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U.S. Marine Corps scout swimmers with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, execute a small boat raid at Camp Pendleton, California, March 24, 2022. Gaining proficiency in small boat tactics increases the unit's capability to operate in the littoral environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Skyler M. Harris)

U.S. Marine Corps scout swimmers with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, execute a small boat raid at Camp Pendleton, California, March 24, 2022. Gaining proficiency in small boat tactics increases the unit's capability to operate in the littoral environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Skyler M. Harris)

Photo by Cpl. Skyler Harris

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom performs air operations during Maritime Domain Awareness Integration Exercise off the coast of Camp Pendleton, California, March 30, 2022. The purpose of this training evolution was to increase the unit's proficiency in utilizing joint terminal attack controllers in the maritime domain, demonstrating littoral capabilities for future deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brayden Daniel)

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom performs air operations during Maritime Domain Awareness Integration Exercise off the coast of Camp Pendleton, California, March 30, 2022. The purpose of this training evolution was to increase the unit's proficiency in utilizing joint terminal attack controllers in the maritime domain, demonstrating littoral capabilities for future deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brayden Daniel)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brayden Daniel

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 5 Keith Marine, the 1st Marine Division gunner, speaks during his retirement ceremony at Camp Pendleton, California, April 1, 2022. Marine retired after 30 years of honorable and faithful service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Melissa Marnell)

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 5 Keith Marine, the 1st Marine Division gunner, speaks during his retirement ceremony at Camp Pendleton, California, April 1, 2022. Marine retired after 30 years of honorable and faithful service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Melissa Marnell)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Melissa Marnell

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ethan Blair, an Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) crew member with 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, mans a remote weapon system in an ACV during a shore-to-ship and ship-to-shore training evolution at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 8, 2022. This training evolution marked the first platoon-level ACV exercise with embarked troops, demonstrating capability and competency during waterborne operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jailine L. AliceaSantiago)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ethan Blair, an Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) crew member with 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, mans a remote weapon system in an ACV during a shore-to-ship and ship-to-shore training evolution at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 8, 2022. This training evolution marked the first platoon-level ACV exercise with embarked troops, demonstrating capability and competency during waterborne operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jailine L. AliceaSantiago)

Photo by Sgt. Jailine AliceaSantiago

U.S. Marines with Golf Co., 2d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (2/5), 1st Marine Division, run on-off drills aboard USS Tripoli (LHA-7), Feb. 22, 2022. The Marines of 2/5 participated in an embassy reinforcement exercise organized by Expeditionary Operations Training Group in order to ensure Marines who are preparing to deploy are ready for complex combat situations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Benjamin Aulick)

U.S. Marines with Golf Co., 2d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (2/5), 1st Marine Division, run on-off drills aboard USS Tripoli (LHA-7), Feb. 22, 2022. The Marines of 2/5 participated in an embassy reinforcement exercise organized by Expeditionary Operations Training Group in order to ensure Marines who are preparing to deploy are ready for complex combat situations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Benjamin Aulick)

Photo by Cpl. Benjamin Aulick

U.S. Marines and a U.S. Navy Sailor with Weapons Company, 2d Battalion, 5th Marines (2/5), 1st Marine Division, secure a simulated casualty to a Sked Basic Rescue System while conducting a recovery mission during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 2, 2022. The Marines of 2/5 participated in the TRAP Course to gain competency in expeditious search and rescue operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Destiny Dempsey)

U.S. Marines and a U.S. Navy Sailor with Weapons Company, 2d Battalion, 5th Marines (2/5), 1st Marine Division, secure a simulated casualty to a Sked Basic Rescue System while conducting a recovery mission during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 2, 2022. The Marines of 2/5 participated in the TRAP Course to gain competency in expeditious search and rescue operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Destiny Dempsey)

Photo by Sgt. Destiny Dempsey

U.S. Marines with Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fire an M777 towed 155 mm howitzer during a fire exercise (FIREX) on Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 27, 2022. This regimental-level evolution provided an opportunity for multiple batteries to train together, developing small unit leadership while increasing efficiency and lethality. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brayden Daniel)

U.S. Marines with Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fire an M777 towed 155 mm howitzer during a fire exercise (FIREX) on Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 27, 2022. This regimental-level evolution provided an opportunity for multiple batteries to train together, developing small unit leadership while increasing efficiency and lethality. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brayden Daniel)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brayden Daniel

U.S. Marine Corps amphibious combat vehicles (ACVs) with 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conduct movement on the shore after a successful training evolution at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 13, 2022. The demonstration of proficiency in platoon-level operations marks the next step in certifying ACV crew members and their vehicles for worldwide deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 2nd Lt. Joshua Estrada)

U.S. Marine Corps amphibious combat vehicles (ACVs) with 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conduct movement on the shore after a successful training evolution at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 13, 2022. The demonstration of proficiency in platoon-level operations marks the next step in certifying ACV crew members and their vehicles for worldwide deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 2nd Lt. Joshua Estrada)

Photo by 2nd Lt. Joshua Estrada

A U.S. Marine with Lima company, 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, holds security while conducting Range 400 during their Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Jan. 23, 2022. Range 400 employs realistic live fire training that produces combat-ready forces in preparation for Marine Rotational Force-Darwin. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cedar Barnes)

A U.S. Marine with Lima company, 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, holds security while conducting Range 400 during their Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Jan. 23, 2022. Range 400 employs realistic live fire training that produces combat-ready forces in preparation for Marine Rotational Force-Darwin. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cedar Barnes)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cedar Barnes

U.S. Marines with the 1st Marine Division Band perform during the Division’s 81st Anniversary Ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 11, 2021. Veterans and active duty Marines and Sailors who served in the division participated in the ceremony celebrating the oldest, largest and most decorated division in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jailine L. AliceaSantiago)

U.S. Marines with the 1st Marine Division Band perform during the Division’s 81st Anniversary Ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 11, 2021. Veterans and active duty Marines and Sailors who served in the division participated in the ceremony celebrating the oldest, largest and most decorated division in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jailine L. AliceaSantiago)

Photo by Sgt. Jailine AliceaSantiago

U.S. Marines with Co. A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), and Co. B, 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st MARDIV, prepare to evacuate a P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicle (AAV) during a surf qualification at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 30, 2021. The qualification training included a 1,000-meter swim to shore from an AAV. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron Hermanet)

U.S. Marines with Co. A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), and Co. B, 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st MARDIV, prepare to evacuate a P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicle (AAV) during a surf qualification at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 30, 2021. The qualification training included a 1,000-meter swim to shore from an AAV. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron Hermanet)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron Rowe

U.S Navy Corpsmen from 1st Marine Division host a Valkyrie Emergency Whole Blood Transfusion Training Program on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 12, 2020. The Valkyrie program is designed to place whole blood transfusion capability into the hands of medical responders in the forward edge of the battlefield. Medical providers from a wide variety of commands participated including 3rd Marine Division, Naval Special Warfare, Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, and 1st Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sabrina Candiaflores)

U.S Navy Corpsmen from 1st Marine Division host a Valkyrie Emergency Whole Blood Transfusion Training Program on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 12, 2020. The Valkyrie program is designed to place whole blood transfusion capability into the hands of medical responders in the forward edge of the battlefield. Medical providers from a wide variety of commands participated including 3rd Marine Division, Naval Special Warfare, Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, and 1st Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sabrina Candiaflores)

Photo by Cpl. Sabrina Candiaflores

U.S Navy Corpsmen from 1st Marine Division host a Valkyrie Emergency Whole Blood Transfusion Training Program on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 12, 2020. The Valkyrie program is designed to place whole blood transfusion capability into the hands of medical responders in the forward edge of the battlefield. Medical providers from a wide variety of commands participated including 3rd Marine Division, Naval Special Warfare, Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, and 1st Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sabrina Candiaflores)

U.S Navy Corpsmen from 1st Marine Division host a Valkyrie Emergency Whole Blood Transfusion Training Program on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 12, 2020. The Valkyrie program is designed to place whole blood transfusion capability into the hands of medical responders in the forward edge of the battlefield. Medical providers from a wide variety of commands participated including 3rd Marine Division, Naval Special Warfare, Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, and 1st Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sabrina Candiaflores)

Photo by Cpl. Sabrina Candiaflores

U.S Navy Corpsmen from 1st Marine Division host a Valkyrie Emergency Whole Blood Transfusion Training Program on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 12, 2020. The Valkyrie program is designed to place whole blood transfusion capability into the hands of medical responders in the forward edge of the battlefield. Medical providers from a wide variety of commands participated including 3rd Marine Division, Naval Special Warfare, Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, and 1st Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sabrina Candiaflores)

U.S Navy Corpsmen from 1st Marine Division host a Valkyrie Emergency Whole Blood Transfusion Training Program on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 12, 2020. The Valkyrie program is designed to place whole blood transfusion capability into the hands of medical responders in the forward edge of the battlefield. Medical providers from a wide variety of commands participated including 3rd Marine Division, Naval Special Warfare, Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, and 1st Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sabrina Candiaflores)

Photo by Cpl. Sabrina Candiaflores

U.S Navy Corpsmen from 1st Marine Division host a Valkyrie Emergency Whole Blood Transfusion Training Program on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 12, 2020. The Valkyrie program is designed to place whole blood transfusion capability into the hands of medical responders in the forward edge of the battlefield. Medical providers from a wide variety of commands participated including 3rd Marine Division, Naval Special Warfare, Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, and 1st Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sabrina Candiaflores)

U.S Navy Corpsmen from 1st Marine Division host a Valkyrie Emergency Whole Blood Transfusion Training Program on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 12, 2020. The Valkyrie program is designed to place whole blood transfusion capability into the hands of medical responders in the forward edge of the battlefield. Medical providers from a wide variety of commands participated including 3rd Marine Division, Naval Special Warfare, Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, and 1st Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sabrina Candiaflores)

Photo by Cpl. Sabrina Candiaflores

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Blake Wyrick, a rifleman with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), posts security on Red Beach during Exercise Steel Knight 22 (SK-22) on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 6, 2021. SK-22 is a 1st MARDIV led annual training exercise which enables the Navy-Marine Corps team to operate in a realistic, combined-arms environment to enhance naval warfighting tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexandra Munoz)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Blake Wyrick, a rifleman with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), posts security on Red Beach during Exercise Steel Knight 22 (SK-22) on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 6, 2021. SK-22 is a 1st MARDIV led annual training exercise which enables the Navy-Marine Corps team to operate in a realistic, combined-arms environment to enhance naval warfighting tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexandra Munoz)

Photo by Cpl. Alexandra Munoz

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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Payden Varwig, with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (2/1) embraces his son during a 2/1 homecoming event at Camp Horno, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California on Oct. 3, 2021. The Marines with 2/1, known as the Professionals, were deployed in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command for six months. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Cedar Barnes.)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Payden Varwig, with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (2/1) embraces his son during a 2/1 homecoming event at Camp Horno, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California on Oct. 3, 2021. The Marines with 2/1, known as the Professionals, were deployed in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command for six months. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Cedar Barnes.)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cedar Barnes

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Marcos J. Romeroflores, a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, transitions his position during the Super Squad 21 competition on Range 800 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 24, 2021. The week-long Super Squad competition tests infantry squads in a variety of combat related skills and determines the most effective squad in the division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Quince Bisard)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Marcos J. Romeroflores, a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, transitions his position during the Super Squad 21 competition on Range 800 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 24, 2021. The week-long Super Squad competition tests infantry squads in a variety of combat related skills and determines the most effective squad in the division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Quince Bisard)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Quince Bisard

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