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U.S. Navy Capt. Brandon G. Drew, outgoing force surgeon for I Marine Expeditionary Force, stands at attention during his retirement ceremony after 32 years of service at Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 27, 2023. Drew’s operational experience over 32 years of service includes four deployments with the Fleet Marine Force and four deployments with the Joint Special Operations Command. His deployments have been throughout Asia, Africa, Iraq, Afghanistan and underway on 11 ships. Drew, a native of Syracuse, New York, considers himself "raised by Marines." (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Erica Stanke)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Erica Stanke

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Dana Beesley, center, a communication strategy and operations chief, with I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, photographs a Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and a Singapore Guardsman from 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade, taking cover from a controlled explosion during Exercise Valiant Mark 2023 at Camp Pendleton, CA, Oct. 13, 2023. Valiant Mark 23 is an annual, bilateral training exercise conducted between the Singapore Armed Forces and I Marine Expeditionary Force, designed to enhance interoperability, improve combined arms and amphibious warfighting skills, and strengthen military-to-military relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Nicolas Atehortua)

Photo by Sgt. Nicolas Atehortua

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, clear a hallway during a raid leaders course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 28, 2023. Instructors with EOTG trained the Marines to help enhance their tactics, techniques, and procedures for raid operations for future deployments. EOTG is a section of the I MEF command element that trains and evaluates deploying Marine Expeditionary Units, and other designated forces, in select individual and collective tasks to prepare them to support geographic combatant commands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Cristian Bestul)

Photo by Sgt. Cristian Bestul

Singapore Guardsmen from 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade prepare to enter a building during an amphibious assault exercise, as part of Exercise Valiant Mark 2023 at Camp Pendleton, CA, Oct. 18, 2023. Valiant Mark 23 is an annual, bilateral training exercise conducted between the Singapore Armed Forces and I Marine Expeditionary Force, designed to enhance interoperability, improve combined arms and amphibious warfighting skills, and strengthen military-to-military relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Nicolas Atehortua)

Photo by Sgt. Nicolas Atehortua

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Lydia Dodds, left, an intelligence specialist with Marine Rotational-Force Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, is congratulated by Col. Thomas M. Siverts, commanding officer for MRF-SEA, I MEF, after receiving a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 20, 2023. The Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal is awarded to U.S. service members that demonstrate superior performance and sustained meritorious service in their duties. MRF-SEA is a Marine Corps Forces Pacific operational model which involves planned exchanges with subject matter experts, promotes security goals with Allies and partners, and positions I MEF forces west of the International Date Line. Dodds is a native of Grove City, Pennsylvania. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Shaina Jupiter)

Photo by Sgt. Shaina Jupiter

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Patrick Holland, left, commanding officer,2nd Battalion, 4th Marines and Singapore Armed Forces Lt. Col. Stanley Lim, commanding officer, 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade, exchange gifts during the closing ceremony for Exercise Valiant Mark 2023 at Camp Pendleton, CA, Oct. 20, 2023. Valiant Mark 23 is an annual, bilateral training exercise conducted between the Singapore Armed Forces and I Marine Expeditionary Force, designed to enhance interoperability, improve combined arms and amphibious warfighting skills, and strengthen military-to-military relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Nicolas Atehortua)

Photo by Sgt. Nicolas Atehortua

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gabriel Correia, left, with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, and Singapore Guardsmen 3SG Kai Jie, a detachment commander with the 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade, conduct drills using a M252A2 81mm mortar system during a mortar subject matter expert exchange as part of Exercise Valiant Mark 2023 at Camp Pendleton, CA, Oct. 9, 2023. Valiant Mark 2023 is an annual, bilateral training exercise conducted between the Singapore Armed Forces and I Marine Expeditionary Force, designed to enhance interoperability, improve combined arms and amphibious warfighting skills, and strengthen military-to-military relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Quince D. Bisard)

Photo by Cpl. Quince Bisard

U.S. Marines with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, demonstrate the capabilities of the RQ-20B Puma to Singapore Guardsmen with 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade, during an unmanned aerial system subject matter expert exchange as part of Exercise Valiant Mark 2023 at Camp Pendleton, CA, Oct. 11, 2023. Valiant Mark 23 is an annual, bilateral training exercise conducted between the Singapore Armed Forces and I Marine Expeditionary Force, designed to enhance interoperability, improve combined arms and amphibious warfighting skills, and strengthen military-to-military relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Beesley)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Beesley

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Vincent Tran, a maritime sensing chief, with Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, retrieves a RQ-20 PUMA, a small, unmanned aircraft system after a planned water landing at a shore-based maritime sensing site for a simulated close air support activity during MRF-SEA 23 in Sorsogon, Luzon, Philippines, Oct. 11, 2023. Maritime sensing sites improve the maritime domain awareness picture and improve lethality of the joint force. MRF-SEA is a Marine Corps Forces Pacific operational model which involves planned exchanges with subject matter experts, promotes security goals with Allies and partners, and positions I MEF forces west of the International Date Line. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Kai W. Huber)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Kai W. Huber

U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Robert Robinson, left, the operations chief for 1st Marine Division, and his son, Cpl. Colton Robinson, a team leader with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st MARDIV, pose for a photo at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 12, 2023. Between the two of them, the Robinsons have over 30 years of service in the Marine Corps. Robert is a native of Medical Lake, Washington. Colton is a native of Lake Forest, Illinois. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Earik Barton)

Photo by Cpl. Earik Barton

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Thomas M. Siverts, commanding officer of Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, gives a gift to Philippine Army Lt. Gen. Efren P. Baluyot, commander of Southern Luzon Command, during the Maritime Training Activity Sama Sama 2023 closing ceremony on Naval Station Julhasan Arasain in Legazpi, Luzon, Philippines, Oct. 13, 2023. MTA Sama Sama is a multinational exercise including forces from the Philippines, United States, Australia, France, Japan, Canada, and the United Kingdom designed to promote regional security cooperation, enhance maritime interoperability, and maintain and strengthen maritime partnerships. MRF-SEA is a Marine Corps Forces Pacific operational model which involves planned exchanges with subject matter experts, promotes security goals with Allies and partners, and positions I MEF forces west of the International Date Line. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ryan H. Pulliam)

Photo by Sgt. Ryan Pulliam

“As a kid, surfing taught me respect for the ocean and respect for everybody in general. I’m drawn to service, and I’m motivated by the happiness the kids express.” U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Skylar Hays, an avionics technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares a testing program during an in-process inspection, on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Oct. 5, 2023. When Hays isn’t testing, inspecting, and maintaining assemblies for the F-18, he’s sharing his surf passion with children with developmental disabilities. The Murrells Inlet, South Carolina native spent 70 hours the last two summers volunteering for the Surfing Madonna Special Needs Surf Camp. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel Childs)

Photo by Cpl. Daniel Childs

“As a kid, surfing taught me respect for the ocean and respect for everybody in general. I’m drawn to service, and I’m motivated by the happiness the kids express.” U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Skylar Hays, an avionics technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares a testing program during an in-process inspection, on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Oct. 5, 2023. When Hays isn’t testing, inspecting, and maintaining assemblies for the F-18, he’s sharing his surf passion with children with developmental disabilities. The Murrells Inlet, South Carolina native spent 70 hours the last two summers volunteering for the Surfing Madonna Special Needs Surf Camp. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel Childs)

Photo by Cpl. Daniel Childs

U.S. Marines with Task Force Koa Moana 23 pose for a photograph at the conclusion of a promotion ceremony for Cpl. Trent Henry, a native of El Paso, Texas and a combat photographer with the task force, atop Bloody Nose Ridge in Peleliu, Palau, Sept. 1, 2023. Task Force Koa Moana 23, composed of U.S. Marines and Sailors from I Marine Expeditionary Force, deployed to the Indo-Pacific to strengthen relationships with Pacific Island partners through bilateral and multilateral security cooperation and community engagements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Courtney G. White)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Courtney Glen White

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 101, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct a mass formation launch known as “flying the barn,” to honor the squadron’s legacy on the day of its deactivation at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Sept. 29, 2023. For more than 50 years, instructor pilots of the VMFAT-101 “SharpShooters” have qualified combat aviators and sent them to operational squadrons worldwide. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Devine)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Devine