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U.S. Marines execute a notional fire mission with the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System during an Expeditionary Advanced Base Field Training Exercise at the Central Training Area, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 28, 2025. The NMESIS system is a ground-based offensive anti-ship missile system, used in sea denial and littoral protection to offer a highly mobile and rapidly deployable island defense solution. This NMESIS system is a 3d Marine Division asset. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucas Lu)

U.S. Marines execute a notional fire mission with the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System during an Expeditionary Advanced Base Field Training Exercise at the Central Training Area, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 28, 2025. The NMESIS system is a ground-based offensive anti-ship missile system, used in sea denial and littoral protection to offer a highly mobile and rapidly deployable island defense solution. This NMESIS system is a 3d Marine Division asset. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucas Lu)

Photo by Cpl. Lucas Lu

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bowden Miles remotely operates the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System during an Expeditionary Advanced Base Field Training Exercise at the Central Training Area, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 28, 2025. The NMESIS is a ground-based offensive anti-ship missile system, used in sea denial and littoral protection to offer a highly mobile and rapidly deployable island defense solution. Miles, a native of Utah, is a field artillery cannoneer with 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucas Lu)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bowden Miles remotely operates the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System during an Expeditionary Advanced Base Field Training Exercise at the Central Training Area, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 28, 2025. The NMESIS is a ground-based offensive anti-ship missile system, used in sea denial and littoral protection to offer a highly mobile and rapidly deployable island defense solution. Miles, a native of Utah, is a field artillery cannoneer with 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucas Lu)

Photo by Cpl. Lucas Lu

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Division execute a notional fire mission with the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System during an Expeditionary Advanced Base Field Training Exercise at the Central Training Area, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 28, 2025. The NMESIS is a ground-based offensive anti-ship missile system, used in sea denial and littoral protection to offer a highly mobile and rapidly deployable island defense solution.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucas Lu)

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Division execute a notional fire mission with the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System during an Expeditionary Advanced Base Field Training Exercise at the Central Training Area, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 28, 2025. The NMESIS is a ground-based offensive anti-ship missile system, used in sea denial and littoral protection to offer a highly mobile and rapidly deployable island defense solution.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucas Lu)

Photo by Cpl. Lucas Lu

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bowden Miles processes a notional fire mission for the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System during an Expeditionary Advanced Base Field Training Exercise at the Central Training Area, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 28, 2025. The NMESIS is a ground-based offensive anti-ship missile system, used in sea denial and littoral protection to offer a highly mobile and rapidly deployable island defense solution. Miles, a native of Utah, is a field artillery cannoneer with 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucas Lu)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bowden Miles processes a notional fire mission for the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System during an Expeditionary Advanced Base Field Training Exercise at the Central Training Area, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 28, 2025. The NMESIS is a ground-based offensive anti-ship missile system, used in sea denial and littoral protection to offer a highly mobile and rapidly deployable island defense solution. Miles, a native of Utah, is a field artillery cannoneer with 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucas Lu)

Photo by Cpl. Lucas Lu

U.S. Marines prepare 7.62mm rounds during a crew-served weapons range during Artillery Relocation Training Program 25.1 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, June 17, 2025. ARTP, established by the 1997 Special Action Committee in Okinawa, relocates live-fire artillery training from Okinawa to mainland Japan to maintain readiness and stabilize U.S. Forces’ basing, enhancing regional security across Japan and the Indo-Pacific. This training boosts the capabilities and readiness of the Marine Corps’ only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit, enabling accurate indirect fire support. The Marines are with 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Evelyn Doherty)

U.S. Marines prepare 7.62mm rounds during a crew-served weapons range during Artillery Relocation Training Program 25.1 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, June 17, 2025. ARTP, established by the 1997 Special Action Committee in Okinawa, relocates live-fire artillery training from Okinawa to mainland Japan to maintain readiness and stabilize U.S. Forces’ basing, enhancing regional security across Japan and the Indo-Pacific. This training boosts the capabilities and readiness of the Marine Corps’ only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit, enabling accurate indirect fire support. The Marines are with 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Evelyn Doherty)

Photo by Cpl. Evelyn Doherty

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sebastian Vaca mans his post with an M240B machine gun during a field training exercise at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, June 10, 2025. The training demonstrates 3d Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment’s ability to rapidly deploy long-range fire throughout the Indo-Pacific. Vaca, a native of California, is an ammunition technician with 3d Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rodney Frye)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sebastian Vaca mans his post with an M240B machine gun during a field training exercise at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, June 10, 2025. The training demonstrates 3d Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment’s ability to rapidly deploy long-range fire throughout the Indo-Pacific. Vaca, a native of California, is an ammunition technician with 3d Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rodney Frye)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rodney Frye

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zachariah Kline fires an M777 Howitzer during Artillery Relocation Training Program 25.1 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, June 10, 2025. ARTP, established by the 1997 Special Action Committee in Okinawa, relocates live-fire artillery training from Okinawa to mainland Japan to maintain readiness and stabilize U.S. Forces’ basing, enhancing regional security across Japan and the Indo-Pacific. This training boosts the capabilities and readiness of the Marine Corps’ only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit, enabling accurate indirect fire support. Kline, a native of New York, is a cannoneer with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Evelyn Doherty)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zachariah Kline fires an M777 Howitzer during Artillery Relocation Training Program 25.1 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, June 10, 2025. ARTP, established by the 1997 Special Action Committee in Okinawa, relocates live-fire artillery training from Okinawa to mainland Japan to maintain readiness and stabilize U.S. Forces’ basing, enhancing regional security across Japan and the Indo-Pacific. This training boosts the capabilities and readiness of the Marine Corps’ only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit, enabling accurate indirect fire support. Kline, a native of New York, is a cannoneer with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Evelyn Doherty)

Photo by Cpl. Evelyn Doherty

A Japanese Self-Defense Force service member and U.S. Navy hospital corpsmen travel in a UH-1 helicopter during a medical evacuation drill in support of Artillery Relocation Training Program 25.1 at the Kushiro City General Hospital, Hokkaido, Japan, June 6, 2025. ARTP, established by the 1997 Special Action Committee in Okinawa, relocates live-fire artillery training from Okinawa to mainland Japan to maintain readiness and stabilize U.S. Forces’ basing, enhancing regional security across Japan and the Indo-Pacific. This training boosts the capabilities and readiness of the Marine Corps’ only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit, enabling accurate indirect fire support. The U.S. Navy Sailors are with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Evelyn Doherty)

A Japanese Self-Defense Force service member and U.S. Navy hospital corpsmen travel in a UH-1 helicopter during a medical evacuation drill in support of Artillery Relocation Training Program 25.1 at the Kushiro City General Hospital, Hokkaido, Japan, June 6, 2025. ARTP, established by the 1997 Special Action Committee in Okinawa, relocates live-fire artillery training from Okinawa to mainland Japan to maintain readiness and stabilize U.S. Forces’ basing, enhancing regional security across Japan and the Indo-Pacific. This training boosts the capabilities and readiness of the Marine Corps’ only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit, enabling accurate indirect fire support. The U.S. Navy Sailors are with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Evelyn Doherty)

Photo by Cpl. Evelyn Doherty

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Mastin M. Robeson Jr, oncoming commanding officer of Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division, gives remarks during a change of command ceremony on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, July 2, 2025. The change of command ceremony signifies the transfer of command and responsibility of Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division. Robeson is a native of South Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Robert Blanks)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Mastin M. Robeson Jr, oncoming commanding officer of Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division, gives remarks during a change of command ceremony on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, July 2, 2025. The change of command ceremony signifies the transfer of command and responsibility of Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division. Robeson is a native of South Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Robert Blanks)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Robert Blanks

A U.S. Marine Corps spouse applies camouflage paint during the Headquarters Battalion Spouse Warrior Day at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, June 16, 2025. The purpose of the HQBN Spouse Warrior Day is to give spouses an opportunity to participate in activities their Marines experience. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexander O. Devereux)

A U.S. Marine Corps spouse applies camouflage paint during the Headquarters Battalion Spouse Warrior Day at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, June 16, 2025. The purpose of the HQBN Spouse Warrior Day is to give spouses an opportunity to participate in activities their Marines experience. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexander O. Devereux)

Photo by Cpl. Alexander Devereux

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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