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U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines conduct close-quarters battle training during a raid and demolition range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 22, 2022. This training integrates raiding and demolition tactics to enhance the Marines’ ability to breach obstructions in an urban environment. 3/2 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Taggart)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines conduct close-quarters battle training during a raid and demolition range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 22, 2022. This training integrates raiding and demolition tactics to enhance the Marines’ ability to breach obstructions in an urban environment. 3/2 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Taggart)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Taggart

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division fire an M2 .50 caliber heavy machine gun during Artillery Relocation Training Program 22.2 at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Aug. 22, 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. Jaylen Davis)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division fire an M2 .50 caliber heavy machine gun during Artillery Relocation Training Program 22.2 at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Aug. 22, 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. Jaylen Davis)

Photo by Pfc. Jaylen Davis

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division fire an M777 A2 Howitzer during Spartan Fury 22.1 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, March 4, 2022. Spartan Fury is a Battalion level training exercise designed to refine long-range communications through naval asset integration, mission processing from battalion to firing sections, and 21st Century Foraging. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Olivia G. Knapp)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division fire an M777 A2 Howitzer during Spartan Fury 22.1 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, March 4, 2022. Spartan Fury is a Battalion level training exercise designed to refine long-range communications through naval asset integration, mission processing from battalion to firing sections, and 21st Century Foraging. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Olivia G. Knapp)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Olivia Knapp

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Matthew Dennis, instructor, Marine Corps Martial Arts, 1st Battalion 12th Marines, left, oversees two Marines grappling during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor Course culminating event, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Oct. 06, 2022. The purpose of the MCMAIC culminating event was to challenge and test the course participants on both MCMAP techniques and endurance before becoming a Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Chandler Stacy)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Matthew Dennis, instructor, Marine Corps Martial Arts, 1st Battalion 12th Marines, left, oversees two Marines grappling during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor Course culminating event, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Oct. 06, 2022. The purpose of the MCMAIC culminating event was to challenge and test the course participants on both MCMAP techniques and endurance before becoming a Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Chandler Stacy)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Chandler Stacy

A CH-53 Sea Stallion with Heavy Marine Helicopter 466, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, lifts an M77 howitzer during Helicopter Support Team training with Marines from 3rd Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3 and 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Apr. 21, 2022. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Force’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez)

A CH-53 Sea Stallion with Heavy Marine Helicopter 466, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, lifts an M77 howitzer during Helicopter Support Team training with Marines from 3rd Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3 and 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Apr. 21, 2022. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Force’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Richard Neikirk, outgoing commanding officer, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, passes the colors to Lt. Col. Joseph Gill II, incoming commanding officer, during the unit’s change of command ceremony on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 26, 2022. This tradition represents the passing of command from one leader to another. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacob Wilson)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Richard Neikirk, outgoing commanding officer, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, passes the colors to Lt. Col. Joseph Gill II, incoming commanding officer, during the unit’s change of command ceremony on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 26, 2022. This tradition represents the passing of command from one leader to another. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacob Wilson)

Photo by Sgt. Jacob Wilson

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, participates in an assault during a force-on-force field training exercise with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, aboard Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 17, 2022. This training exercised the Marines’ ability to sustain combat operations in austere environments, ensuring they are ready and capable to execute a wide range of missions anywhere in the world. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Sgt. Jennifer Andrade)

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, participates in an assault during a force-on-force field training exercise with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, aboard Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 17, 2022. This training exercised the Marines’ ability to sustain combat operations in austere environments, ensuring they are ready and capable to execute a wide range of missions anywhere in the world. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Sgt. Jennifer Andrade)

Photo by Sgt. Jennifer Andrade

U.S. Marines with 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, and members of the Northern Army, Japan Self- Defense Force, participate in the closing ceremony for exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 14, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Diana Jimenez)

U.S. Marines with 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, and members of the Northern Army, Japan Self- Defense Force, participate in the closing ceremony for exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 14, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Diana Jimenez)

Photo by Cpl. Diana Jimenez

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, fire rockets from an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 14, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Diana Jimenez)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, fire rockets from an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 14, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Diana Jimenez)

Photo by Cpl. Diana Jimenez

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Sgt. 1st Class Naoki Sumiyoshi with 3d Surface Ship Missile Regiment briefs U.S. Marines from 3d Battalion, 12th Marines on the Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missile during a demonstration as a part of Resolute Dragon 22 at Camp Shizunai, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 12, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Davin Tenbusch)

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Sgt. 1st Class Naoki Sumiyoshi with 3d Surface Ship Missile Regiment briefs U.S. Marines from 3d Battalion, 12th Marines on the Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missile during a demonstration as a part of Resolute Dragon 22 at Camp Shizunai, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 12, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Davin Tenbusch)

Photo by Cpl. Davin Tenbusch

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, execute a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Rapid Infiltration from a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft as part of exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kenebetsu Air Base, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 6, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Abrey Liggins)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, execute a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Rapid Infiltration from a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft as part of exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kenebetsu Air Base, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 6, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Abrey Liggins)

Photo by Sgt. Abrey Liggins

U.S. Marines and Sailors with III Marine Expeditionary Force are part of a group of U.S. Marines and Sailors that provided emergency medical aid to locals involved in a traffic accident Oct. 7, 2022 in Luzon, Philippines. These service members are deployed in support of KAMANDAG, an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Lape)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with III Marine Expeditionary Force are part of a group of U.S. Marines and Sailors that provided emergency medical aid to locals involved in a traffic accident Oct. 7, 2022 in Luzon, Philippines. These service members are deployed in support of KAMANDAG, an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Lape)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Lape

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Spencer Blum, an infantryman with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, sets security with an M240B machine gun as part of exercise Bougainville II at Dillingham Airfield, Hawaii, Oct. 25, 2022. A company with 3d Littoral Combat team secured an expeditionary advanced base at Dillingham Airfield in order to enable early warning of air and missile threats. Bougainville II is a field exercise that allows the MLR and its subordinate units to conduct expeditionary advanced base operations across the island of Oahu. BVII displays the MLR’s ability to rapidly establish and displace EABs while executing command and control in a dispersed environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Spencer Blum, an infantryman with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, sets security with an M240B machine gun as part of exercise Bougainville II at Dillingham Airfield, Hawaii, Oct. 25, 2022. A company with 3d Littoral Combat team secured an expeditionary advanced base at Dillingham Airfield in order to enable early warning of air and missile threats. Bougainville II is a field exercise that allows the MLR and its subordinate units to conduct expeditionary advanced base operations across the island of Oahu. BVII displays the MLR’s ability to rapidly establish and displace EABs while executing command and control in a dispersed environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio)

Photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio

Members of the Northern Army, Japan Self-Defense Force, fire rockets from a Multiple Launch Rocket System alongside U.S. Marine Corps High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 10, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Diana Jimenez)

Members of the Northern Army, Japan Self-Defense Force, fire rockets from a Multiple Launch Rocket System alongside U.S. Marine Corps High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 10, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Diana Jimenez)

Photo by Cpl. Diana Jimenez

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marines and Philippine Marines with Marine Battalion Landing Team 10 conduct a combined amphibious raid during KAMANDAG 6, in San Vicente, Philippines, Oct. 10, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military, designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. 1/2 is forward deployed 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 1st Battalion, 2d Marines and Philippine Marines with Marine Battalion Landing Team 10 conduct a combined amphibious raid during KAMANDAG 6, in San Vicente, Philippines, Oct. 10, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military, designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. 1/2 is forward deployed 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 Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing conduct landing drills with MV-22B Ospreys on Camp Betsukai, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 12, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Diana Jimenez)

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing conduct landing drills with MV-22B Ospreys on Camp Betsukai, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 12, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Diana Jimenez)

Photo by Cpl. Diana Jimenez

U.S. Marine Corps LCpl. Trevor Halder, a scout sniper with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division fires an M107 Special Application Scoped Rifle during Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 3, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is a bilateral exercise to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. Halder is a native of Battle Creek, MI. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kallahan Morris)

U.S. Marine Corps LCpl. Trevor Halder, a scout sniper with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division fires an M107 Special Application Scoped Rifle during Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 3, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is a bilateral exercise to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. Halder is a native of Battle Creek, MI. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kallahan Morris)

Photo by Sgt. Kallahan Morris

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Derek Trinque, commander, Task Force 76/3, speaks with local media during the a press conference following the opening ceremony for KAMANDAG 6, Fort Bonifacio, Philippines, Oct. 3, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ujian Gosun)

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Derek Trinque, commander, Task Force 76/3, speaks with local media during the a press conference following the opening ceremony for KAMANDAG 6, Fort Bonifacio, Philippines, Oct. 3, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ujian Gosun)

Photo by Cpl. Ujian Gosun

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Division board a KC-130J Super Hercules during an Alert Contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force drill on Okinawa, Japan, initiating the deployment of the division’s Forward Command Element participating in KAMANDAG 6 in the Philippines, Sept. 27, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Levi J. Guerra)

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Division board a KC-130J Super Hercules during an Alert Contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force drill on Okinawa, Japan, initiating the deployment of the division’s Forward Command Element participating in KAMANDAG 6 in the Philippines, Sept. 27, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Levi J. Guerra)

Photo by Sgt. Levi Guerra

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Division pass in review during a battle colors rededication ceremony rehearsal on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 13, 2022. The ceremony will commemorate the Division’s 80th Anniversary and its legacy of valor, honor, and fidelity. The 3d Marine Division was activated at Camp Elliot, San Diego, Sept. 16, 1942 and has taken part in combat operations from World War II and Vietnam through Iraq and Afghanistan. The current Marines of 3d Marine Division continue to build on this legacy today as a critical part of the stand-in force within the first island chain of the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Taggart)

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Division pass in review during a battle colors rededication ceremony rehearsal on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 13, 2022. The ceremony will commemorate the Division’s 80th Anniversary and its legacy of valor, honor, and fidelity. The 3d Marine Division was activated at Camp Elliot, San Diego, Sept. 16, 1942 and has taken part in combat operations from World War II and Vietnam through Iraq and Afghanistan. The current Marines of 3d Marine Division continue to build on this legacy today as a critical part of the stand-in force within the first island chain of the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Taggart)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Taggart

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