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U.S. Marines with the Command Element, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force Darwin (MRF-D) 22 enter Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, March 12, 2022. MRF-D 22 is a six month rotation where U.S. Marines, the Australian Defence Force, and other allied and partner nations enhance their interoperability and readiness posture in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Cedar Barnes)

U.S. Marines with the Command Element, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force Darwin (MRF-D) 22 enter Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, March 12, 2022. MRF-D 22 is a six month rotation where U.S. Marines, the Australian Defence Force, and other allied and partner nations enhance their interoperability and readiness posture in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Cedar Barnes)

Photo by Cpl. Cedar Barnes

U.S. Marines with the Command Element, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force Darwin (MRF-D) 22 enter Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, March 12, 2022. MRF-D 22 is a six month rotation where U.S. Marines, the Australian Defence Force, and other allied and partner nations enhance their interoperability and readiness posture in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Cedar Barnes)

U.S. Marines with the Command Element, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force Darwin (MRF-D) 22 enter Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, March 12, 2022. MRF-D 22 is a six month rotation where U.S. Marines, the Australian Defence Force, and other allied and partner nations enhance their interoperability and readiness posture in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Cedar Barnes)

Photo by Cpl. Cedar Barnes

U.S. Marines with the Command Element, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force Darwin (MRF-D) 22 enter Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, March 12, 2022. MRF-D 22 is a six month rotation where U.S. Marines, the Australian Defence Force, and other allied and partner nations enhance their interoperability and readiness posture in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Cedar Barnes)

U.S. Marines with the Command Element, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force Darwin (MRF-D) 22 enter Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, March 12, 2022. MRF-D 22 is a six month rotation where U.S. Marines, the Australian Defence Force, and other allied and partner nations enhance their interoperability and readiness posture in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Cedar Barnes)

Photo by Cpl. Cedar Barnes

U.S. Marines with the Command Element, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force Darwin (MRF-D) 22 enter Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, March 12, 2022. MRF-D 22 is a six month rotation where U.S. Marines, the Australian Defence Force, and other allied and partner nations enhance their interoperability and readiness posture in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Cedar Barnes)

U.S. Marines with the Command Element, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force Darwin (MRF-D) 22 enter Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, March 12, 2022. MRF-D 22 is a six month rotation where U.S. Marines, the Australian Defence Force, and other allied and partner nations enhance their interoperability and readiness posture in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Cedar Barnes)

Photo by Cpl. Cedar Barnes

U.S. Marines with the Command Element, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force Darwin (MRF-D) 22 enter Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, March 12, 2022. MRF-D 22 is a six month rotation where U.S. Marines, the Australian Defence Force, and other allied and partner nations enhance their interoperability and readiness posture in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Cedar Barnes)

U.S. Marines with the Command Element, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force Darwin (MRF-D) 22 enter Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, March 12, 2022. MRF-D 22 is a six month rotation where U.S. Marines, the Australian Defence Force, and other allied and partner nations enhance their interoperability and readiness posture in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Cedar Barnes)

Photo by Cpl. Cedar Barnes

U.S. Marines with the Command Element, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force Darwin (MRF-D) 22 enter Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, March 12, 2022. MRF-D 22 is a six month rotation where U.S. Marines, the Australian Defence Force, and other allied and partner nations enhance their interoperability and readiness posture in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Cedar Barnes)

U.S. Marines with the Command Element, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force Darwin (MRF-D) 22 enter Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, March 12, 2022. MRF-D 22 is a six month rotation where U.S. Marines, the Australian Defence Force, and other allied and partner nations enhance their interoperability and readiness posture in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Cedar Barnes)

Photo by Cpl. Cedar Barnes

U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) launch combat rubber raiding crafts during a bottom-up visit, board, search, and seizure mission to intercept sensitive equipment during Realistic Urban Training Exercise 22.1 (RUTEX) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan 8, 2022. The purpose of the RUTEX is to incorporate the specialized individual and small-unit skills of the MEU and conduct high-intensity, advanced, and complex Marine Air-Ground Task Force operations to prepare MEUs and other designated forces to support the geographic combatant commanders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Fourmet Gustavsen)

U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) launch combat rubber raiding crafts during a bottom-up visit, board, search, and seizure mission to intercept sensitive equipment during Realistic Urban Training Exercise 22.1 (RUTEX) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan 8, 2022. The purpose of the RUTEX is to incorporate the specialized individual and small-unit skills of the MEU and conduct high-intensity, advanced, and complex Marine Air-Ground Task Force operations to prepare MEUs and other designated forces to support the geographic combatant commanders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Fourmet Gustavsen)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Haley Fourmetgustavse

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Juan A. Cernar, left, and Sgt. Donald B. Pierce, transmission supervisors, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, deliver notification letters to military residents in Pearl City, Hawaii, Dec. 26, 2021. As part of Task Force KULEANA, Marines passed out letters to military residents affected by the water contamination at Red Hill to provide an update on the efforts to restore clean water to the surrounding communities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley Fourmet Gustavsen)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Juan A. Cernar, left, and Sgt. Donald B. Pierce, transmission supervisors, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, deliver notification letters to military residents in Pearl City, Hawaii, Dec. 26, 2021. As part of Task Force KULEANA, Marines passed out letters to military residents affected by the water contamination at Red Hill to provide an update on the efforts to restore clean water to the surrounding communities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley Fourmet Gustavsen)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Haley Fourmetgustavse

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Donald B. Pierce, transmission supervisor, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, posts a notification letter to a military resident’s house in Pearl City, Hawaii, Dec. 26, 2021. As part of Task Force KULEANA, Marines passed out letters to military residents affected by the water contamination at Red Hill to provide an update on the efforts to restore clean water to the surrounding communities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley Fourmet Gustavsen)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Donald B. Pierce, transmission supervisor, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, posts a notification letter to a military resident’s house in Pearl City, Hawaii, Dec. 26, 2021. As part of Task Force KULEANA, Marines passed out letters to military residents affected by the water contamination at Red Hill to provide an update on the efforts to restore clean water to the surrounding communities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley Fourmet Gustavsen)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Haley Fourmetgustavse

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Donald B. Pierce, left, and Sgt. Juan A. Cernar, transmission supervisors, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, deliver notification letters to military residents in Pearl City, Hawaii, Dec. 26, 2021. As part of Task Force KULEANA, Marines passed out letters to military residents affected by the water contamination at Red Hill to provide an update on the efforts to restore clean water to the surrounding communities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley Fourmet Gustavsen)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Donald B. Pierce, left, and Sgt. Juan A. Cernar, transmission supervisors, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, deliver notification letters to military residents in Pearl City, Hawaii, Dec. 26, 2021. As part of Task Force KULEANA, Marines passed out letters to military residents affected by the water contamination at Red Hill to provide an update on the efforts to restore clean water to the surrounding communities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley Fourmet Gustavsen)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Haley Fourmetgustavse

U.S Marine Corps Sgt. Donald B. Pierce, transmission supervisor, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, delivers a notification letter to a military resident in Pearl City, Hawaii, Dec. 26, 2021. As part of Task Force KULEANA, Marines passed out letters to military residents affected by the water contamination at Red Hill to provide an update on the efforts to restore clean water to the surrounding communities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley Fourmet Gustavsen)

U.S Marine Corps Sgt. Donald B. Pierce, transmission supervisor, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, delivers a notification letter to a military resident in Pearl City, Hawaii, Dec. 26, 2021. As part of Task Force KULEANA, Marines passed out letters to military residents affected by the water contamination at Red Hill to provide an update on the efforts to restore clean water to the surrounding communities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley Fourmet Gustavsen)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Haley Fourmetgustavse

U.S Marine Corps Sgt. Donald B. Pierce, transmission supervisor, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, delivers a notification letter to a military resident in Pearl City, Hawaii, Dec. 26, 2021. As part of Task Force KULEANA, Marines passed out letters to military residents affected by the water contamination at Red Hill to provide an update on the efforts to restore clean water to the surrounding communities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley Fourmet Gustavsen)

U.S Marine Corps Sgt. Donald B. Pierce, transmission supervisor, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, delivers a notification letter to a military resident in Pearl City, Hawaii, Dec. 26, 2021. As part of Task Force KULEANA, Marines passed out letters to military residents affected by the water contamination at Red Hill to provide an update on the efforts to restore clean water to the surrounding communities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley Fourmet Gustavsen)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Haley Fourmetgustavse

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (reinforced) prepares to lift a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle during Helicopter Support Team (HST) training on Landing Zone Swan, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 28, 2021. HST’s allow the Marines to swiftly transport heavy equipment by air to a vast range of locations. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Joseph E. DeMarcus)

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (reinforced) prepares to lift a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle during Helicopter Support Team (HST) training on Landing Zone Swan, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 28, 2021. HST’s allow the Marines to swiftly transport heavy equipment by air to a vast range of locations. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Joseph E. DeMarcus)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph DeMarcus

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines load a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System onto the USNS Brunswick during Exercise Noble Jaguar 2021 at Naha Port, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 28, 2021. The Marine Corps and Navy leveraged integrated command and control and joint sensors to expand battlefield awareness, share targeting data, and conduct long-range precision strikes in support of sea control and sea denial in contested maritime environments. III Marine Expeditionary Force executed these actions as a part of an integrated operation with 7th Fleet to maintain readiness and demonstrate U.S. resolve to preserve regional security. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ujian Gosun)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines load a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System onto the USNS Brunswick during Exercise Noble Jaguar 2021 at Naha Port, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 28, 2021. The Marine Corps and Navy leveraged integrated command and control and joint sensors to expand battlefield awareness, share targeting data, and conduct long-range precision strikes in support of sea control and sea denial in contested maritime environments. III Marine Expeditionary Force executed these actions as a part of an integrated operation with 7th Fleet to maintain readiness and demonstrate U.S. resolve to preserve regional security. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ujian Gosun)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ujian Gosun

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NMESIS

Photo by Maj. Mannweiler

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PALS-21

Photo by LCpl Arianna Lindheimer

Australian Army Warrant Officer Class 2 Lee Pendlebury, left, an operations warrant officer with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, prepares to assist U.S. Marines with MRF-D, at Royal Australian Air Force Base, Darwin, NT, Australia, March 22, 2021. Marines and Sailors with MRF-D are required to conduct strict COVID-19 mitigation procedures prior to arrival in Darwin, in compliance with Northern Territory Health Authorities. All service members must provide three documented negative COVID-19 swab tests throughout their travel and prior to being released from a 14-day quarantine period. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Micha Pierce)

Australian Army Warrant Officer Class 2 Lee Pendlebury, left, an operations warrant officer with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, prepares to assist U.S. Marines with MRF-D, at Royal Australian Air Force Base, Darwin, NT, Australia, March 22, 2021. Marines and Sailors with MRF-D are required to conduct strict COVID-19 mitigation procedures prior to arrival in Darwin, in compliance with Northern Territory Health Authorities. All service members must provide three documented negative COVID-19 swab tests throughout their travel and prior to being released from a 14-day quarantine period. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Micha Pierce)

Photo by Sgt. Micha Pierce

U.S. Marines with Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin participate in Exercise Koolendong at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, Sept. 5, 2020. Koolendong will build proficiency and interoperability among the Marines and ADF to better respond to a variety of security challenges and crises in the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sarah Marshall)

U.S. Marines with Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin participate in Exercise Koolendong at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, Sept. 5, 2020. Koolendong will build proficiency and interoperability among the Marines and ADF to better respond to a variety of security challenges and crises in the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sarah Marshall)

Photo by Cpl. Sarah Marshall

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 15, 2021) An E-2C Hawkeye from the "Sun Kings" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 116 performs a high speed pass of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during an air power demonstration. Nimitz is the flagship of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and is deployed conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Logan C. Kellums)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 15, 2021) An E-2C Hawkeye from the "Sun Kings" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 116 performs a high speed pass of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during an air power demonstration. Nimitz is the flagship of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and is deployed conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Logan C. Kellums)

Photo by MC2 Logan Kellums

Col. Ross Monta, military deputy for Program Executive Officer Digital and Enterprise Services, addresses the audience during the Innovation Symposium, April 2, 2019 aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Between July and October, Marine Corps Systems Command underwent a structural shift to better align the Marine Corps with the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Matt Gonzales)

Col. Ross Monta, military deputy for Program Executive Officer Digital and Enterprise Services, addresses the audience during the Innovation Symposium, April 2, 2019 aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Between July and October, Marine Corps Systems Command underwent a structural shift to better align the Marine Corps with the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Matt Gonzales)

Photo by MCSC OPAC

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific