live-fire, air assaults, and subject matter expert exchanges across aviation, ground, and logistics capabilities. Perez is a Los Angeles native. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sean A. Potter)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Emilio Perez, an CH-53E flight line mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, waits as the CH-53E Super Stallions prepare to take off from Antonio Bautista Air Base in support of Marine Aviation Support Activity (MASA) 23 events in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines, July 12, 2023. MASA is a bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Marine Corps, aimed at enhancing interoperability and coordination focused on aviation-related capabilities. During MASA 23, Filipino and U.S. Marines conduct different training evolutions, including live-fire, air assaults, and subject matter expert exchanges across aviation, ground, and logistics capabilities. Perez is a Los Angeles native. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sean A. Potter)

Photo by Cpl. Sean Potter

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct fire and maneuver drills during an airfield assault exercise at the Shoalwater Bay Military Training Area, Australia, July 6, 2023. BLT 2/1 was tasked with capturing an airfield in support of the Air Combat Element’s forward arming and refueling point. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elijah Murphy)

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct fire and maneuver drills during an airfield assault exercise at the Shoalwater Bay Military Training Area, Australia, July 6, 2023. BLT 2/1 was tasked with capturing an airfield in support of the Air Combat Element’s forward arming and refueling point. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elijah Murphy)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elijah Murphy

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