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U.S. Navy Seaman Gerald Bryant wraps the wound of a simulated casualty as part of a medical evacuation training during Korea Marine Exercise Program 23.3 in the Republic of Korea, July 21, 2023. KMEP is conducted routinely to maintain the interoperability, proficiency, and combined capabilities of the ROK-U.S. forces. Alliance. Bryant, a native of Simpsonville, South Carolina, is a hospitalman with 3d Battalion, 5th Marines and 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 Sgt. Jennifer Andrade)

U.S. Navy Seaman Gerald Bryant wraps the wound of a simulated casualty as part of a medical evacuation training during Korea Marine Exercise Program 23.3 in the Republic of Korea, July 21, 2023. KMEP is conducted routinely to maintain the interoperability, proficiency, and combined capabilities of the ROK-U.S. forces. Alliance. Bryant, a native of Simpsonville, South Carolina, is a hospitalman with 3d Battalion, 5th Marines and 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 Sgt. Jennifer Andrade)

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A U.S. Marine executes a battlesight zero with his M4 carbine during Korea Marine Exercise Program 23.3 in the Republic of Korea, July 26, 2023. KMEP is conducted routinely to maintain the interoperability, proficiency, and combined readiness of the ROK-U.S. forces. The Marines are with 3d Battalion, 5th Marines and are 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 Sgt. Jennifer Andrade)

A U.S. Marine executes a battlesight zero with his M4 carbine during Korea Marine Exercise Program 23.3 in the Republic of Korea, July 26, 2023. KMEP is conducted routinely to maintain the interoperability, proficiency, and combined readiness of the ROK-U.S. forces. The Marines are with 3d Battalion, 5th Marines and are 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 Sgt. Jennifer Andrade)

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U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Ryan Berry, a platoon commander with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, sets security with an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle alongside a Philippine Marine during the conduct of a simulated airfield seizure during Marine Aviation Support Activity 23 at Parades Air Station, Philippines, July 13, 2023. MASA is a bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Marine Corps, aimed at enhancing interoperability and coordination focused on aviation-related capabilities. During MASA 23, Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Marines conduct approximately twenty different training evolutions, including live-fire, air assaults, and subject matter expert exchanges across aviation, ground, and logistics capabilities.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Ryan Berry, a platoon commander with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, sets security with an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle alongside a Philippine Marine during the conduct of a simulated airfield seizure during Marine Aviation Support Activity 23 at Parades Air Station, Philippines, July 13, 2023. MASA is a bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Marine Corps, aimed at enhancing interoperability and coordination focused on aviation-related capabilities. During MASA 23, Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Marines conduct approximately twenty different training evolutions, including live-fire, air assaults, and subject matter expert exchanges across aviation, ground, and logistics capabilities.

Photo by U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio

A native of Providence, Rhode Island, Colonel Eltringham graduated from Penn State University and commissioned in
2000. He commanded at each level from platoon to battalion - including Artillery Instructor Battery, TBS, Headquarters
Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines, Security Force Assistance Police Advisor Team Delta (Kajaki, Afghanistan),
Headquarters Battery, 11th Marines and 5th Battalion, 11th Marines (HIMARS).

A native of Providence, Rhode Island, Colonel Eltringham graduated from Penn State University and commissioned in 2000. He commanded at each level from platoon to battalion - including Artillery Instructor Battery, TBS, Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines, Security Force Assistance Police Advisor Team Delta (Kajaki, Afghanistan), Headquarters Battery, 11th Marines and 5th Battalion, 11th Marines (HIMARS).

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A Philippine Marine with Battalion Landing Team 4 fast-ropes from a CH-53E Super Stallion attached to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 during Marine Aviation Support Activity 23 at Naval Education, Training and Doctrine Command, Philippines, July 12, 2023. MASA is a bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Marine Corps, aimed at enhancing interoperability and coordination focused on aviation-related capabilities. During MASA 23, Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Marines conduct approximately twenty different training evolutions, including live-fire, air assaults, and subject matter expert exchanges across aviation, ground, and logistics capabilities.

A Philippine Marine with Battalion Landing Team 4 fast-ropes from a CH-53E Super Stallion attached to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 during Marine Aviation Support Activity 23 at Naval Education, Training and Doctrine Command, Philippines, July 12, 2023. MASA is a bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Marine Corps, aimed at enhancing interoperability and coordination focused on aviation-related capabilities. During MASA 23, Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Marines conduct approximately twenty different training evolutions, including live-fire, air assaults, and subject matter expert exchanges across aviation, ground, and logistics capabilities.

Photo by U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio

A U.S. Marine with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 observes the Philippines from a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion attached to HMH 462 during Marine Aviation Support Activity 23 at Philippines, July 13, 2023. MASA is a bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Marine Corps, aimed at enhancing interoperability and coordination focused on aviation-related capabilities. During MASA 23, Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Marines conduct approximately twenty different training evolutions, including live-fire, air assaults, and subject matter expert exchanges across aviation, ground, and logistics capabilities.

A U.S. Marine with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 observes the Philippines from a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion attached to HMH 462 during Marine Aviation Support Activity 23 at Philippines, July 13, 2023. MASA is a bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Marine Corps, aimed at enhancing interoperability and coordination focused on aviation-related capabilities. During MASA 23, Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Marines conduct approximately twenty different training evolutions, including live-fire, air assaults, and subject matter expert exchanges across aviation, ground, and logistics capabilities.

Photo by U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dominique Hayes provides security while on patrol during Exercise Shinka 23 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, June 27, 2023. Shinka is the largest force-on-force exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and the JGSDF that produces adaptable forces capable of decentralized execution. Hayes, a native of Angier, North Carolina, is a rifleman 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 Lance Cpl. Dominique Hayes provides security while on patrol during Exercise Shinka 23 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, June 27, 2023. Shinka is the largest force-on-force exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and the JGSDF that produces adaptable forces capable of decentralized execution. Hayes, a native of Angier, North Carolina, is a rifleman 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.

Photo by U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Evelyn Doherty

A Philippine Marine with Battalion Land Team 4 performs a Marine Corps Martial Arts technique during Marine Aviation Support Activity 23 at Parades Air Station, Philippines, July 14, 2023. MASA is a bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Marine Corps, aimed at enhancing interoperability and coordination focused on aviation-related capabilities. During MASA 23, Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Marines conduct approximately twenty different training evolutions, including live-fire, air assaults, and subject matter expert exchanges across aviation, ground, and logistics capabilities.

A Philippine Marine with Battalion Land Team 4 performs a Marine Corps Martial Arts technique during Marine Aviation Support Activity 23 at Parades Air Station, Philippines, July 14, 2023. MASA is a bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Marine Corps, aimed at enhancing interoperability and coordination focused on aviation-related capabilities. During MASA 23, Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Marines conduct approximately twenty different training evolutions, including live-fire, air assaults, and subject matter expert exchanges across aviation, ground, and logistics capabilities.

Photo by U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct a security patrol during Marine Aviation Support Activity 23 at Naval Education, Training and Doctrine Command, Philippines, July 11, 2023. MASA is a bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Marine Corps, aimed at enhancing interoperability and coordination focused on aviation-related capabilities. During MASA 23, Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Marines conduct approximately twenty different training evolutions, including live-fire, air assaults, and subject matter expert exchanges across aviation, ground, and logistics capabilities.

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct a security patrol during Marine Aviation Support Activity 23 at Naval Education, Training and Doctrine Command, Philippines, July 11, 2023. MASA is a bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Marine Corps, aimed at enhancing interoperability and coordination focused on aviation-related capabilities. During MASA 23, Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Marines conduct approximately twenty different training evolutions, including live-fire, air assaults, and subject matter expert exchanges across aviation, ground, and logistics capabilities.

Photo by U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio

U.S. Marines conduct a three mile ruck for a jungle endurance test during Jungle Leaders Course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, July 10, 2023. The course is designed to test physical and mental resilience of Marine Corps leaders in a harsh jungle environment. The Marines are with 3d Marine Division.

U.S. Marines conduct a three mile ruck for a jungle endurance test during Jungle Leaders Course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, July 10, 2023. The course is designed to test physical and mental resilience of Marine Corps leaders in a harsh jungle environment. The Marines are with 3d Marine Division.

Photo by (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Adam Trump)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Alec Allaire sights in using his M4 carbine during Exercise Shinka 23 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, June 13, 2023. Shinka is the largest force-on-force training between the U.S. Marine Corps and the JGSDF that reaffirms the shared commitment to realistic training producing ready and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. Allair, a native of San Diego, is a Low Altitude Air Defense gunner with 2d LAAD Battalion, attached to 3d Battalion, 6th Marines, who are 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 Sgt. Alec Allaire sights in using his M4 carbine during Exercise Shinka 23 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, June 13, 2023. Shinka is the largest force-on-force training between the U.S. Marine Corps and the JGSDF that reaffirms the shared commitment to realistic training producing ready and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. Allair, a native of San Diego, is a Low Altitude Air Defense gunner with 2d LAAD Battalion, attached to 3d Battalion, 6th Marines, who are 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. Kevin Kerns, bottom left, and Lance Cpl. Richard Hughes cover each other’s movements during fireteam maneuver training at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, June 12, 2023. Fireteam level training allows Marines to refine small-unit tactics, developing proficiency at the lowest level before executing combined arms-training. Kerns, a native of Charles Town, West Virginia, and Hughes, a native Greensboro, North Carolina, and both riflemen with 3d Battalion, 6th Marines who are currently forward-deployed with 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division in the Indo-Pacific under the Unit Deployment Program.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kevin Kerns, bottom left, and Lance Cpl. Richard Hughes cover each other’s movements during fireteam maneuver training at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, June 12, 2023. Fireteam level training allows Marines to refine small-unit tactics, developing proficiency at the lowest level before executing combined arms-training. Kerns, a native of Charles Town, West Virginia, and Hughes, a native Greensboro, North Carolina, and both riflemen with 3d Battalion, 6th Marines who are currently forward-deployed with 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division in the Indo-Pacific under the Unit Deployment Program.

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Noah Wilkins moves to a firing position during fireteam maneuver training at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, June 22, 2023. Fireteam training allows Marines to refine small-unit tactics and develop proficiency before executing combined arms-training. Wilkins, a native of Dayton, Ohio, is a team leader with 3d Battalion, 6th Marines and is currently forward-deployed with 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division in the Indo-Pacific under the Unit Deployment Program.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Noah Wilkins moves to a firing position during fireteam maneuver training at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, June 22, 2023. Fireteam training allows Marines to refine small-unit tactics and develop proficiency before executing combined arms-training. Wilkins, a native of Dayton, Ohio, is a team leader with 3d Battalion, 6th Marines and is currently forward-deployed with 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division in the Indo-Pacific under the Unit Deployment Program.

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ian Richardson fires a M110 semi-automatic sniper system during a live-fire range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 28, 2023. Marines conducted this range to maintain proficiency and lethality with different weapon systems when operating in support of commanders and maneuver forces. Richardson, a native of Fredericksburg, Virginia, is with 3d Battalion, 6th Marines and 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 Lance Cpl. Ian Richardson fires a M110 semi-automatic sniper system during a live-fire range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 28, 2023. Marines conducted this range to maintain proficiency and lethality with different weapon systems when operating in support of commanders and maneuver forces. Richardson, a native of Fredericksburg, Virginia, is with 3d Battalion, 6th Marines and is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as a part of the Unit Deployment Program.

Photo by (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Scott Aubuchon)

U.S. Marines test their SCUBA gear during dive sustainment training on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, July 6, 2023. 3d Reconnaissance Battalion conducted dive sustainment training to maintain proficiency of advanced insertion and extraction methods.

U.S. Marines test their SCUBA gear during dive sustainment training on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, July 6, 2023. 3d Reconnaissance Battalion conducted dive sustainment training to maintain proficiency of advanced insertion and extraction methods.

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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Jay Bargeron and Maj. Gen. Christian Wortman salute during a pass-in-review conducted as part of a change of command ceremony on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, June 30, 2023. The ceremony signified the official transfer of command of 3d Marine Division from Maj. Gen. Bargeron to Maj. Gen. Wortman. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jennifer Andrade)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Jay Bargeron and Maj. Gen. Christian Wortman salute during a pass-in-review conducted as part of a change of command ceremony on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, June 30, 2023. The ceremony signified the official transfer of command of 3d Marine Division from Maj. Gen. Bargeron to Maj. Gen. Wortman. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jennifer Andrade)

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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. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Logan Barret sights-in using an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during fire team maneuver training at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, June 12, 2023. Fireteam level training allows Marines to refine small-unit tactics, developing proficiency at the lowest level before executing combined arms-training. Barret, a native of Pensacola, Florida, is a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 6th Marines and is currently forward-deployed with 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division in the Indo-Pacific under the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Evelyn Doherty)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Logan Barret sights-in using an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during fire team maneuver training at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, June 12, 2023. Fireteam level training allows Marines to refine small-unit tactics, developing proficiency at the lowest level before executing combined arms-training. Barret, a native of Pensacola, Florida, is a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 6th Marines and is currently forward-deployed with 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division in the Indo-Pacific under the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Evelyn Doherty)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Evelyn Doherty

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Alec Allaire sights in using his M4 carbine during Exercise Shinka 23 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, June 13, 2023. Shinka is the largest force-on-force training between the U.S. Marine Corps and the JGSDF that reaffirms the shared commitment to realistic training producing ready and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. Allair, a native of San Diego, is a Low Altitude Air Defense gunner with 2d LAAD Battalion, attached to 3d Battalion, 6th Marines, who are 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 Sgt. Alec Allaire sights in using his M4 carbine during Exercise Shinka 23 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, June 13, 2023. Shinka is the largest force-on-force training between the U.S. Marine Corps and the JGSDF that reaffirms the shared commitment to realistic training producing ready and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. Allair, a native of San Diego, is a Low Altitude Air Defense gunner with 2d LAAD Battalion, attached to 3d Battalion, 6th Marines, who are 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)

Photo by Cpl. Noah Masog

U.S. Marines fire M27 Infantry Automatic Rifles at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, June 8, 2023. Training with weapons systems in a variety of climates while forward-deployed helps Marines maintain their proficiency, capabilities, and readiness. The Marines are with 3d Battalion, 6th Marines and are 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. Marines fire M27 Infantry Automatic Rifles at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, June 8, 2023. Training with weapons systems in a variety of climates while forward-deployed helps Marines maintain their proficiency, capabilities, and readiness. The Marines are with 3d Battalion, 6th Marines and are 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

3rd Marine Division