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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Vena Ahchung, an artilleryman with 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, fires an M2 machine gun during Large Scale Exercise 2021, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 4, 2021. LSE 2021 is a live, virtual, and constructive exercise employing integrated command and control, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and sensors across the joint force to expand battlefield awareness, share targeting data, and conduct long-range precision strikes in support of naval operations in a contested and distributed maritime environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Carpanzano)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Vena Ahchung, an artilleryman with 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, fires an M2 machine gun during Large Scale Exercise 2021, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 4, 2021. LSE 2021 is a live, virtual, and constructive exercise employing integrated command and control, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and sensors across the joint force to expand battlefield awareness, share targeting data, and conduct long-range precision strikes in support of naval operations in a contested and distributed maritime environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Carpanzano)

Photo by Cpl. Juan Carpanzano

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 3d Marines, conduct a live-fire squad attack on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 15, 2021. Marines rehearsed combined arms tactics in maritime terrain and sustained individual and small unit proficiency. 2/3 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. Scott Aubuchon)

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 3d Marines, conduct a live-fire squad attack on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 15, 2021. Marines rehearsed combined arms tactics in maritime terrain and sustained individual and small unit proficiency. 2/3 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. Scott Aubuchon)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Aubuchon

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Vincent Havelaar, platoon sergeant, 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, conducts offensive operations during Large Scale Exercise 21 at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Aug. 10, 2021. LSE21 is a live, virtual, and constructive exercise employing integrated command and control, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and sensors across the joint force to expand battlefield awareness, share targeting data, and conduct long-range precision strikes in support of naval operations in a contested and distributed maritime environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jacob Wilson)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Vincent Havelaar, platoon sergeant, 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, conducts offensive operations during Large Scale Exercise 21 at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Aug. 10, 2021. LSE21 is a live, virtual, and constructive exercise employing integrated command and control, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and sensors across the joint force to expand battlefield awareness, share targeting data, and conduct long-range precision strikes in support of naval operations in a contested and distributed maritime environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jacob Wilson)

Photo by Cpl. Jacob Wilson

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, conduct Urban Military Breaching Charges as part of Service Level Training Exercise 1-22 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 23, 2021. SLTE 1-22 provides effective and intense live-fire training in an expeditionary environment to ensure 3d Marines remains lethal, and ready to fight now. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexis Moradian)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, conduct Urban Military Breaching Charges as part of Service Level Training Exercise 1-22 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 23, 2021. SLTE 1-22 provides effective and intense live-fire training in an expeditionary environment to ensure 3d Marines remains lethal, and ready to fight now. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexis Moradian)

Photo by Cpl. Alexis Moradian

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Bruce Stombaugh, an intelligence specialist with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, launches a RQ-20 puma system as part of Service Level Training Exercise 1-22 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 24, 2021. New and advanced surveillance systems enhance 3d Marines ability to command and control its forces in an expeditionary and contested environment. Stombaugh is a native of Indianapolis, Indiana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexis Moradian)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Bruce Stombaugh, an intelligence specialist with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, launches a RQ-20 puma system as part of Service Level Training Exercise 1-22 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 24, 2021. New and advanced surveillance systems enhance 3d Marines ability to command and control its forces in an expeditionary and contested environment. Stombaugh is a native of Indianapolis, Indiana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexis Moradian)

Photo by Cpl. Alexis Moradian

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Devon Wheeler, a rifleman assigned to 2d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, establishes communications during Indo-Pacific Warfighting Exercise in the Northern Training Area on Okinawa, Japan, August 31, 2021. This force-on-force exercise demonstrated the ability to seize and defend key-maritime terrain and provided an opportunity to employ techniques to rapidly establish forward arming and refueling points. 2/3 is currently attached to 4th Marines as a part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Aubuchon)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Devon Wheeler, a rifleman assigned to 2d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, establishes communications during Indo-Pacific Warfighting Exercise in the Northern Training Area on Okinawa, Japan, August 31, 2021. This force-on-force exercise demonstrated the ability to seize and defend key-maritime terrain and provided an opportunity to employ techniques to rapidly establish forward arming and refueling points. 2/3 is currently attached to 4th Marines as a part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Aubuchon)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Aubuchon

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division board a KC-130J Super Hercules with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing while conducting a rapid response drill within the first island chain, Sept. 4, 2021. III Marine Expeditionary Force executed these actions as part of a series of integrated no-notice drills to maintain their high state of readiness and demonstrate U.S. resolve to maintain regional security. The drill refined command and control, communication and coordination of joint fires. 2/3 is forward-deployed under 4th Marines as a part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Aubuchon)

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division board a KC-130J Super Hercules with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing while conducting a rapid response drill within the first island chain, Sept. 4, 2021. III Marine Expeditionary Force executed these actions as part of a series of integrated no-notice drills to maintain their high state of readiness and demonstrate U.S. resolve to maintain regional security. The drill refined command and control, communication and coordination of joint fires. 2/3 is forward-deployed under 4th Marines as a part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Aubuchon)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Aubuchon

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, employ a M3E1 Multi-purpose Anti-armor Anti-personnel Weapon System during a live-fire range as part of Service Level Training Exercise 1-22 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 24, 2021. This training provides effective and intense repetitions in an expeditionary environment to ensure 3d Marines remains lethal and ready to fight now. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Carpanzano)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, employ a M3E1 Multi-purpose Anti-armor Anti-personnel Weapon System during a live-fire range as part of Service Level Training Exercise 1-22 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 24, 2021. This training provides effective and intense repetitions in an expeditionary environment to ensure 3d Marines remains lethal and ready to fight now. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Carpanzano)

Photo by Cpl. Juan Carpanzano

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 conduct an external lift of a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle at Marine Corps Base Hawaii Area, Hawaii, Aug. 23, 2021. This training rehearsed the ability to quickly reposition fire support assets around the battlespace. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Olivia Knapp)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 conduct an external lift of a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle at Marine Corps Base Hawaii Area, Hawaii, Aug. 23, 2021. This training rehearsed the ability to quickly reposition fire support assets around the battlespace. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Olivia Knapp)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Olivia Knapp

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kevin Hernandez, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, provides security during an air assault at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, July 9, 2021. The training strengthened the battalion’s proficiency in urban operations, while demonstrating their ability to quickly seize and defend key maritime terrain. 1/3 is training to become the first Littoral Combat Team in accordance with Force Design 2030. Hernandez is a native of Azle, Texas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexis Moradian)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kevin Hernandez, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, provides security during an air assault at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, July 9, 2021. The training strengthened the battalion’s proficiency in urban operations, while demonstrating their ability to quickly seize and defend key maritime terrain. 1/3 is training to become the first Littoral Combat Team in accordance with Force Design 2030. Hernandez is a native of Azle, Texas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexis Moradian)

Photo by Cpl. Alexis Moradian

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gavin Wright, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines conducts offensive operations on key maritime terrain during Large Scale Exercise 2021, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 9, 2021. LSE 2021 is a live, virtual, and constructive exercise employing integrated command and control, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and sensors across the joint force to expand battlefield awareness, share targeting data, and conduct long-range precision strikes in support of naval operations in a contested and distributed maritime environment. Wright is a native of Essex, Maryland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexis Moradian)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gavin Wright, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines conducts offensive operations on key maritime terrain during Large Scale Exercise 2021, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 9, 2021. LSE 2021 is a live, virtual, and constructive exercise employing integrated command and control, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and sensors across the joint force to expand battlefield awareness, share targeting data, and conduct long-range precision strikes in support of naval operations in a contested and distributed maritime environment. Wright is a native of Essex, Maryland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexis Moradian)

Photo by Cpl. Alexis Moradian

U.S. Marines and Coastguardsmen establish communications aboard USCGC William Hart (WPC 1134) during Large Scale Exercise 2021, U.S. Coast Guard Base Honolulu, Aug. 5, 2021. LSE 2021 is a live, virtual, and constructive exercise employing integrated command and control, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and sensors across the joint force to expand battlefield awareness, share targeting data, and conduct long-range precision strikes in support of naval operations in a contested and distributed maritime environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Josue Marquez)

U.S. Marines and Coastguardsmen establish communications aboard USCGC William Hart (WPC 1134) during Large Scale Exercise 2021, U.S. Coast Guard Base Honolulu, Aug. 5, 2021. LSE 2021 is a live, virtual, and constructive exercise employing integrated command and control, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and sensors across the joint force to expand battlefield awareness, share targeting data, and conduct long-range precision strikes in support of naval operations in a contested and distributed maritime environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Josue Marquez)

Photo by Sgt. Josue Marquez

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nolan Rentschler (left), a machine gunner, and Cpl. Joseph DeYoung (right), an antitank missleman, both with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, utilize the M3E1 Multi-purpose Anti-armor Anti-personnel Weapon System to engage targets during a live-fire training with 1/3 on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 24, 2021. 1/3 is 3d MARDIV’s experimental infantry battalion – testing new gear, operating concepts, and force structures in support of Force Design 2030. Rentschler is a native of Dawson, Illionois, and DeYoung is a native of Grand Rapids, Michigan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis Moradian)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nolan Rentschler (left), a machine gunner, and Cpl. Joseph DeYoung (right), an antitank missleman, both with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, utilize the M3E1 Multi-purpose Anti-armor Anti-personnel Weapon System to engage targets during a live-fire training with 1/3 on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 24, 2021. 1/3 is 3d MARDIV’s experimental infantry battalion – testing new gear, operating concepts, and force structures in support of Force Design 2030. Rentschler is a native of Dawson, Illionois, and DeYoung is a native of Grand Rapids, Michigan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis Moradian)

Photo by Cpl. Alexis Moradian

U.S. Marine Corps High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, and U.S. Army HIMARS with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment, 12th Field Artillery Brigade, fire rockets during Exercise Talisman Sabre 21 on Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 18, 2021. TS21, the ninth iteration and conducted since 2005, occurs biennially across Northern Australia. Australian, U.S. and other multinational partner forces use Talisman Sabre to enhance interoperability by training in complex, multi-domain operations scenarios that address the full range of Indo-Pacific security concerns. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alyssa Chuluda)

U.S. Marine Corps High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, and U.S. Army HIMARS with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment, 12th Field Artillery Brigade, fire rockets during Exercise Talisman Sabre 21 on Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 18, 2021. TS21, the ninth iteration and conducted since 2005, occurs biennially across Northern Australia. Australian, U.S. and other multinational partner forces use Talisman Sabre to enhance interoperability by training in complex, multi-domain operations scenarios that address the full range of Indo-Pacific security concerns. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alyssa Chuluda)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alyssa Chuluda

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, move combat rubber raiding crafts to shore during Jungle Warfare Exercise in the Northern Training Area on Okinawa, Japan, May 24, 2021. This unscripted force-on-force exercise tested and strengthened the Marines’ ability to operate within distributed jungle and littoral environments, while adapting to a thinking peer-level adversary. 3/3 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division, as a part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ujian Gosun)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, move combat rubber raiding crafts to shore during Jungle Warfare Exercise in the Northern Training Area on Okinawa, Japan, May 24, 2021. This unscripted force-on-force exercise tested and strengthened the Marines’ ability to operate within distributed jungle and littoral environments, while adapting to a thinking peer-level adversary. 3/3 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division, as a part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ujian Gosun)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ujian Gosun

U.S. Marine Corps High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, and U.S. Army HIMARS with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment, 12th Field Artillery Brigade, fire H185 RRPRS during Exercise Talisman Sabre 21 on Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 18, 2021. TS21, the ninth iteration and conducted since 2005, occurs biennially across Northern Australia. Australian, U.S. and other multinational partner forces use Talisman Sabre to enhance interoperability by training in complex, multi-domain operations scenarios that address the full range of Indo-Pacific security concerns. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ujian Gosun)

U.S. Marine Corps High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, and U.S. Army HIMARS with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment, 12th Field Artillery Brigade, fire H185 RRPRS during Exercise Talisman Sabre 21 on Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 18, 2021. TS21, the ninth iteration and conducted since 2005, occurs biennially across Northern Australia. Australian, U.S. and other multinational partner forces use Talisman Sabre to enhance interoperability by training in complex, multi-domain operations scenarios that address the full range of Indo-Pacific security concerns. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ujian Gosun)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ujian Gosun

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Photo by Sgt. Marquez

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tyler Lindsey, a ground electronics telecommunications Marine with 2d Battalion, 2d Marines, conducting a radio check during Jungle Warfare Exercise in the Northern Training Area on Okinawa, Japan, May 25, 2021. This unscripted force-on-force exercise tested and strengthened the Marines’ ability to operate within distributed jungle and littoral environments, while adapting to a thinking peer-level adversary. 2/2 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division, as a part of the Unit Deployment Program. Lindsey is a native of Atlanta, Georgia. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Aubuchon)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tyler Lindsey, a ground electronics telecommunications Marine with 2d Battalion, 2d Marines, conducting a radio check during Jungle Warfare Exercise in the Northern Training Area on Okinawa, Japan, May 25, 2021. This unscripted force-on-force exercise tested and strengthened the Marines’ ability to operate within distributed jungle and littoral environments, while adapting to a thinking peer-level adversary. 2/2 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division, as a part of the Unit Deployment Program. Lindsey is a native of Atlanta, Georgia. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Aubuchon)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Aubuchon

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines conduct experimentation in littoral defense operations during Castaway 21.1 around Okinawa, Japan, March 18, 2021. Castaway 21.1 demonstrated the Marine Corps’ ability to integrate with the joint force to seize and defend key maritime terrain, provide low-signature sustainment, and execute long-range precision fires in support of naval operations from an expeditionary advanced base. 3/3 is part of 3d Marine Division, forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Brittenham)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines conduct experimentation in littoral defense operations during Castaway 21.1 around Okinawa, Japan, March 18, 2021. Castaway 21.1 demonstrated the Marine Corps’ ability to integrate with the joint force to seize and defend key maritime terrain, provide low-signature sustainment, and execute long-range precision fires in support of naval operations from an expeditionary advanced base. 3/3 is part of 3d Marine Division, forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Brittenham)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Brittenham

A U.S. Marine with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, conducts an air assault during Castaway 21.1 on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan March 11, 2021. The exercise demonstrated the Marine Corps’ ability to integrate with the joint force to seize and defend key maritime terrain, provide low-signature sustainment, and execute long-range precision fires in support of naval operations from an expeditionary advanced base. 3/8 is currently attached to 3d Marine Division under the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Mario. A. Ramirez)

A U.S. Marine with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, conducts an air assault during Castaway 21.1 on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan March 11, 2021. The exercise demonstrated the Marine Corps’ ability to integrate with the joint force to seize and defend key maritime terrain, provide low-signature sustainment, and execute long-range precision fires in support of naval operations from an expeditionary advanced base. 3/8 is currently attached to 3d Marine Division under the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Mario. A. Ramirez)

Photo by Sgt. Mario Ramirez

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