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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Rijohn Adams, an intelligence specialist with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, attached to Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, places a Parrot Amari AI drone prior to an unmanned aerial systems flight during the field training exercise as part of Valiant Mark 25 at SAFTI City training facility, Singapore, March 26, 2025. SAFTI City is one of the largest and most technologically advanced urban training facilities in the world and the premier urban training facility in Southeast Asia. Valiant Mark is an annual, bilateral training exercise designed to enhance interoperability, build mutual defense capabilities, and strengthen military-to-military relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps and Singapore Armed Forces. MRF-SEA is a rotational unit derived from elements of I MEF 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 stand-in presence west of the international date line.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Rijohn Adams, an intelligence specialist with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, attached to Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, places a Parrot Amari AI drone prior to an unmanned aerial systems flight during the field training exercise as part of Valiant Mark 25 at SAFTI City training facility, Singapore, March 26, 2025. SAFTI City is one of the largest and most technologically advanced urban training facilities in the world and the premier urban training facility in Southeast Asia. Valiant Mark is an annual, bilateral training exercise designed to enhance interoperability, build mutual defense capabilities, and strengthen military-to-military relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps and Singapore Armed Forces. MRF-SEA is a rotational unit derived from elements of I MEF 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 stand-in presence west of the international date line.

Photo by Cpl. Tyler Wilson

U.S. Marines with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division pose for a photo with various unmanned systems on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 13, 2025. This class, which certifies Marines to fly multiple variants of sUAS, was the first time untethered drones were flown over a military installation on Okinawa under the Secretary of Defense's new guidance, which seeks to expand the use of small, American-made drones to enhance military capabilities. From left to right, the unmanned platforms are the Mission Master Silent Partner Unmanned Ground Vehicle, the Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System (TRUAS), the RQ20-B Puma, the Stalker UAS, and the in-flight, Skydio X2D. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joaquin Dela Torre)

U.S. Marines with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division pose for a photo with various unmanned systems on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 13, 2025. This class, which certifies Marines to fly multiple variants of sUAS, was the first time untethered drones were flown over a military installation on Okinawa under the Secretary of Defense's new guidance, which seeks to expand the use of small, American-made drones to enhance military capabilities. From left to right, the unmanned platforms are the Mission Master Silent Partner Unmanned Ground Vehicle, the Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System (TRUAS), the RQ20-B Puma, the Stalker UAS, and the in-flight, Skydio X2D. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joaquin Dela Torre)

Photo by Cpl. Joaquin Carlos Dela Torre

U.S. Marines with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division observe an untethered Skydio X2D small, unmanned aircraft system fly on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 12, 2025. This class, which certifies Marines to fly multiple variants of sUAS, was the first time untethered drones were flown over a military installation on Okinawa under the Secretary of Defense's new guidance, which seeks to expand the use of small, American-made drones to enhance military capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joaquin Dela Torre)

U.S. Marines with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division observe an untethered Skydio X2D small, unmanned aircraft system fly on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 12, 2025. This class, which certifies Marines to fly multiple variants of sUAS, was the first time untethered drones were flown over a military installation on Okinawa under the Secretary of Defense's new guidance, which seeks to expand the use of small, American-made drones to enhance military capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joaquin Dela Torre)

Photo by Cpl. Joaquin Carlos Dela Torre

U.S. Marines with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division operate an untethered Skydio X2D small unmanned aircraft system on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 12, 2025. This class, which certifies Marines to fly multiple variants of sUAS, was the first time untethered drones were flown over a military installation on Okinawa under the Secretary of Defense's new guidance, which seeks to expand the use of small, American-made drones to enhance military capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joaquin Dela Torre)

U.S. Marines with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division operate an untethered Skydio X2D small unmanned aircraft system on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 12, 2025. This class, which certifies Marines to fly multiple variants of sUAS, was the first time untethered drones were flown over a military installation on Okinawa under the Secretary of Defense's new guidance, which seeks to expand the use of small, American-made drones to enhance military capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joaquin Dela Torre)

Photo by Cpl. Joaquin Carlos Dela Torre

A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopter assigned to the 4th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, engages a simulated target at the joint land strike exercise with the Indonesian National Armed Forces and Australian Defence Forces during Super Garuda Shield 25 in Baturaja, Indonesia, Sept. 1, 2025. Super Garuda Shield is an annual exercise between the Indonesian National Armed Forces and the U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, and cooperation. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Seu Chan)

A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopter assigned to the 4th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, engages a simulated target at the joint land strike exercise with the Indonesian National Armed Forces and Australian Defence Forces during Super Garuda Shield 25 in Baturaja, Indonesia, Sept. 1, 2025. Super Garuda Shield is an annual exercise between the Indonesian National Armed Forces and the U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, and cooperation. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Seu Chan)

Photo by Pfc. Seu Chan

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Cpl. Leighton Willhite, who served in the Battle of Iwo Jima, views the name painted on a World War II-era Sherman Tank at the Museum Support Facility in Dumfries, Virginia.

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Cpl. Leighton Willhite, who served in the Battle of Iwo Jima, views the name painted on a World War II-era Sherman Tank at the Museum Support Facility in Dumfries, Virginia.

Photo by Cpl. Memphis Pitts

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Cpl. Leighton Willhite, who served in the Battle of Iwo Jima, right, poses for a photo in front of the WWII Sherman tank with Master gunnery Gt. Lisa Marshall, Senior Career Counselor, at the Museum Support Facility in Dumfries, Virginia.

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Cpl. Leighton Willhite, who served in the Battle of Iwo Jima, right, poses for a photo in front of the WWII Sherman tank with Master gunnery Gt. Lisa Marshall, Senior Career Counselor, at the Museum Support Facility in Dumfries, Virginia.

Photo by Cpl. Memphis Pitts

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Cpl. Leighton Willhite, who served in the Battle of Iwo Jima, left, looks at pictures of the tank after it was recovered with Master Gunnery Sgt. Lisa Marshall, senior career counselor with Manpower and Reserve Affairs, at the Museum Support Facility in Dumfries, Virginia.

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Cpl. Leighton Willhite, who served in the Battle of Iwo Jima, left, looks at pictures of the tank after it was recovered with Master Gunnery Sgt. Lisa Marshall, senior career counselor with Manpower and Reserve Affairs, at the Museum Support Facility in Dumfries, Virginia.

Photo by Cpl. Memphis Pitts

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Cpl. Leighton Willhite, who served in the Battle of Iwo Jima, right, talks about the tank he drove with Jonathan Bernstein, curator of arms and armor at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, left, at the Museum Support Facility in Dumfries, Virginia.

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Cpl. Leighton Willhite, who served in the Battle of Iwo Jima, right, talks about the tank he drove with Jonathan Bernstein, curator of arms and armor at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, left, at the Museum Support Facility in Dumfries, Virginia.

Photo by Cpl. Memphis Pitts

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Cpl. Leighton Willhite, who served in the Battle of Iwo Jima, left, shakes hands with Jonathan Bernstein, curator of arms and armor at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, right, at the Museum Support Facility in Dumfries, Virginia.

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Cpl. Leighton Willhite, who served in the Battle of Iwo Jima, left, shakes hands with Jonathan Bernstein, curator of arms and armor at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, right, at the Museum Support Facility in Dumfries, Virginia.

Photo by Cpl. Memphis Pitts

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Anthony Patris, an infantry infantry unit leader with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, collects expended brass with a Republic of Korea Marine with 1st Marine Division, ROK Marine Corps, during the Korean Marine Exercise Program 25.2 in Pohang, South Korea, July 29, 2025.

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Anthony Patris, an infantry infantry unit leader with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, collects expended brass with a Republic of Korea Marine with 1st Marine Division, ROK Marine Corps, during the Korean Marine Exercise Program 25.2 in Pohang, South Korea, July 29, 2025.

Photo by Cpl. Kanoa Thomas

The I Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general salutes the colors with past I MEF commanding generals during the I MEF change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 21, 2025. Lt. Gen. Michael S. Cederholm relinquished command of I MEF to Lt. Gen. Christian F. Wortman during the ceremony, signifying the transfer of command and responsibility of I MEF. I MEF provides combatant commanders a globally responsive, expeditionary, and fully scalable Marine Air-Ground Task Force, capable of generating, deploying, and employing ready forces and formations for crisis response, forward presence, major combat operations, and campaigns. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jordan Searls)

The I Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general salutes the colors with past I MEF commanding generals during the I MEF change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 21, 2025. Lt. Gen. Michael S. Cederholm relinquished command of I MEF to Lt. Gen. Christian F. Wortman during the ceremony, signifying the transfer of command and responsibility of I MEF. I MEF provides combatant commanders a globally responsive, expeditionary, and fully scalable Marine Air-Ground Task Force, capable of generating, deploying, and employing ready forces and formations for crisis response, forward presence, major combat operations, and campaigns. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jordan Searls)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jordan Searls

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Roque, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, clears foreign objects and debris from an airfield at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 10, 2025. Operation Resilient Spear is an opportunity for Marines with MWSS-372 to integrate and train with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, Naval Construction Force, through Base Recovery After Attack and Airfield Damage Repair Training to increase interoperability between Marine Corps engineers and Navy Seabees. Roque is a native of Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Roque, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, clears foreign objects and debris from an airfield at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 10, 2025. Operation Resilient Spear is an opportunity for Marines with MWSS-372 to integrate and train with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, Naval Construction Force, through Base Recovery After Attack and Airfield Damage Repair Training to increase interoperability between Marine Corps engineers and Navy Seabees. Roque is a native of Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Chad T. Fitzgerald, right, the commanding officer of Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, awards the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal to Sgt. Hayden Gowin, a combat engineer with MWSS-372, during Operation Resilient Spear at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 10, 2025. Operation Resilient Spear is an opportunity for Marines with MWSS-372 to integrate and train with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, Naval Construction Force, through Base Recovery After Attack and Airfield Damage Repair Training to increase interoperability between Marine Corps engineers and Navy Seabees. Fitzgerald is a native of Pennsylvania, and Gowin is a native of New York. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Chad T. Fitzgerald, right, the commanding officer of Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, awards the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal to Sgt. Hayden Gowin, a combat engineer with MWSS-372, during Operation Resilient Spear at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 10, 2025. Operation Resilient Spear is an opportunity for Marines with MWSS-372 to integrate and train with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, Naval Construction Force, through Base Recovery After Attack and Airfield Damage Repair Training to increase interoperability between Marine Corps engineers and Navy Seabees. Fitzgerald is a native of Pennsylvania, and Gowin is a native of New York. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn

A U.S. Navy Sailor with Airfield Construction Company Bravo, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, Naval Construction Force, ground guides a compact track loader during Operation Resilient Spear at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 10, 2025. Operation Resilient Spear is an opportunity for Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, to integrate and train with NMCB-5, through Base Recovery After Attack and Airfield Damage Repair Training to increase interoperability between Marine Corps engineers and Navy Seabees. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

A U.S. Navy Sailor with Airfield Construction Company Bravo, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, Naval Construction Force, ground guides a compact track loader during Operation Resilient Spear at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 10, 2025. Operation Resilient Spear is an opportunity for Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, to integrate and train with NMCB-5, through Base Recovery After Attack and Airfield Damage Repair Training to increase interoperability between Marine Corps engineers and Navy Seabees. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn

A U.S. Navy Sailor with Airfield Construction Company Bravo, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, Naval Construction Force, operates a backhoe loader during Operation Resilient Spear at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 10, 2025. Operation Resilient Spear is an opportunity for Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, to integrate and train with NMCB-5 through Base Recovery After Attack and Airfield Damage Repair Training to increase interoperability between Marine Corps engineers and Navy Seabees. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

A U.S. Navy Sailor with Airfield Construction Company Bravo, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, Naval Construction Force, operates a backhoe loader during Operation Resilient Spear at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 10, 2025. Operation Resilient Spear is an opportunity for Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, to integrate and train with NMCB-5 through Base Recovery After Attack and Airfield Damage Repair Training to increase interoperability between Marine Corps engineers and Navy Seabees. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Roberto Heredia Ramirez, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, uses a jackhammer on an airfield during Operation Resilient Spear at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 10, 2025. Operation Resilient Spear is an opportunity for Marines with MWSS-372 to integrate and train with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, Naval Construction Force, through Base Recovery After Attack and Airfield Damage Repair Training to increase interoperability between Marine Corps engineers and Navy Seabees. Heredia Ramirez is a native of Cuba. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Roberto Heredia Ramirez, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, uses a jackhammer on an airfield during Operation Resilient Spear at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 10, 2025. Operation Resilient Spear is an opportunity for Marines with MWSS-372 to integrate and train with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, Naval Construction Force, through Base Recovery After Attack and Airfield Damage Repair Training to increase interoperability between Marine Corps engineers and Navy Seabees. Heredia Ramirez is a native of Cuba. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bernardo Rodrigues Campos, left, a combat engineer, and Lance Cpl. Cristian Estrada, a combat engineer, both with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, rake concrete during Operation Resilient Spear at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 8, 2025. Operation Resilient Spear is an opportunity for Marines with MWSS-372 to integrate and train with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, Naval Construction Force, through Base Recovery After Attack and Airfield Damage Repair Training to increase interoperability between Marine Corps engineers and Navy Seabees. Rodrigues Campos is a native of Brazil, and Estrada is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bernardo Rodrigues Campos, left, a combat engineer, and Lance Cpl. Cristian Estrada, a combat engineer, both with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, rake concrete during Operation Resilient Spear at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 8, 2025. Operation Resilient Spear is an opportunity for Marines with MWSS-372 to integrate and train with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, Naval Construction Force, through Base Recovery After Attack and Airfield Damage Repair Training to increase interoperability between Marine Corps engineers and Navy Seabees. Rodrigues Campos is a native of Brazil, and Estrada is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn

U.S. Navy Seaman Tristian Flowers, left, a builder constructionman with Airfield Construction Company Bravo, Naval Mobile Construction Group 5, Naval Construction Force, and U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jose Rodriguez, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, rake concrete during Operation Resilient Spear at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 8, 2025. Operation Resilient Spear is an opportunity for Marines with MWSS-372 to integrate and train with NMCB-5 through Base Recovery After Attack and Airfield Damage Repair Training to increase interoperability between Marine Corps engineers and Navy Seabees. Flowers is a native of New York, and Rodriguez is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

U.S. Navy Seaman Tristian Flowers, left, a builder constructionman with Airfield Construction Company Bravo, Naval Mobile Construction Group 5, Naval Construction Force, and U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jose Rodriguez, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, rake concrete during Operation Resilient Spear at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 8, 2025. Operation Resilient Spear is an opportunity for Marines with MWSS-372 to integrate and train with NMCB-5 through Base Recovery After Attack and Airfield Damage Repair Training to increase interoperability between Marine Corps engineers and Navy Seabees. Flowers is a native of New York, and Rodriguez is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn

U.S. Airmen participate Bamboo Eagle 25-3, a combat-realistic scenario in combined live-fly, virtual, and constructive exercise, at the 705th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Distributed Mission Operations Center at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, on Aug. 5, 2025. The DMOC's live, virtual, and constructive, or LVC, training environment provides a high-fidelity proving ground where commanders and battle managers can practice decision-making in contested, degraded, and operationally complex environments without risk to life or assets. (Screens were blurred and a security badge was removed for security purposes; photo cropped to focus on subject.) (U.S. Air Force photo by Amn Alenne Mojica)

U.S. Airmen participate Bamboo Eagle 25-3, a combat-realistic scenario in combined live-fly, virtual, and constructive exercise, at the 705th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Distributed Mission Operations Center at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, on Aug. 5, 2025. The DMOC's live, virtual, and constructive, or LVC, training environment provides a high-fidelity proving ground where commanders and battle managers can practice decision-making in contested, degraded, and operationally complex environments without risk to life or assets. (Screens were blurred and a security badge was removed for security purposes; photo cropped to focus on subject.) (U.S. Air Force photo by Amn Alenne Mojica)

Photo by Amn Alenne Mojica

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