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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Rebecca Bolz, left, the commanding officer of Combat Logistics Battalion 5 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, presents a gift to Donna Ann Welton, the U.S. Ambassador to Timor-Leste, after completion of a table top exercise, as part of a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise at the U.S. Embassy Dili, Timor-Leste, Aug. 29, 2024. The table top exercise was conducted in coordination with the U.S. Embassy in Timor-Leste and the U.S. Agency for International Development, with a focus on projecting select role II medical, logistics, and Marine Air-Ground Task Force command and control capabilities off-continent. Bolz is a native of Wisconsin. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Cristian Bestul)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Rebecca Bolz, left, the commanding officer of Combat Logistics Battalion 5 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, presents a gift to Donna Ann Welton, the U.S. Ambassador to Timor-Leste, after completion of a table top exercise, as part of a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise at the U.S. Embassy Dili, Timor-Leste, Aug. 29, 2024. The table top exercise was conducted in coordination with the U.S. Embassy in Timor-Leste and the U.S. Agency for International Development, with a focus on projecting select role II medical, logistics, and Marine Air-Ground Task Force command and control capabilities off-continent. Bolz is a native of Wisconsin. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Cristian Bestul)

Photo by Sgt. Cristian Bestul

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11, MAG-11, load an AGM-158A joint air-to-surface standoff missile on an F/A-18 Hornet assigned to VMFA-232 during the AGM-158A validation and verification at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Aug. 27, 2024. MALS-11 and VMFA-232 were the first Marine Corps units to conduct ordnance operations with the AGM-158A JASSM which is being incorporated into the F/A-18 Hornet ordnance arsenal. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez)

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11, MAG-11, load an AGM-158A joint air-to-surface standoff missile on an F/A-18 Hornet assigned to VMFA-232 during the AGM-158A validation and verification at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Aug. 27, 2024. MALS-11 and VMFA-232 were the first Marine Corps units to conduct ordnance operations with the AGM-158A JASSM which is being incorporated into the F/A-18 Hornet ordnance arsenal. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Victoria Luna, an administrative specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, poses with the local community for a photo during a local night market as part of exercise Koa Moana 24, at Koror, Palau, Aug. 24, 2024. Marines from Koa Moana 24 assisted recruiters from Recruiting Station San Diego, 12th Marine Corps District Headquarters, in expanding their presence in Palau During Koa Moana’s deployment throughout the Indo-Pacific region, U.S. Marines and Sailors from I Marine Expeditionary Force work to strengthen alliances and partnerships with development of interoperable capabilities, combined operations, theater security cooperation, and capacity-building efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel Childs)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Victoria Luna, an administrative specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, poses with the local community for a photo during a local night market as part of exercise Koa Moana 24, at Koror, Palau, Aug. 24, 2024. Marines from Koa Moana 24 assisted recruiters from Recruiting Station San Diego, 12th Marine Corps District Headquarters, in expanding their presence in Palau During Koa Moana’s deployment throughout the Indo-Pacific region, U.S. Marines and Sailors from I Marine Expeditionary Force work to strengthen alliances and partnerships with development of interoperable capabilities, combined operations, theater security cooperation, and capacity-building efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel Childs)

Photo by Cpl. Daniel Childs

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Erik LeMoine, center, a supply officer with Combat Logistics Battalion 5 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, gives a speech after an award ceremony at Robertson Barracks, NT, Australia, Aug. 21, 2024. On May 17, 2024, LeMoine was swimming at Robertson Barracks when he noticed a Marine was motionless at the bottom of the pool. Without hesitation, Lemoine pulled him out of the water and performed five minutes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation before paramedics took over care. LeMoine is a native of Nebraska. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Torres)

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Erik LeMoine, center, a supply officer with Combat Logistics Battalion 5 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, gives a speech after an award ceremony at Robertson Barracks, NT, Australia, Aug. 21, 2024. On May 17, 2024, LeMoine was swimming at Robertson Barracks when he noticed a Marine was motionless at the bottom of the pool. Without hesitation, Lemoine pulled him out of the water and performed five minutes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation before paramedics took over care. LeMoine is a native of Nebraska. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Torres)

Photo by Cpl. Juan Torres

U.S. Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, call for air support during a live fire close air support range on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, August 21, 2024. LIVECAS missions are conducted to coordinate fires between troops on the ground and aircraft providing close air support in a tactical environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicole Stuart)

U.S. Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, call for air support during a live fire close air support range on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, August 21, 2024. LIVECAS missions are conducted to coordinate fires between troops on the ground and aircraft providing close air support in a tactical environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicole Stuart)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nicole Stuart

U.S. Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 5 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, Australian Defence Force Soldiers, and Indonesian National Armed Forces, prepare a simulated casualty for treatment as part of a mass casualty exercise during Exercise Bhakti Kanyini AUSINDO 24 at Robertson Barracks, NT, Australia, Aug. 20, 2024. BKA 24, previously named Crocodile Response, is a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise focused on strengthening the cooperation and readiness of the U.S. Marine Corps, TNI, ADF, and other government agencies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Cristian Bestul)

U.S. Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 5 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, Australian Defence Force Soldiers, and Indonesian National Armed Forces, prepare a simulated casualty for treatment as part of a mass casualty exercise during Exercise Bhakti Kanyini AUSINDO 24 at Robertson Barracks, NT, Australia, Aug. 20, 2024. BKA 24, previously named Crocodile Response, is a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise focused on strengthening the cooperation and readiness of the U.S. Marine Corps, TNI, ADF, and other government agencies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Cristian Bestul)

Photo by Sgt. Cristian Bestul

Plaques placed by 1st Marine Air Wing and Seabees with Naval Construction Maintenance Unit 101 mark the original building site of the Sunrin Aeyukwon Children’s Home in Pohang, South Korea, Aug. 19, 2024. Twenty volunteers from the 15th MEU and 31st MEU visited Sunrin Aeyukwon to spend a day with children who attend the facility, which was formerly known as the Marine Memorial Orphanage when it was first built by Marines and Navy Seabees through donations in the early 1950s. Elements of the 15th MEU are currently conducting integrated training with the Republic of Korea Marine Corps to contribute toward combined capability in defense of the Korean Peninsula. Integrated training between the two countries strengthens the ROK-U.S. Alliance through bilateral, joint training, contributing toward combined capability in defense of the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Marine Corps photo By Cpl. Amelia Kang)

Plaques placed by 1st Marine Air Wing and Seabees with Naval Construction Maintenance Unit 101 mark the original building site of the Sunrin Aeyukwon Children’s Home in Pohang, South Korea, Aug. 19, 2024. Twenty volunteers from the 15th MEU and 31st MEU visited Sunrin Aeyukwon to spend a day with children who attend the facility, which was formerly known as the Marine Memorial Orphanage when it was first built by Marines and Navy Seabees through donations in the early 1950s. Elements of the 15th MEU are currently conducting integrated training with the Republic of Korea Marine Corps to contribute toward combined capability in defense of the Korean Peninsula. Integrated training between the two countries strengthens the ROK-U.S. Alliance through bilateral, joint training, contributing toward combined capability in defense of the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Marine Corps photo By Cpl. Amelia Kang)

Photo by Cpl. Amelia Kang

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, perform a fly by demonstration in an MV-22B Osprey during the Pacific Airshow Gold Coast in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, Aug. 17, 2024. MRF-D’s participation in the Pacific Airshow Gold Coast demonstrates the United States Marine Corps’ commitment to international partnerships and highlights the close military ties between the United States and Australia, fostering interoperability and cooperation between their armed forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Earik Barton)

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, perform a fly by demonstration in an MV-22B Osprey during the Pacific Airshow Gold Coast in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, Aug. 17, 2024. MRF-D’s participation in the Pacific Airshow Gold Coast demonstrates the United States Marine Corps’ commitment to international partnerships and highlights the close military ties between the United States and Australia, fostering interoperability and cooperation between their armed forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Earik Barton)

Photo by Cpl. Earik Barton

A U.S. Marine assigned to Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practices clearing a window while rappelling during mountain rescue training led by Republic of Korea Marines at ROK Marine Corps Base Pohang, South Korea, Aug. 16, 2024. Integrated training between the two countries strengthens the ROK-U.S. Alliance through bilateral, joint training, contributing toward combined capability in defense of the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms)

A U.S. Marine assigned to Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practices clearing a window while rappelling during mountain rescue training led by Republic of Korea Marines at ROK Marine Corps Base Pohang, South Korea, Aug. 16, 2024. Integrated training between the two countries strengthens the ROK-U.S. Alliance through bilateral, joint training, contributing toward combined capability in defense of the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms)

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Rigby, an MV-22B Osprey crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, looks out the back of an MV-22B Osprey during the Pacific Airshow Gold Coast in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, Aug. 16, 2024. MRF-D’s participation in the Pacific Airshow Gold Coast demonstrates the United States Marine Corps’ commitment to international partnerships and highlights the close military ties between the United States and Australia, fostering interoperability and cooperation between their armed forces. Rigby is a native of Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Earik Barton)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Rigby, an MV-22B Osprey crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, looks out the back of an MV-22B Osprey during the Pacific Airshow Gold Coast in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, Aug. 16, 2024. MRF-D’s participation in the Pacific Airshow Gold Coast demonstrates the United States Marine Corps’ commitment to international partnerships and highlights the close military ties between the United States and Australia, fostering interoperability and cooperation between their armed forces. Rigby is a native of Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Earik Barton)

Photo by Cpl. Earik Barton

A U.S. Marine assigned to Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a Republic of Korea Marine assigned to 1st ROK Marine Division, patrol during urban operations training at Jeongcheon-ri, South Korea, Aug. 16, 2024. Integrated training between the two countries strengthens the ROK-U.S. Alliance through bilateral, joint training, contributing toward combined capability in defense of the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Agostini)

A U.S. Marine assigned to Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a Republic of Korea Marine assigned to 1st ROK Marine Division, patrol during urban operations training at Jeongcheon-ri, South Korea, Aug. 16, 2024. Integrated training between the two countries strengthens the ROK-U.S. Alliance through bilateral, joint training, contributing toward combined capability in defense of the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Agostini)

Photo by Cpl. Luis Agostini

U.S. Marine, Cpl. Aden Thomas, a food service specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, helps feed a protective conduit during a network extension investment project for Yap Catholic High School as part of exercise Koa Moana 24 in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia, Aug. 12 - 13, 2024. The project’s purpose was to extend the current network to two adjacent classrooms and their library to improve connectivity is provide for the students to access their course material. During Koa Moana’s deployment throughout the Indo-Pacific region, U.S. Marines and Sailors from I Marine Expeditionary Force work to strengthen alliances and partnerships with development of interoperable capabilities, combined operations, theater security cooperation, and capacity-building efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps courtesy photo by Gunnery Sgt. Justin Laws)

U.S. Marine, Cpl. Aden Thomas, a food service specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, helps feed a protective conduit during a network extension investment project for Yap Catholic High School as part of exercise Koa Moana 24 in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia, Aug. 12 - 13, 2024. The project’s purpose was to extend the current network to two adjacent classrooms and their library to improve connectivity is provide for the students to access their course material. During Koa Moana’s deployment throughout the Indo-Pacific region, U.S. Marines and Sailors from I Marine Expeditionary Force work to strengthen alliances and partnerships with development of interoperable capabilities, combined operations, theater security cooperation, and capacity-building efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps courtesy photo by Gunnery Sgt. Justin Laws)

Photo by Cpl. Daniel Childs

A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, embraces his daughter during a homecoming at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Aug. 9, 2024. Elements of the 15th MEU, embarked aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25), returned home after a seven-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific region in support of regional stability and a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra)

A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, embraces his daughter during a homecoming at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Aug. 9, 2024. Elements of the 15th MEU, embarked aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25), returned home after a seven-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific region in support of regional stability and a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Brandon Pope, right, the commanding officer of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, shakes hands with Royal Australian Navy Capt. Brandon O’Hara, the commanding officer of HMAS Canberra, after the 82nd Anniversary Memorial Ceremony of the HMAS Canberra Battle of Savo Island Townsville, QLD, Australia, Aug. 9, 2024. On Aug. 9, 1942, the RAN’s heavy cruiser, HMAS Canberra, sank after being damaged during a battle off Savo Island in the Solomon Islands group. HMAS Canberra was forming part of a force screening for the American invasion force which started landing on Guadalcanal on Aug. 7, 1942. Pope is a native of Texas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Cristian Bestul)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Brandon Pope, right, the commanding officer of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, shakes hands with Royal Australian Navy Capt. Brandon O’Hara, the commanding officer of HMAS Canberra, after the 82nd Anniversary Memorial Ceremony of the HMAS Canberra Battle of Savo Island Townsville, QLD, Australia, Aug. 9, 2024. On Aug. 9, 1942, the RAN’s heavy cruiser, HMAS Canberra, sank after being damaged during a battle off Savo Island in the Solomon Islands group. HMAS Canberra was forming part of a force screening for the American invasion force which started landing on Guadalcanal on Aug. 7, 1942. Pope is a native of Texas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Cristian Bestul)

Photo by Sgt. Cristian Bestul

U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 57 attached to Assault Craft Unit 5 transports 15th Marine Expeditionary unit personnel and equipment ashore from the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) Aug. 8, 2024, to support integrated training with the Republic of Korea Marine Corps. Integrated training between the two countries strengthens the Republic of Korea-U.S. Alliance through bilateral, joint training, contributing toward combined capability in defense of the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms)

U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 57 attached to Assault Craft Unit 5 transports 15th Marine Expeditionary unit personnel and equipment ashore from the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) Aug. 8, 2024, to support integrated training with the Republic of Korea Marine Corps. Integrated training between the two countries strengthens the Republic of Korea-U.S. Alliance through bilateral, joint training, contributing toward combined capability in defense of the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms)

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. AnnaLina Hill, an ammunition technician with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, poses for a photo following her reenlistment ceremony at the Battle of Bloody Ridge memorial in Honiara, Solomon Islands, Aug. 8, 2024. Hill reenlisted during a visit to the Solomon Islands. Marines visited to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal, and served to honor the fallen and strengthen the U.S. relationship with the Solomon Islands and other Pacific allies and partners. The historic battle was codenamed Operation Watchtower and was the first major offensive and decisive victory for the allied forces in the Pacific theater. Hill is a native of Kentucky. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Kassie McDole)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. AnnaLina Hill, an ammunition technician with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, poses for a photo following her reenlistment ceremony at the Battle of Bloody Ridge memorial in Honiara, Solomon Islands, Aug. 8, 2024. Hill reenlisted during a visit to the Solomon Islands. Marines visited to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal, and served to honor the fallen and strengthen the U.S. relationship with the Solomon Islands and other Pacific allies and partners. The historic battle was codenamed Operation Watchtower and was the first major offensive and decisive victory for the allied forces in the Pacific theater. Hill is a native of Kentucky. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Kassie McDole)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Kassie McDole

U.S. Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicle 25s attached to Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, engage a floating target 25mm cannons during live-fire training aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) in the Pacific Ocean Aug. 8, 2024. LAR Co. conducted a deck shoot to maintain readiness and sustain unit level training standards, also marking the first LAV live-fire training conducted aboard an LPD. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)

U.S. Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicle 25s attached to Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, engage a floating target 25mm cannons during live-fire training aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) in the Pacific Ocean Aug. 8, 2024. LAR Co. conducted a deck shoot to maintain readiness and sustain unit level training standards, also marking the first LAV live-fire training conducted aboard an LPD. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)

Photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker

U.S. Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit offload equipment from a U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) attached to Assault Craft Unit 5 at Dogu Beach, South Korea, Aug. 8, 2024, to support integrated training with the Republic of Korea Marine Corps. Integrated training between the two countries strengthens the Republic of Korea-U.S. Alliance through bilateral, joint training, contributing toward combined capability in defense of the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Agostini)

U.S. Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit offload equipment from a U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) attached to Assault Craft Unit 5 at Dogu Beach, South Korea, Aug. 8, 2024, to support integrated training with the Republic of Korea Marine Corps. Integrated training between the two countries strengthens the Republic of Korea-U.S. Alliance through bilateral, joint training, contributing toward combined capability in defense of the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Agostini)

Photo by Cpl. Luis Agostini

U.S. Marines with the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific band perform during the 82nd Anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal Ceremony at the Guadalcanal American Memorial in Honiara, Solomon Islands, Aug. 7, 2024. The ceremony commemorated the 82nd anniversary of the battle, and served to honor the fallen and strengthen the U.S. relationship with the Solomon Islands and other Pacific allies and partners. The historic battle was codenamed Operation Watchtower and was the first major offensive and decisive victory for the allied forces in the Pacific theater. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Kassie McDole)

U.S. Marines with the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific band perform during the 82nd Anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal Ceremony at the Guadalcanal American Memorial in Honiara, Solomon Islands, Aug. 7, 2024. The ceremony commemorated the 82nd anniversary of the battle, and served to honor the fallen and strengthen the U.S. relationship with the Solomon Islands and other Pacific allies and partners. The historic battle was codenamed Operation Watchtower and was the first major offensive and decisive victory for the allied forces in the Pacific theater. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Kassie McDole)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Kassie McDole

Multinational servicemembers, veterans, leaders of Solomon Islands’ government, members of the diplomatic community, and civilians, attend the 82nd Anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal Ceremony at the Guadalcanal American Memorial in Honiara, Solomon Islands, Aug. 7, 2024. The ceremony commemorated the 82nd anniversary of the battle, and served to honor the fallen and strengthen the U.S. relationship with the Solomon Islands and other Pacific allies and partners. The historic battle was codenamed Operation Watchtower and was the first major offensive and decisive victory for the allied forces in the Pacific theater. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Kassie McDole)

Multinational servicemembers, veterans, leaders of Solomon Islands’ government, members of the diplomatic community, and civilians, attend the 82nd Anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal Ceremony at the Guadalcanal American Memorial in Honiara, Solomon Islands, Aug. 7, 2024. The ceremony commemorated the 82nd anniversary of the battle, and served to honor the fallen and strengthen the U.S. relationship with the Solomon Islands and other Pacific allies and partners. The historic battle was codenamed Operation Watchtower and was the first major offensive and decisive victory for the allied forces in the Pacific theater. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Kassie McDole)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Kassie McDole

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