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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joseph Singletary, center back, and Sgt. Zackary Petty, right, both reconnaissance Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division, are presented with award paddles for finishing first out of 23 teams during the 16th Annual Reconnaissance Challenge at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 25, 2025. U.S. Marines from Japan, North Carolina, and Southern California came together to compete in a 20-mile multi-legged endurance event to commemorate fallen reconnaissance Marines and Corpsmen. Singletary is a native of Texas, and Petty is a native of Michigan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Patrick King)

Photo by Sgt. Patrick King

U.S. Marine Corps LCpl. Kwaye Walters celebrates after completing a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program culminating event on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, March 15, 2024. MCMAP aims to strengthen the mental and moral resiliency of individual Marines through realistic combative training, warriors' ethos studies, and physical hardening. Walters, a native of South Carolina, is a Transmissions System Operator with Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Adam Trump)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Adam Trump

A U.S. Marine with Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division engages with enemy combatants during Exercise Samurai 23.2 in the Central Training Area on Okinawa, Japan, April 27, 2023. Samurai 23.2 demonstrated HQBN’s ability to serve as a security force for the division in an urban environment and developed proficiency in combat tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Evelyn Doherty)

Photo by Cpl. Evelyn Doherty

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jacob Mayfield builds a fire during the Basic Jungle Skills course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 20, 2024. The week-long course teaches Marines survival skills and increases proficiency in fighting in a jungle environment. Mayfield, a native of Kentucky, is a gunner with 2nd Low-Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Adam Trump)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Adam Trump

A U.S. Marine rappels down a wall during a Basic Jungle Skills Course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, March 19, 2025. The week-long Basic Jungle Skills Course trains Marines to navigate, survive, and fight in austere jungle environments, improving their confidence and capability to operate effectively in dense terrain. The Marine is with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. JVonnta Taylor)

Photo by Staff Sgt. JVonnta Taylor

A U.S. Marine navigates the endurance course during a Basic Jungle Skills Course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, March 21, 2025. The endurance course is the culminating event of the week-long Basic Jungle Skills Course. Throughout the training, Marines develop the skills to navigate, survive, and fight in austere jungle environments, enhancing their confidence and effectiveness in dense terrain. The Marine is with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. JVonnta Taylor)

Photo by Staff Sgt. JVonnta Taylor

U.S. Marines practice flipping over combat rubber raiding crafts during small boat handling training on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, January 23, 2025. The training familiarized Marines with basic CRRC operations, handling, maneuvering, and emergency procedures. The Marines are with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion and 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Noah Masog)

Photo by Cpl. Noah Masog

U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division enter an underground tunnel in support of offensive operations during the Korean Marine Exercise Program 25.1 at Camp Stanley, South Korea, March 10, 2025. KMEP is a semi-annual exercise that provides iterative opportunities for Republic of Korea Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps units to train together, improving their combined capabilities to deter threats and maintain peace on the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kendrick Jackson)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kendrick Jackson

U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division fire their M27 Infantry Automatic Rifles during the Korean Marine Exercise Program 25.1 at Camp Casey, South Korea, March 6, 2025. KMEP is a semi-annual exercise that provides iterative opportunities for Republic of Korea Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps units to train together, improving their combined capabilities to deter threats and maintain peace on the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kendrick Jackson)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kendrick Jackson

A U.S. Marine with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division prepares to step off at night for bilateral surveillance and patrolling training during Korean Marine Exercise Program 25.1 at Camp Casey, South Korea, March 5, 2025. KMEP is a semi-annual exercise that provides iterative opportunities for Republic of Korea Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps units to train together, improving their combined capabilities to deter threats and maintain peace on the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kendrick Jackson)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kendrick Jackson

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, forward deployed with 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, receive various blank munitions during a force-on-force training exercise during Korean Marine Exchange Program 25.1 at Camp Story Training Grounds, South Korea, March 17, 2025. KMEP is a semi-annual exercise that provides iterative opportunities for Republic of Korea Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps units to train together, improving their combined capabilities to deter threats and maintain peace on the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Peter J. Eilen)

Photo by Cpl. Peter Eilen

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Shumacher Cayo fires an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifles during a live-fire squad attack on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, March 12, 2025. Squad-level live-fire training strengthens combat readiness by sharpening the skills and cohesion of Marine Corps rifle squads. This training enhances tactical proficiency while fostering small-unit leadership and decision-making under realistic conditions. Cayo, a native of Florida, is a rifleman with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John Simpson)

Photo by Cpl. John Simpson

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct lunges as a warm-up exercise during the 3d MLR Patronage Day field meet on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, March 13, 2025. Companies within 3d MLR competed in different events designed to test strength, wit, and endurance, ultimately bolstering unit cohesion and celebrating the individual and collective strengths of 3d MLR. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Eric Huynh)

Photo by Sgt. Eric Huynh

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, prepare their Marine Air Defense Integrated Systems for the Integrated Air and Missile Defense event prior to the commencement of Exercise Balikatan 25 at Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui, Philippines, April 19, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Malia Sparks)

Photo by Cpl. Malia Sparks

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. JVonnta M. Taylor, a Communication Strategy and Operations chief with 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, executes room clearing techniques during the Communication Strategy and Operations Field Training Exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 10, 2025. Taylor, a native of Louisiana, and COMMSTRAT Marines from across III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations Pacific participated in urban operations training to improve tactical proficiency. The COMMSTRAT FTX is a five-day event focused on increasing technical acumen and tactical proficiency to provide commanders with capable COMMSTRAT forces at the tactical level. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Noah Masog)

Photo by Sgt. Noah Masog

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, currently forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, execute a leader’s reconnaissance patrol to their next defensive position during a force-on-force training exercise during the Korean Marine Exercise Program 25.1 at Camp Story Training Grounds, South Korea, March 19, 2025. KMEP is a semi-annual exercise that provides iterative opportunities for Republic of Korea Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps units to train together, improving their combined capabilities to deter threats and maintain peace on the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kendrick Jackson)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kendrick Jackson

A U.S. Marine starts a fire during a jungle survival class at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, March 18, 2025. The week-long Basic Jungle Skills Course trains Marines to navigate, survive, and fight in austere jungle environments, improving their confidence and capability to operate effectively in dense terrain. The Marine is with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. JVonnta Taylor)

Photo by Staff Sgt. JVonnta Taylor

U.S. Marines prepare Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) for amphibious operations at Kushi Crossing, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 10, 2024. This was the first open-water amphibious movement for ACVs deployed to III Marine Expeditionary Force, accomplishing a new milestone for amphibious operations with the vehicle platform in the Indo-Pacific. Amphibious operations, including the use of ship-to-shore connectors, is a foundational aspect of Marine Corps operations and is critical to remaining the Nation’s premier expeditionary force in readiness. The Marines shown are with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kendrick Jackson)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kendrick Jackson

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Christopher Rivera, left, Sgt. Maj. Marshall Cleveland, center left, Sgt. Maj. James Young, center right, and Sgt. Maj. Nathan Aja, stand with their regimental and battalion colors on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 21, 2024. 4th Marine Regiment and its subordinate battalions’ colors have not been unified since 1977. While 4th Marines is headquartered in Okinawa, its subordinate battalions are stationed in the continental U.S. and participate in rotational deployments under the Unit Deployment Program and with Marine Expeditionary Units. Rivera, a native of Florida, is the sergeant major of 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division. Cleveland, a native of Georgia, Young, a native of Pennsylvania, and Aja, a native of Texas, are the sergeant majors of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions, 4th Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Noah Masog)

Photo by Cpl. Noah Masog

U.S. Marines pass a baton in a 4x100 meter track event during a track and field sports day held in Henoko, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 3, 2024. Marines and Sailors of Camp Schwab have been included in the Track and Field Meet since 1973 and will carry on the tradition of good will and togetherness with the people of Henoko. The Marines shown are with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Adam Trump)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Adam Trump