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U.S. Marines with 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, pose for a group photo prior to platoon supported night attacks as part of a battalion field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 7, 2024. The training reinforced core infantry skills while honing the Marines' understanding of combined arms. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Atticus Martinez)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, pose for a group photo prior to platoon supported night attacks as part of a battalion field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 7, 2024. The training reinforced core infantry skills while honing the Marines' understanding of combined arms. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Atticus Martinez)

Photo by Sgt. Atticus Martinez

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro poses for a group photo with Marines after presenting them with challenge coins in recognition of their exemplary performance and outstanding contributions to their units at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Dec. 4, 2024. Secretary Del Toro toured the installation to engage with servicemembers and assess ongoing efforts to improve quality of life, operational readiness, and infrastructure at MCAS Miramar. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Santicia Ambriez-Stippey)

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro poses for a group photo with Marines after presenting them with challenge coins in recognition of their exemplary performance and outstanding contributions to their units at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Dec. 4, 2024. Secretary Del Toro toured the installation to engage with servicemembers and assess ongoing efforts to improve quality of life, operational readiness, and infrastructure at MCAS Miramar. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Santicia Ambriez-Stippey)

Photo by Sgt. Santicia Ambriez-Stippey

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Matthew Fouss, left, the sergeant major of 1st Marine Division, shows a historical photo to Lt. Gen. James F. Glynn, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 3, 2024. MARFORPAC leaders visited various units across I Marine Expeditionary Force to gain a better appreciation of opportunities and challenges and to observe training during Steel Knight 24. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that takes place in multiple locations across the Southwest that allows I MEF to train as a full Marine Air-Ground Task Force and better integrate with joint and naval forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Torres)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Matthew Fouss, left, the sergeant major of 1st Marine Division, shows a historical photo to Lt. Gen. James F. Glynn, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 3, 2024. MARFORPAC leaders visited various units across I Marine Expeditionary Force to gain a better appreciation of opportunities and challenges and to observe training during Steel Knight 24. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that takes place in multiple locations across the Southwest that allows I MEF to train as a full Marine Air-Ground Task Force and better integrate with joint and naval forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Torres)

Photo by Cpl. Juan Torres

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. James F. Glynn, left, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, speaks with Maj. Gen. Thomas B. Savage, the commanding general of 1st Marine Division, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 3, 2024. MARFORPAC leaders visited various units across I Marine Expeditionary Force to gain a better appreciation of opportunities and challenges and to observe training during Steel Knight 24. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that takes place in multiple locations across the Southwest that allows I MEF to train as a full Marine Air-Ground Task Force and better integrate with joint and naval forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Torres)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. James F. Glynn, left, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, speaks with Maj. Gen. Thomas B. Savage, the commanding general of 1st Marine Division, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 3, 2024. MARFORPAC leaders visited various units across I Marine Expeditionary Force to gain a better appreciation of opportunities and challenges and to observe training during Steel Knight 24. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that takes place in multiple locations across the Southwest that allows I MEF to train as a full Marine Air-Ground Task Force and better integrate with joint and naval forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Torres)

Photo by Cpl. Juan Torres

U.S. Navy Capt. Henry F. Holcombe Jr., chaplain of I Marine Expeditionary Force, welcomes guests to a spouse brunch hosted by I MEF Religious Ministries at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 23, 2024. I MEF Religious Ministries’ spouse brunch brought together spouses of I MEF Marines and Sailors, aligning with the Marine Corps' focus on spiritual fitness as part of overall well-being. Spiritual fitness encompasses personal faith, foundational values, and moral living, fostered through participation in a supportive community, shared sacrifices for a greater cause, and a commitment to honor and character. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Erica S. Padgett)

U.S. Navy Capt. Henry F. Holcombe Jr., chaplain of I Marine Expeditionary Force, welcomes guests to a spouse brunch hosted by I MEF Religious Ministries at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 23, 2024. I MEF Religious Ministries’ spouse brunch brought together spouses of I MEF Marines and Sailors, aligning with the Marine Corps' focus on spiritual fitness as part of overall well-being. Spiritual fitness encompasses personal faith, foundational values, and moral living, fostered through participation in a supportive community, shared sacrifices for a greater cause, and a commitment to honor and character. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Erica S. Padgett)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Erica Stanke

Australian Army Maj. Rhys Davies, an AH-1Z Viper pilot assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, poses for a photo aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) while underway in the Pacific Ocean Nov. 21, 2024. Davies recently deployed as part of the 15th MEU’s aviation combat element through the Marine Corps Personnel Exchange Program. In the Australian Army, Davies flew the Tiger Armed Reconnaissance helicopter with 16th Aviation Brigade, 1st Aviation Regiment, and learned to pilot the AH-1Z Viper aircraft upon attaching to VMM-165 (Rein.). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Donald Holbert)

Australian Army Maj. Rhys Davies, an AH-1Z Viper pilot assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, poses for a photo aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) while underway in the Pacific Ocean Nov. 21, 2024. Davies recently deployed as part of the 15th MEU’s aviation combat element through the Marine Corps Personnel Exchange Program. In the Australian Army, Davies flew the Tiger Armed Reconnaissance helicopter with 16th Aviation Brigade, 1st Aviation Regiment, and learned to pilot the AH-1Z Viper aircraft upon attaching to VMM-165 (Rein.). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Donald Holbert)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Donald Holbert

Australian Army Maj. Jack Jones, the assistant logistics officer of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks to U.S. Marines assigned to the 15th MEU aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) while underway in the Pacific Ocean Nov. 21, 2024. Jones recently deployed with the 15th MEU to the Indo-Pacific region as part of the Marine Corps Personnel Exchange Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Donald Holbert)

Australian Army Maj. Jack Jones, the assistant logistics officer of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks to U.S. Marines assigned to the 15th MEU aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) while underway in the Pacific Ocean Nov. 21, 2024. Jones recently deployed with the 15th MEU to the Indo-Pacific region as part of the Marine Corps Personnel Exchange Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Donald Holbert)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Donald Holbert

Australian Army Maj. Rhys Davies, center, an AH-1Z Viper pilot assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, poses for a photo with VMM-165 (Rein.) Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) while underway in the Pacific Ocean Nov. 21, 2024. Davies recently deployed as part of the 15th MEU’s aviation combat element through the Marine Corps Personnel Exchange Program. In the Australian Army, Davies flew the Tiger Armed Reconnaissance helicopter with 16th Aviation Brigade, 1st Aviation Regiment, and learned to pilot the AH-1Z Viper aircraft upon attaching to VMM-165 (Rein.). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Agostini)

Australian Army Maj. Rhys Davies, center, an AH-1Z Viper pilot assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, poses for a photo with VMM-165 (Rein.) Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) while underway in the Pacific Ocean Nov. 21, 2024. Davies recently deployed as part of the 15th MEU’s aviation combat element through the Marine Corps Personnel Exchange Program. In the Australian Army, Davies flew the Tiger Armed Reconnaissance helicopter with 16th Aviation Brigade, 1st Aviation Regiment, and learned to pilot the AH-1Z Viper aircraft upon attaching to VMM-165 (Rein.). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Agostini)

Photo by Cpl. Luis Agostini

From left to right, Australian Army Maj. Jack Jones, the assistant logistics officer assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit; Maj. Rhys Davies, an AH-1Z Viper pilot assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th MEU; and Maj. George Lynn, the assistant operations officer assigned to the 15th MEU, pose for a photo aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) while underway in the Pacific Ocean Nov. 21, 2024. Jones, Davies, and Lynn served as foreign exchange officers with the 15th MEU through the Marine Corps Personnel Exchange Program, and recently completed a deployment with the 15th MEU to the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Agostini)

From left to right, Australian Army Maj. Jack Jones, the assistant logistics officer assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit; Maj. Rhys Davies, an AH-1Z Viper pilot assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th MEU; and Maj. George Lynn, the assistant operations officer assigned to the 15th MEU, pose for a photo aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) while underway in the Pacific Ocean Nov. 21, 2024. Jones, Davies, and Lynn served as foreign exchange officers with the 15th MEU through the Marine Corps Personnel Exchange Program, and recently completed a deployment with the 15th MEU to the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Agostini)

Photo by Cpl. Luis Agostini

Service members with the Royal Brunei Armed Forces and U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force - Southeast Asia, participate in a non-lethal subject matter expert exchange for exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Brunei 2024 on Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, Nov. 20, 2024. CARAT Brunei is conducted annually by the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps in order to build relations and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. MRF-SEA is a rotational unit derived from elements of I Marine Expeditionary Force executing a U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific operational model that involves training events and exchanges with partner military subject matter experts, promotes security goals with Allied and partner nations, and ensures a persistent I MEF presence west of the International Date Line. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Wilson)

Service members with the Royal Brunei Armed Forces and U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force - Southeast Asia, participate in a non-lethal subject matter expert exchange for exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Brunei 2024 on Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, Nov. 20, 2024. CARAT Brunei is conducted annually by the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps in order to build relations and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. MRF-SEA is a rotational unit derived from elements of I Marine Expeditionary Force executing a U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific operational model that involves training events and exchanges with partner military subject matter experts, promotes security goals with Allied and partner nations, and ensures a persistent I MEF presence west of the International Date Line. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Wilson)

Photo by Cpl. Tyler Wilson

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 364, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, approaches the landing zone during an air raid training course hosted by the Amphibious Raids Branch, Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, California, Nov. 20, 2024. The Amphibious Raids Branch of EOTG provides Marines with realistic training in amphibious raid fundamentals to prepare them for future deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian E. Knowles)

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 364, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, approaches the landing zone during an air raid training course hosted by the Amphibious Raids Branch, Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, California, Nov. 20, 2024. The Amphibious Raids Branch of EOTG provides Marines with realistic training in amphibious raid fundamentals to prepare them for future deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian E. Knowles)

Photo by Cpl. Brian Knowles

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, breach an entry during an air raid training course hosted by the Amphibious Raids Branch, Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 20, 2024. The Amphibious Raids Branch of EOTG provides Marines with realistic training in amphibious raid fundamentals to prepare them for future deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian E. Knowles)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, breach an entry during an air raid training course hosted by the Amphibious Raids Branch, Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 20, 2024. The Amphibious Raids Branch of EOTG provides Marines with realistic training in amphibious raid fundamentals to prepare them for future deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian E. Knowles)

Photo by Cpl. Brian Knowles

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 (HMLA-369), Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, provides close air support to 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, during a 1st ANGLICO certification exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 19, 2024. The CERTEX assessed firepower control teams across a broad spectrum of mission sets and core mission essential tasks in preparation for future operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trent A. Henry)

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 (HMLA-369), Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, provides close air support to 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, during a 1st ANGLICO certification exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 19, 2024. The CERTEX assessed firepower control teams across a broad spectrum of mission sets and core mission essential tasks in preparation for future operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trent A. Henry)

Photo by Cpl. Trent A. Henry

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 (HMLA-369), Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, provides close air support to 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, during a 1st ANGLICO certification exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 19, 2024. The CERTEX assessed firepower control teams across a broad spectrum of mission sets and core mission essential tasks in preparation for future operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trent A. Henry)

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 (HMLA-369), Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, provides close air support to 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, during a 1st ANGLICO certification exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 19, 2024. The CERTEX assessed firepower control teams across a broad spectrum of mission sets and core mission essential tasks in preparation for future operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trent A. Henry)

Photo by Cpl. Trent A. Henry

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 (HMLA-369), Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, provides close air support to 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, during a 1st ANGLICO certification exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 19, 2024. The CERTEX assessed firepower control teams across a broad spectrum of mission sets and core mission essential tasks in preparation for future operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trent A. Henry)

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 (HMLA-369), Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, provides close air support to 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, during a 1st ANGLICO certification exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 19, 2024. The CERTEX assessed firepower control teams across a broad spectrum of mission sets and core mission essential tasks in preparation for future operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trent A. Henry)

Photo by Cpl. Trent A. Henry

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 (HMLA-369), Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, provides close air support to 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, during a 1st ANGLICO certification exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 19, 2024. The CERTEX assessed firepower control teams across a broad spectrum of mission sets and core mission essential tasks in preparation for future operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trent A. Henry)

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 (HMLA-369), Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, provides close air support to 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, during a 1st ANGLICO certification exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 19, 2024. The CERTEX assessed firepower control teams across a broad spectrum of mission sets and core mission essential tasks in preparation for future operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trent A. Henry)

Photo by Cpl. Trent A. Henry

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Stuart Glenn, left, commanding officer for Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, poses for a photo with an Indonesian marine with 10th Marine Infantry Battalion, Indonesian Korps Marinir, after a coastal defense exercise during Keris Marine Exercise (MAREX) 2024 on Kabupaten Lingga, Singkep, Indonesia, Nov. 15, 2024. Keris MAREX is a bilateral exercise conducted by the U.S. Marine Corps and Korps Marinir Republik Indonesia, or Indonesian Marine Corps, to strengthen relationships as military partners and increase interoperability among participating forces in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. MRF-SEA is a rotational unit derived from elements of I Marine Expeditionary Force executing a U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific operational model that involves training events and exchanges with partner military subject matter experts, promotes security goals with Allied and partner nations, and ensures a persistent I MEF presence west of the International Date Line. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Shaina Jupiter)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Stuart Glenn, left, commanding officer for Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, poses for a photo with an Indonesian marine with 10th Marine Infantry Battalion, Indonesian Korps Marinir, after a coastal defense exercise during Keris Marine Exercise (MAREX) 2024 on Kabupaten Lingga, Singkep, Indonesia, Nov. 15, 2024. Keris MAREX is a bilateral exercise conducted by the U.S. Marine Corps and Korps Marinir Republik Indonesia, or Indonesian Marine Corps, to strengthen relationships as military partners and increase interoperability among participating forces in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. MRF-SEA is a rotational unit derived from elements of I Marine Expeditionary Force executing a U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific operational model that involves training events and exchanges with partner military subject matter experts, promotes security goals with Allied and partner nations, and ensures a persistent I MEF presence west of the International Date Line. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Shaina Jupiter)

Photo by Sgt. Shaina Jupiter

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk attached to Helicopter Sea Squadron (HSC) 23 flies past the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) during an air power demonstration while underway in the Pacific Ocean Nov. 10, 2024. The demonstration was held to celebrate the 249th Marine Corps birthday. Elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are currently embarked aboard Boxer and are conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Agostini)

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk attached to Helicopter Sea Squadron (HSC) 23 flies past the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) during an air power demonstration while underway in the Pacific Ocean Nov. 10, 2024. The demonstration was held to celebrate the 249th Marine Corps birthday. Elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are currently embarked aboard Boxer and are conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Agostini)

Photo by Cpl. Luis Agostini

A U.S. Sailor assigned Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 hoists U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Nicole Rimal, the staff judge advocate for the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and a native of California, from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) into a U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk during an air power demonstration aboard Boxer in the Pacific Ocean Nov. 10, 2024. The demonstration was held to celebrate the 249th Marine Corps birthday. Elements of the 15th MEU are currently embarked aboard Boxer and are conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Agostini)

A U.S. Sailor assigned Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 hoists U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Nicole Rimal, the staff judge advocate for the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and a native of California, from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) into a U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk during an air power demonstration aboard Boxer in the Pacific Ocean Nov. 10, 2024. The demonstration was held to celebrate the 249th Marine Corps birthday. Elements of the 15th MEU are currently embarked aboard Boxer and are conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Agostini)

Photo by Cpl. Luis Agostini

U.S. Marines attached to Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, alongside spouses of Indonesian Korps Marinir, pose for a photo during a cake cutting ceremony celebrating the 249th U.S. Marine Corps birthday during Keris Marine Exercise (MAREX) 2024 on Pulau Setokok Island, Batam, Indonesia, Nov. 10, 2024. Keris MAREX is a bilateral exercise conducted by the U.S. Marine Corps and Korps Marinir Republik Indonesia, or Indonesian Marine Corps, to strengthen relationships as military partners and increase interoperability among participating forces in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. MRF-SEA is a rotational unit derived from elements of I Marine Expeditionary Force executing a U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific operational model that involves training events and exchanges with partner military subject matter experts, promotes security goals with Allied and partner nations, and ensures a persistent I MEF presence west of the International Date Line. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Shaina Jupiter)

U.S. Marines attached to Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, alongside spouses of Indonesian Korps Marinir, pose for a photo during a cake cutting ceremony celebrating the 249th U.S. Marine Corps birthday during Keris Marine Exercise (MAREX) 2024 on Pulau Setokok Island, Batam, Indonesia, Nov. 10, 2024. Keris MAREX is a bilateral exercise conducted by the U.S. Marine Corps and Korps Marinir Republik Indonesia, or Indonesian Marine Corps, to strengthen relationships as military partners and increase interoperability among participating forces in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. MRF-SEA is a rotational unit derived from elements of I Marine Expeditionary Force executing a U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific operational model that involves training events and exchanges with partner military subject matter experts, promotes security goals with Allied and partner nations, and ensures a persistent I MEF presence west of the International Date Line. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Shaina Jupiter)

Photo by Sgt. Shaina Jupiter

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