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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Amed Issa, a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, participates in a Combat Marksmanship Program range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 8, 2022. This training sharpened Marines’ critical combat arms skills by executing transition drills and increasing their proficiency in switching between primary and secondary weapons. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo: Courtesy Asset)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Amed Issa, a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, participates in a Combat Marksmanship Program range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 8, 2022. This training sharpened Marines’ critical combat arms skills by executing transition drills and increasing their proficiency in switching between primary and secondary weapons. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo: Courtesy Asset)

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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Felix Guerra III, right, commanding officer, and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Ryan Eldredge, sergeant major, both with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, case the colors during the deactivation ceremony of 3d Battalion, 3d Marines on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Jan. 13, 2023. The battalion is deactivating in accordance with Force Design 2030 as the Marine Corps modernizes to remain the premier crisis response force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Felix Guerra III, right, commanding officer, and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Ryan Eldredge, sergeant major, both with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, case the colors during the deactivation ceremony of 3d Battalion, 3d Marines on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Jan. 13, 2023. The battalion is deactivating in accordance with Force Design 2030 as the Marine Corps modernizes to remain the premier crisis response force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio)

Photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio

U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallions prepare to land during Stand-in Force Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 7, 2022. SiF-EX is a Division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a rehearsal for rapidly projecting combat power in defense of allies and partners in the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lorenzo Ducato)

U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallions prepare to land during Stand-in Force Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 7, 2022. SiF-EX is a Division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a rehearsal for rapidly projecting combat power in defense of allies and partners in the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lorenzo Ducato)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lorenzo Ducato

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Trenton Buerger, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, holds a defensive position during Stand-in Force Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 10, 2022. SiF-EX is a Division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a rehearsal for rapidly projecting combat power in defense of allies and partners in the region. Buerger is a native of Magnolia, TX. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lorenzo Ducato)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Trenton Buerger, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, holds a defensive position during Stand-in Force Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 10, 2022. SiF-EX is a Division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a rehearsal for rapidly projecting combat power in defense of allies and partners in the region. Buerger is a native of Magnolia, TX. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lorenzo Ducato)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lorenzo Ducato

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Luke Sehmel, an intelligence specialist with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, provides security in an urban training area during Stand-in Force Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 10, 2022. SiF-EX is a Division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a rehearsal for rapidly projecting combat power in defense of allies and partners in the region. Sehmel is a native of Olympia, WA. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lorenzo Ducato)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Luke Sehmel, an intelligence specialist with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, provides security in an urban training area during Stand-in Force Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 10, 2022. SiF-EX is a Division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a rehearsal for rapidly projecting combat power in defense of allies and partners in the region. Sehmel is a native of Olympia, WA. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lorenzo Ducato)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lorenzo Ducato

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. James Chebahtah, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, provides security during Stand-in Force Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, Dec 9, 2022. SiF-EX is a Division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a rehearsal for rapidly projecting combat power in defense of allies and partners in the region. Chebahtah is a native of Riverside, CA. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Davin Tenbusch)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. James Chebahtah, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, provides security during Stand-in Force Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, Dec 9, 2022. SiF-EX is a Division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a rehearsal for rapidly projecting combat power in defense of allies and partners in the region. Chebahtah is a native of Riverside, CA. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Davin Tenbusch)

Photo by Cpl. Davin Tenbusch

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nathaniel Soto, a fire support marine with 3d Battalion, 4th Marines, sets up communications equipment during Stand-in Force Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, Dec 7, 2022. SiF-EX is a Division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a rehearsal for rapidly projecting combat power in defense of allies and partners in the region. Soto is a native of Houston, TX. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Davin Tenbusch)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nathaniel Soto, a fire support marine with 3d Battalion, 4th Marines, sets up communications equipment during Stand-in Force Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, Dec 7, 2022. SiF-EX is a Division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a rehearsal for rapidly projecting combat power in defense of allies and partners in the region. Soto is a native of Houston, TX. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Davin Tenbusch)

Photo by Cpl. Davin Tenbusch

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 1st Battalion, 2d Marines prepare combat rubber raiding craft for an amphibious raid during Stand-in Force Exercise in Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 6, 2022. SiF-EX is a Division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a rehearsal for rapidly projecting combat power in defense of allies and partners in the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt Kirstin Spanu)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marines prepare combat rubber raiding craft for an amphibious raid during Stand-in Force Exercise in Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 6, 2022. SiF-EX is a Division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a rehearsal for rapidly projecting combat power in defense of allies and partners in the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt Kirstin Spanu)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Kirstin Spanu

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines execute a simulated fire mission with an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Artillery Relocation Training Program 22.3 at Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Miyagi, Japan, Dec. 6, 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 execute a simulated fire mission with an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Artillery Relocation Training Program 22.3 at Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Miyagi, Japan, Dec. 6, 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 3d Battalion, 12th Marines prepare fighting positions as part of 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 prepare fighting positions as part of 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 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 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. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Jay M. Bargeron, 3d Marine Division Commanding General and 3d Marine Division staff pose for a group photo with Maj. Gen Im Sunggeun, Republic of Korea 1st Marine Division Commanding General and his staff at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 28, 2022. U.S. and ROK Marines work together routinely to maintain combined proficiency and readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mario A. Ramirez)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Jay M. Bargeron, 3d Marine Division Commanding General and 3d Marine Division staff pose for a group photo with Maj. Gen Im Sunggeun, Republic of Korea 1st Marine Division Commanding General and his staff at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 28, 2022. U.S. and ROK Marines work together routinely to maintain combined proficiency and readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mario A. Ramirez)

Photo by Sgt. Mario Ramirez

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ethan Wesler, a cryptologic linguist with 1st Battalion, 2d Marines, provides security during Fuji Viper 23.1 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Nov. 28, 2022. Exercise Fuji Viper exemplifies a commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 1/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Wesler is a native of New Paris, Indiana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jaylen Davis)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ethan Wesler, a cryptologic linguist with 1st Battalion, 2d Marines, provides security during Fuji Viper 23.1 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Nov. 28, 2022. Exercise Fuji Viper exemplifies a commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 1/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Wesler is a native of New Paris, Indiana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jaylen Davis)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jaylen Davis

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 4th Marines participate in a platoon attack during Korea Marine Exercise Program (KMEP) 23.1 at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, Republic of Korea, Nov. 22. KMEP is conducted routinely to maintain the trust, proficiency, and readiness of the ROK-U.S. Alliance. 3d Battalion, 4th Marines is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Taggart)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 4th Marines participate in a platoon attack during Korea Marine Exercise Program (KMEP) 23.1 at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, Republic of Korea, Nov. 22. KMEP is conducted routinely to maintain the trust, proficiency, and readiness of the ROK-U.S. Alliance. 3d Battalion, 4th Marines is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Taggart)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Taggart

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 4th Marines conduct an air assault in support of a United Nations Command Honor Guard alert contingency disbursement rehearsal during Korea Marine Exercise Program (KMEP) 23.1 at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, Republic of Korea, Nov. 16, 2022. KMEP is conducted routinely to maintain the trust, proficiency, and readiness of the ROK-U.S. Alliance. 3d Battalion, 4th Marines is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Taggart)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 4th Marines conduct an air assault in support of a United Nations Command Honor Guard alert contingency disbursement rehearsal during Korea Marine Exercise Program (KMEP) 23.1 at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, Republic of Korea, Nov. 16, 2022. KMEP is conducted routinely to maintain the trust, proficiency, and readiness of the ROK-U.S. Alliance. 3d Battalion, 4th Marines is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Taggart)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Taggart

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines prepare to disembark an MV-22B Osprey during Keen Sword 23, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 18, 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 JGSDF. This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. military and the JGSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Lorenzo Ducato)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines prepare to disembark an MV-22B Osprey during Keen Sword 23, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 18, 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 JGSDF. This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. military and the JGSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Lorenzo Ducato)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lorenzo Ducato

U.S. Marines with 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, take off in a Japan Self-Defense Force CH-47JA helicopter in support of Keen Sword 23, on Okinawa, Japan, Nov 11, 2022. U.S. Marines flew to Yonaguni, Japan to participate in Bilateral Ground Tactical Coordination Center operations in support of Keen Sword 23. 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 Sgt. Jennifer Andrade)

U.S. Marines with 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, take off in a Japan Self-Defense Force CH-47JA helicopter in support of Keen Sword 23, on Okinawa, Japan, Nov 11, 2022. U.S. Marines flew to Yonaguni, Japan to participate in Bilateral Ground Tactical Coordination Center operations in support of Keen Sword 23. 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 Sgt. Jennifer Andrade)

Photo by Sgt. Jennifer Andrade

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Matthew Tracy, center, the outgoing commanding officer of 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division, receives the colors from Sgt. Maj. Christopher Singley, left, 4th Marines sergeant major, during a change of command ceremony on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, June 3, 2022. The ceremony represented the transfer of responsibility, authority, and accountability from Col. Matthew Tracy to Col. Erick Clark. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Scott Aubuchon)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Matthew Tracy, center, the outgoing commanding officer of 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division, receives the colors from Sgt. Maj. Christopher Singley, left, 4th Marines sergeant major, during a change of command ceremony on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, June 3, 2022. The ceremony represented the transfer of responsibility, authority, and accountability from Col. Matthew Tracy to Col. Erick Clark. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Scott Aubuchon)

Photo by Cpl. Scott Aubuchon

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