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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Jay Bargeron provides remarks commending the Marines’ accomplishments following an award ceremony at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, June 5, 2023. At the ceremony, Marines received Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals for their superior performance supporting 3d Marine Division during Exercise Balikatan 23. Bargeron is the commanding general of 3d Marine Division and the awarded Marines are with Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division and 3d Battalion, 12th Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Scott Aubuchon)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Jay Bargeron provides remarks commending the Marines’ accomplishments following an award ceremony at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, June 5, 2023. At the ceremony, Marines received Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals for their superior performance supporting 3d Marine Division during Exercise Balikatan 23. Bargeron is the commanding general of 3d Marine Division and the awarded Marines are with Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division and 3d Battalion, 12th Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Scott Aubuchon)

Photo by Cpl. Scott Aubuchon

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Scout Smith fires an M72 Light Anti-Armor Weapon during fireteam maneuver training at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, June 13, 2023. Fireteam level live-fire training allows Marines to rehearse small-unit tactics in a realistic scenario, refining tactics and enhancing readiness. Smith, a native of Panama City, Florida, is a machine gunner with 3d Battalion, 6th Marines, and 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. Evelyn Doherty)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Scout Smith fires an M72 Light Anti-Armor Weapon during fireteam maneuver training at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, June 13, 2023. Fireteam level live-fire training allows Marines to rehearse small-unit tactics in a realistic scenario, refining tactics and enhancing readiness. Smith, a native of Panama City, Florida, is a machine gunner with 3d Battalion, 6th Marines, and 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. Evelyn Doherty)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Evelyn Doherty

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christian Hernandez conducts a maintenance inspection during a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Rapid Infiltration demonstration on Iwo To, Japan, June 13, 2023. The exercise demonstrated the Marine Corps’ capability to rapidly emplace, fire, and displace in austere environments. Anderson, a native of Ivanhoe, California, is a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System operator with 5th Battalion, 11th Marines and is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lucas Lu)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christian Hernandez conducts a maintenance inspection during a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Rapid Infiltration demonstration on Iwo To, Japan, June 13, 2023. The exercise demonstrated the Marine Corps’ capability to rapidly emplace, fire, and displace in austere environments. Anderson, a native of Ivanhoe, California, is a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System operator with 5th Battalion, 11th Marines and is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lucas Lu)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lucas Lu

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Merek Katzenmeier, an infantry Marine with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, fires an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during a scout platoon screener at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 4, 2023. The screener evaluates Marine’s abilities to execute basic skills, learn and retain information, and improve scores over repetitious evaluations to identify Marines who will be successful in the future scout platoon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Merek Katzenmeier, an infantry Marine with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, fires an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during a scout platoon screener at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 4, 2023. The screener evaluates Marine’s abilities to execute basic skills, learn and retain information, and improve scores over repetitious evaluations to identify Marines who will be successful in the future scout platoon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio)

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Xavier Figueroaacevedo, an infantry Marine with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, posts security with an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during a patrol at Kahuku Training Area, Hawaii, June 9, 2023. 3d LCT conducted a nine-day field exercise to improve core competencies, discipline and continuing actions across the battalion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Grace Gerlach)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Xavier Figueroaacevedo, an infantry Marine with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, posts security with an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during a patrol at Kahuku Training Area, Hawaii, June 9, 2023. 3d LCT conducted a nine-day field exercise to improve core competencies, discipline and continuing actions across the battalion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Grace Gerlach)

Photo by Cpl. Grace Gerlach

Japan Ground Self Defense Force soldiers with North Eastern Army Artillery Unit display an artillery cannon after the completion of Artillery Relocation Training Program 23.1 at Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Miyagi, Japan, June 5, 2023. ARTP provides Marines the opportunity to rehearse live-fire operations across a range of climates and conditions, providing combat ready forces in the Indo-Pacific. The Marines are currently deployed with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Taggart)

Japan Ground Self Defense Force soldiers with North Eastern Army Artillery Unit display an artillery cannon after the completion of Artillery Relocation Training Program 23.1 at Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Miyagi, Japan, June 5, 2023. ARTP provides Marines the opportunity to rehearse live-fire operations across a range of climates and conditions, providing combat ready forces in the Indo-Pacific. The Marines are currently deployed with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Taggart)

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U.S. Marines fire a M777 Howitzer during Artillery Relocation Training Program 23.1 at Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Miyagi, Japan, May 27, 2023. ARTP provides Marines the opportunity to rehearse live-fire operations across a range of climates and conditions, providing lethal combat ready forces in the Indo-Pacific. The Marines are currently deployed with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Taggart)

U.S. Marines fire a M777 Howitzer during Artillery Relocation Training Program 23.1 at Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Miyagi, Japan, May 27, 2023. ARTP provides Marines the opportunity to rehearse live-fire operations across a range of climates and conditions, providing lethal combat ready forces in the Indo-Pacific. The Marines are currently deployed with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Taggart)

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U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct a 10-kilometer sustainment hike at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 31, 2023. Unit hikes serve as one of many methods for Marines to maintain conditioning for sustaining combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Patrick King)

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct a 10-kilometer sustainment hike at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 31, 2023. Unit hikes serve as one of many methods for Marines to maintain conditioning for sustaining combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Patrick King)

Photo by Sgt. Patrick King

U.S. Marines fire an M777 Howitzer during Artillery Relocation Training Program 23.1 at Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Miyagi, Japan, May 25, 2023. ARTP provides Marines the opportunity to rehearse live-fire operations across a range of climates and conditions, providing lethal combat ready forces in the Indo-Pacific. The Marines are currently deployed with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Taggart)

U.S. Marines fire an M777 Howitzer during Artillery Relocation Training Program 23.1 at Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Miyagi, Japan, May 25, 2023. ARTP provides Marines the opportunity to rehearse live-fire operations across a range of climates and conditions, providing lethal combat ready forces in the Indo-Pacific. The Marines are currently deployed with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Taggart)

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U.S. Marines fire an M777 Howitzer during Artillery Relocation Training Program 23.1 at Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Miyagi, Japan, May 25, 2023. ARTP provides Marines the opportunity to rehearse live-fire operations across a range of climates and conditions, providing lethal combat ready forces in the Indo-Pacific. The Marines are currently deployed with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Taggart)

U.S. Marines fire an M777 Howitzer during Artillery Relocation Training Program 23.1 at Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Miyagi, Japan, May 25, 2023. ARTP provides Marines the opportunity to rehearse live-fire operations across a range of climates and conditions, providing lethal combat ready forces in the Indo-Pacific. The Marines are currently deployed with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Taggart)

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U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct Range 400, a company-level combined arms training event, during Marine Littoral Regiment Training Exercise (MLR-TE) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 9, 2023. MLR-TE is a large-scale, service-level exercise designed to train, develop, and experiment with the 3d MLR as part of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force, led by 3d Marine Division, operating as a Stand-in Force across a contested and distributed maritime environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Patrick King)

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct Range 400, a company-level combined arms training event, during Marine Littoral Regiment Training Exercise (MLR-TE) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 9, 2023. MLR-TE is a large-scale, service-level exercise designed to train, develop, and experiment with the 3d MLR as part of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force, led by 3d Marine Division, operating as a Stand-in Force across a contested and distributed maritime environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Patrick King)

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U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct Range 400, a company-level combined arms training event, during Marine Littoral Regiment Training Exercise (MLR-TE) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 9, 2023. MLR-TE is a large-scale, service-level exercise designed to train, develop, and experiment with the 3d MLR as part of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force, led by 3d Marine Division, operating as a Stand-in Force across a contested and distributed maritime environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Patrick King)

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct Range 400, a company-level combined arms training event, during Marine Littoral Regiment Training Exercise (MLR-TE) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 9, 2023. MLR-TE is a large-scale, service-level exercise designed to train, develop, and experiment with the 3d MLR as part of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force, led by 3d Marine Division, operating as a Stand-in Force across a contested and distributed maritime environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Patrick King)

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U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct Range 400, a company-level combined arms training event, during Marine Littoral Regiment Training Exercise (MLR-TE) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 9, 2023. MLR-TE is a large-scale, service-level exercise designed to train, develop, and experiment with the 3d MLR as part of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force, led by 3d Marine Division, operating as a Stand-in Force across a contested and distributed maritime environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Patrick King)

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct Range 400, a company-level combined arms training event, during Marine Littoral Regiment Training Exercise (MLR-TE) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 9, 2023. MLR-TE is a large-scale, service-level exercise designed to train, develop, and experiment with the 3d MLR as part of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force, led by 3d Marine Division, operating as a Stand-in Force across a contested and distributed maritime environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Patrick King)

Photo by Sgt. Patrick King

U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion jump from a KC-130J Super Hercules assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Wing 36 during Military Free Fall and Low-Level Static Line parachute operations over Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, May 16, 2023. The training sustains operational readiness while ensuring Marines are prepared to rapidly insert into austere environments through multiple methods. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Taggart)

U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion jump from a KC-130J Super Hercules assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Wing 36 during Military Free Fall and Low-Level Static Line parachute operations over Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, May 16, 2023. The training sustains operational readiness while ensuring Marines are prepared to rapidly insert into austere environments through multiple methods. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Taggart)

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U.S. Marines sprint during the Samurai Olympics on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, May 26, 2023. The Samurai Olympics, a battalion competition involving physical fitness and knowledge events, were held in honor of Memorial Day and in remembrance of Marines who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country. The competing Marines are with Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Diana Jimenez)

U.S. Marines sprint during the Samurai Olympics on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, May 26, 2023. The Samurai Olympics, a battalion competition involving physical fitness and knowledge events, were held in honor of Memorial Day and in remembrance of Marines who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country. The competing Marines are with Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Diana Jimenez)

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U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division maintain security during Exercise Samurai 23.2 in the Central Training Area on Okinawa, Japan, April 26, 2023. Samurai 23.2 demonstrated Headquarters Battalion's ability to serve as a security force for the division in an urban environment while also enhancing their proficiency in combat tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Evelyn Doherty)

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division maintain security during Exercise Samurai 23.2 in the Central Training Area on Okinawa, Japan, April 26, 2023. Samurai 23.2 demonstrated Headquarters Battalion's ability to serve as a security force for the division in an urban environment while also enhancing their proficiency in combat tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Evelyn Doherty)

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zamar Roberts launches an RQ-20B Puma at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, May 24, 2023. The RQ-20B provides enhanced sensing capabilities to Marines on the ground, increasing battlespace awareness and relaying vital information to commanders. Roberts, an Antigua and Barbuda native, is a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 6th Marines and is currently 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 Cpl. Noah Masog)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zamar Roberts launches an RQ-20B Puma at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, May 24, 2023. The RQ-20B provides enhanced sensing capabilities to Marines on the ground, increasing battlespace awareness and relaying vital information to commanders. Roberts, an Antigua and Barbuda native, is a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 6th Marines and is currently 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 Cpl. Noah Masog)

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Samuel Jarret, an Infantry Marine with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, steps off for a land navigation course at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, May 25, 2023. Marines with 3d LCT continue to sharpen their land navigation skills to enhance their future warfighting capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Samuel Jarret, an Infantry Marine with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, steps off for a land navigation course at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, May 25, 2023. Marines with 3d LCT continue to sharpen their land navigation skills to enhance their future warfighting capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio)

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U.S. Marines maneuver aboard their Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) 25 during a crew served gunnery range at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 20, 2023. The range was executed to maintain proficiency and increase lethality of the Marines in the first island chain. The Marines and LAV are with 3d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, currently forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Israel Sheber)

U.S. Marines maneuver aboard their Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) 25 during a crew served gunnery range at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 20, 2023. The range was executed to maintain proficiency and increase lethality of the Marines in the first island chain. The Marines and LAV are with 3d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, currently forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Israel Sheber)

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U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 6th Marines fire an M240B machine gun during unit-level training at the Central Training Area in Okinawa, Japan, on May 13, 2023. This routine training is focused on inserting multiple reinforced platoons for the defense of key maritime terrain and rehearsing stand in force tactics and techniques as an Alert Contingency Marine Air Ground Task Force against a peer adversary. 3/6 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jaylen Davis)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 6th Marines fire an M240B machine gun during unit-level training at the Central Training Area in Okinawa, Japan, on May 13, 2023. This routine training is focused on inserting multiple reinforced platoons for the defense of key maritime terrain and rehearsing stand in force tactics and techniques as an Alert Contingency Marine Air Ground Task Force against a peer adversary. 3/6 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jaylen Davis)

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