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U.S. Marines with Fury Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, hike during Mountain Training Exercise 1-26 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, California, Jan. 17, 2026. MTX is a month-long exercise designed to prepare units to survive and operate effectively in austere, mountainous terrain, further developing character, mental, spiritual and physical endurance and resiliency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Vincent Needham)

U.S. Marines with Fury Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, hike during Mountain Training Exercise 1-26 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, California, Jan. 17, 2026. MTX is a month-long exercise designed to prepare units to survive and operate effectively in austere, mountainous terrain, further developing character, mental, spiritual and physical endurance and resiliency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Vincent Needham)

Photo by Cpl. Vincent Needham

U.S. Marines with Blackfoot Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, close in on an objective during a combat readiness evaluation at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 14, 2025. The purpose of the evaluation was to certify 1st Bn., 5th Marines as the ground combat element for their upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan)

U.S. Marines with Blackfoot Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, close in on an objective during a combat readiness evaluation at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 14, 2025. The purpose of the evaluation was to certify 1st Bn., 5th Marines as the ground combat element for their upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan)

Photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan

A Saint Barbara trophy is presented during a Saint Barbara’s Day celebration at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 8, 2026. Artillery units throughout the Marine Corps celebrate the annual event in honor of St. Barbara, the patron saint of artillery. Traditionally, units celebrate with camaraderie-building events such as a unit run, tug-of-war, and a trebuchet competition. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mia Ocampo)

A Saint Barbara trophy is presented during a Saint Barbara’s Day celebration at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 8, 2026. Artillery units throughout the Marine Corps celebrate the annual event in honor of St. Barbara, the patron saint of artillery. Traditionally, units celebrate with camaraderie-building events such as a unit run, tug-of-war, and a trebuchet competition. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mia Ocampo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mia Ocampo

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Charles Asher, an assistant patrol leader with Blackfoot Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, provides security during a simulated raid as part of Exercise Steel Knight 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 12, 2025. This exercise will certify 5th Marines for Marine Rotational Force–Darwin, a six-month forward deployment in Australia that strengthens combined interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and provides rapid crisis-response options for the joint force across the Indo-Pacific. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that strengthens the Navy-Marine Corps team’s ability to respond forward, integrate across domains, and sustain Marine Air-Ground Task Force readiness. Asher is a native of Missouri. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Charles Asher, an assistant patrol leader with Blackfoot Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, provides security during a simulated raid as part of Exercise Steel Knight 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 12, 2025. This exercise will certify 5th Marines for Marine Rotational Force–Darwin, a six-month forward deployment in Australia that strengthens combined interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and provides rapid crisis-response options for the joint force across the Indo-Pacific. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that strengthens the Navy-Marine Corps team’s ability to respond forward, integrate across domains, and sustain Marine Air-Ground Task Force readiness. Asher is a native of Missouri. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan)

Photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan

U.S. Marines with Blackfoot Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, close in on an objective during a combat readiness evaluation at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 14, 2025. The purpose of the evaluation was to certify 1st Bn., 5th Marines as the ground combat element for their upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan)

U.S. Marines with Blackfoot Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, close in on an objective during a combat readiness evaluation at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 14, 2025. The purpose of the evaluation was to certify 1st Bn., 5th Marines as the ground combat element for their upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan)

Photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan

A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System assigned to Tango Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, loads into a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to 39th Airlift Squadron, 317th Operations Group, 317th Airlift Wing during Exercise Steel Knight 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 10, 2025. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that strengthens the Navy-Marine Corps team's ability to respond forward, integrate across domains, and sustain Marine Air-Ground Task Force readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anita Ramos)

A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System assigned to Tango Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, loads into a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to 39th Airlift Squadron, 317th Operations Group, 317th Airlift Wing during Exercise Steel Knight 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 10, 2025. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that strengthens the Navy-Marine Corps team's ability to respond forward, integrate across domains, and sustain Marine Air-Ground Task Force readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anita Ramos)

Photo by Cpl. Anita Ramos

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division prepare for ship-to-shore operations during Exercise Steel Knight 25 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 6, 2025. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that strengthens the Navy-Marine Corps team’s ability to respond forward, integrate across domains, and sustain Marine Air-Ground Task Force readiness. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Destiny Perez)

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division prepare for ship-to-shore operations during Exercise Steel Knight 25 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 6, 2025. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that strengthens the Navy-Marine Corps team’s ability to respond forward, integrate across domains, and sustain Marine Air-Ground Task Force readiness. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Destiny Perez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Destiny Perez

A U.S. Marine with I Marine Expeditionary Force briefs a rehersal of concept, off a terrain model, in preparation of Exercise Steel Knight 2025 on Marine Corps Base Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 21, 2025. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that strengthens the Navy-Marine Corps team's ability to respond forward, integrate across domains, and sustain Marine Air-Ground Task Force readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Lance Cpl. Ricardo Del Castillo) (This photo was altered due to security purposes)

A U.S. Marine with I Marine Expeditionary Force briefs a rehersal of concept, off a terrain model, in preparation of Exercise Steel Knight 2025 on Marine Corps Base Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 21, 2025. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that strengthens the Navy-Marine Corps team's ability to respond forward, integrate across domains, and sustain Marine Air-Ground Task Force readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Lance Cpl. Ricardo Del Castillo) (This photo was altered due to security purposes)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ricardo DelCastillo

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Carter Johnson, a combat engineer with Charlie company, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, holds an expedient Bangalore torpedo during Range 400 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 25, 2025. Range 400 is a dynamic live-fire range that allows companies the ability to rehearse tactics and procedures for attacking fortified areas. Johnson is a native of Iowa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Earik Barton)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Carter Johnson, a combat engineer with Charlie company, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, holds an expedient Bangalore torpedo during Range 400 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 25, 2025. Range 400 is a dynamic live-fire range that allows companies the ability to rehearse tactics and procedures for attacking fortified areas. Johnson is a native of Iowa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Earik Barton)

Photo by Cpl. Earik Barton

U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force, fill in a pothole as part of Operation Clean Sweep on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 23, 2025. Operation Clean Sweep III, part of the ongoing Barracks 360 Reset initiative, demonstrates a collective commitment to improving living conditions through shared ownership, sustained accountability, and tangible improvements to the barracks. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Stella Tedesco)

U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force, fill in a pothole as part of Operation Clean Sweep on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 23, 2025. Operation Clean Sweep III, part of the ongoing Barracks 360 Reset initiative, demonstrates a collective commitment to improving living conditions through shared ownership, sustained accountability, and tangible improvements to the barracks. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Stella Tedesco)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Stella Tedesco

Nayos Thammaraks, a volunteer with Friends of the 1st CEB, fires an M27 infantry automatic rifle during Warrior Family Day at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 18, 2025. Warrior Family Day, hosted by 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, gave friends and family members of Marines the opportunity to experience a day in the Corps. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Stella Tedesco)

Nayos Thammaraks, a volunteer with Friends of the 1st CEB, fires an M27 infantry automatic rifle during Warrior Family Day at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 18, 2025. Warrior Family Day, hosted by 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, gave friends and family members of Marines the opportunity to experience a day in the Corps. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Stella Tedesco)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Stella Tedesco

U.S. Marines with Fire Support Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, hike to their next station during the company fire support team competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 19, 2025. The company FST competition tests teams’ technical and tactical skills under stress, building proficiency, teamwork, and readiness to integrate fires effectively in combat. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Atticus Martinez)

U.S. Marines with Fire Support Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, hike to their next station during the company fire support team competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 19, 2025. The company FST competition tests teams’ technical and tactical skills under stress, building proficiency, teamwork, and readiness to integrate fires effectively in combat. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Atticus Martinez)

Photo by Sgt. Atticus Martinez

U.S. Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, participate in the Sept. 11 Memorial Hike at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 11, 2025. Marines with 2nd Bn., 11th Marines, paid tribute and remembrance to the victims of Sept. 11, 2001, by conducting an 11 km hike. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sawyer Carleton)

U.S. Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, participate in the Sept. 11 Memorial Hike at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 11, 2025. Marines with 2nd Bn., 11th Marines, paid tribute and remembrance to the victims of Sept. 11, 2001, by conducting an 11 km hike. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sawyer Carleton)

Photo by Cpl. Sawyer Carleton

U.S. Marines assigned to Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, exit a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, during a helo raid as part of Exercise Cobra Fury 25.5 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 11, 2025. Cobra Fury 25.2 is an annual exercise designed to improve the battalion’s ability to deploy artillery and M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems to provide accurate, long-range fire in key terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Diego Berumen)

U.S. Marines assigned to Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, exit a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, during a helo raid as part of Exercise Cobra Fury 25.5 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 11, 2025. Cobra Fury 25.2 is an annual exercise designed to improve the battalion’s ability to deploy artillery and M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems to provide accurate, long-range fire in key terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Diego Berumen)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Diego Berumen

U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, operate an amphibious combat vehicle during surf transit operations at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 10, 2025. Surf transit operations are part of the ongoing, extensive ACV training necessary to ensure Marines are trained to safely operate and employ the ACV and AAVR-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Stella Tedesco)

U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, operate an amphibious combat vehicle during surf transit operations at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 10, 2025. Surf transit operations are part of the ongoing, extensive ACV training necessary to ensure Marines are trained to safely operate and employ the ACV and AAVR-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Stella Tedesco)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Stella Tedesco

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Victorino Betancourtfarias, a transmissions systems operator with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, utilizes a radio during the annual division communications competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 17, 2025. The competition brought together communications Marines from across the division to evaluate their technical expertise and application of communications gear and principles. Betancourtfarias is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Earik Barton)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Victorino Betancourtfarias, a transmissions systems operator with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, utilizes a radio during the annual division communications competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 17, 2025. The competition brought together communications Marines from across the division to evaluate their technical expertise and application of communications gear and principles. Betancourtfarias is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Earik Barton)

Photo by Cpl. Earik Barton

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Ryan Hoyle, the assistant division commander of 1st Marine Division, salutes during a promotion ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 27, 2025. The ceremony was held to promote Hoyle to the rank of Brig. Gen. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Ryan Hoyle, the assistant division commander of 1st Marine Division, salutes during a promotion ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 27, 2025. The ceremony was held to promote Hoyle to the rank of Brig. Gen. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan)

Photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, do squad sit-ups during the Martial Arts Instructor Course 99-25 culminating event at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 9, 2025. Marines attend MAI courses to develop the skills, knowledge, and resilience required to instruct and certify Marines through the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, enhancing their unit’s combat effectiveness and physical readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Sherchand)

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, do squad sit-ups during the Martial Arts Instructor Course 99-25 culminating event at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 9, 2025. Marines attend MAI courses to develop the skills, knowledge, and resilience required to instruct and certify Marines through the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, enhancing their unit’s combat effectiveness and physical readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Sherchand)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Sherchand

U.S. Marines Corps Pfc. Ciraje Cishahayo, an expeditionary firefighting and rescue specialist with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, saws into a vehicle during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 10, 2025. The TRAP course is designed to develop the capabilities of Marines to recover aircraft, personnel, and equipment in austere environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zackery Dear)

U.S. Marines Corps Pfc. Ciraje Cishahayo, an expeditionary firefighting and rescue specialist with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, saws into a vehicle during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 10, 2025. The TRAP course is designed to develop the capabilities of Marines to recover aircraft, personnel, and equipment in austere environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zackery Dear)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Zackery Dear

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, hike as a battalion through o-chlorobenzlidene malonoitrile gas at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 18, 2025. The purpose of the hike was to test physical readiness and improve combat conditioning. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Torres)

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, hike as a battalion through o-chlorobenzlidene malonoitrile gas at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 18, 2025. The purpose of the hike was to test physical readiness and improve combat conditioning. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Torres)

Photo by Cpl. Juan Torres

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