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)