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MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force - Darwin 23, prepare to depart Darwin Port, Northern Territory, Australia, April 28, 2023. Working alongside Australian Allies, MRF-D is postured and ready to respond to crisis and contingency in the region, contributing to a safe and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adeola Adetimehin)

MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force - Darwin 23, prepare to depart Darwin Port, Northern Territory, Australia, April 28, 2023. Working alongside Australian Allies, MRF-D is postured and ready to respond to crisis and contingency in the region, contributing to a safe and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adeola Adetimehin)

Photo by Cpl. Adeola Adetimehin

While firefighters respond to a simulated aircraft fire in the back, a joint command center is set up, to the right, for initial tasking to assist in the emergency response during the joint training exercise for a simulated air accident.

While firefighters respond to a simulated aircraft fire in the back, a joint command center is set up, to the right, for initial tasking to assist in the emergency response during the joint training exercise for a simulated air accident.

Photo by Yoshie Makiyama

Masaki Yasudome, director for Crisis Management in Okinawa, second from right, and Lt. Col. John Roach, provost marshal, Provost Marshal's Office, right, receive questions from 15 media agencies.

Masaki Yasudome, director for Crisis Management in Okinawa, second from right, and Lt. Col. John Roach, provost marshal, Provost Marshal's Office, right, receive questions from 15 media agencies.

Photo by Yoshie Makiyama

Marine Corps Installations Pacific gives a brief to 15 media agencies attended before the U.S.-Japan joint training exercise.

Marine Corps Installations Pacific gives a brief to 15 media agencies attended before the U.S.-Japan joint training exercise.

Photo by Yoshie Makiyama

Marines and Japanese base employees who play the role of simulated injured stand by before an air mishap exercise.

Marines and Japanese base employees who play the role of simulated injured stand by before an air mishap exercise.

Photo by Yoshie Makiyama

Croix du Sud 2023 Closing Ceremony
NOUMEA, NEW CALEDONIA
05.06.2023
Photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Beesley
1st Marine Logistics Group
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Service members present their nations’ colors during the closing ceremony for Exercise Croix du Sud in Noumea, New Caledonia, May 6, 2023. Croix du Sud is the New Caledonian Armed Forces’ Combined Joint Task Force certification event with training objectives focused on a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response, Non-combatant Evacuation Operations, and Stability and Support Operations scenario in Oceania with desired effects focused on enhancing military-military, civil-military, and joint/multinational coordination in the region during crisis response. Nearly 3,000 service members from 19 countries participated in the exercise, making it the largest multinational exercise ever conducted in the country. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Beesley)

Croix du Sud 2023 Closing Ceremony NOUMEA, NEW CALEDONIA 05.06.2023 Photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Beesley 1st Marine Logistics Group Subscribe36 facebook sharing buttontwitter sharing buttonlinkedin sharing buttonsharethis sharing button Service members present their nations’ colors during the closing ceremony for Exercise Croix du Sud in Noumea, New Caledonia, May 6, 2023. Croix du Sud is the New Caledonian Armed Forces’ Combined Joint Task Force certification event with training objectives focused on a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response, Non-combatant Evacuation Operations, and Stability and Support Operations scenario in Oceania with desired effects focused on enhancing military-military, civil-military, and joint/multinational coordination in the region during crisis response. Nearly 3,000 service members from 19 countries participated in the exercise, making it the largest multinational exercise ever conducted in the country. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Beesley)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Beesley

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, and U.S. Army Soldiers with 11th Airborne Division stand in formation during the closing ceremony for Exercise Croix du Sud in Noumea, New Caledonia, May 6, 2023. Croix du Sud is the New Caledonian Armed Forces’ Combined Joint Task Force certification event with training objectives focused on a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response, Non-combatant Evacuation Operations, and Stability and Support Operations scenario in Oceania with desired effects focused on enhancing military-military, civil-military, and joint/multinational coordination in the region during crisis response. Nearly 3,000 service members from 19 countries participated in the exercise, making it the largest multinational exercise ever conducted in the country. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Beesley)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, and U.S. Army Soldiers with 11th Airborne Division stand in formation during the closing ceremony for Exercise Croix du Sud in Noumea, New Caledonia, May 6, 2023. Croix du Sud is the New Caledonian Armed Forces’ Combined Joint Task Force certification event with training objectives focused on a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response, Non-combatant Evacuation Operations, and Stability and Support Operations scenario in Oceania with desired effects focused on enhancing military-military, civil-military, and joint/multinational coordination in the region during crisis response. Nearly 3,000 service members from 19 countries participated in the exercise, making it the largest multinational exercise ever conducted in the country. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Beesley)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Beesley

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, complete a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) with the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Maine (SSBN 741) in the Philippine Sea, May 9, 2023. Vertical replenishments enable naval vessels to quickly receive critical resources without disrupting maritime security operations while underway. III MEF is postured to enable naval expeditionary operations within the first island chain as part of a Stand-in-Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emily Weiss

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, complete a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) with the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Maine (SSBN 741) in the Philippine Sea, May 9, 2023. Vertical replenishments enable naval vessels to quickly receive critical resources without disrupting maritime security operations while underway. III MEF is postured to enable naval expeditionary operations within the first island chain as part of a Stand-in-Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emily Weiss

Photo by Lance Cpl. Emily Weiss

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joseph McDonnell, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, lowers a package to the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Maine (SSBN 741) during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) in the Philippine Sea, May 9, 2023. Vertical replenishments enable naval vessels to quickly receive critical resources without disrupting maritime security operations while underway. III MEF is postured to enable naval expeditionary operations within the first island chain as part of a Stand-in-Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emily Weiss)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joseph McDonnell, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, lowers a package to the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Maine (SSBN 741) during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) in the Philippine Sea, May 9, 2023. Vertical replenishments enable naval vessels to quickly receive critical resources without disrupting maritime security operations while underway. III MEF is postured to enable naval expeditionary operations within the first island chain as part of a Stand-in-Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emily Weiss)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Emily Weiss

The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) departed Guam following a routine port visit, May 15.

While in port, the Makin Island ARG, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), refueled and took on pallets, and had the chance to explore the local area.

The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) departed Guam following a routine port visit, May 15. While in port, the Makin Island ARG, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), refueled and took on pallets, and had the chance to explore the local area.

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Martinez

A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System assigned to Kilo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, Marine Forces Reserve, fires a rocket while conducting a HIMARS rapid insertion training event during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-22, Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, April 6, 2022. Kilo Battery conducted their annual training with WTI 2-22, enabling their Marines, and the aircrew training with WTI, to conduct a complex training evolution and certify that they are fully mission capable. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brendan Mullin)

A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System assigned to Kilo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, Marine Forces Reserve, fires a rocket while conducting a HIMARS rapid insertion training event during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-22, Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, April 6, 2022. Kilo Battery conducted their annual training with WTI 2-22, enabling their Marines, and the aircrew training with WTI, to conduct a complex training evolution and certify that they are fully mission capable. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brendan Mullin)

Photo by Cpl. Brendan Mullin

In a historic moment for the Republic of Palau, one of its own has achieved the rank of Master Gunnery Sergeant (E-9) in the United States Marine Corps. This achievement marks the first time a Palauan has attained the highest enlisted rank in the Marine Corps. On May 12, 2023 Master Gunnery Sgt. Milton Donatus was frocked at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz, Guam in front of a formation of Marines, family, Marine veterans, and the Consul General of the Republic of Palau on Guam.

In a historic moment for the Republic of Palau, one of its own has achieved the rank of Master Gunnery Sergeant (E-9) in the United States Marine Corps. This achievement marks the first time a Palauan has attained the highest enlisted rank in the Marine Corps. On May 12, 2023 Master Gunnery Sgt. Milton Donatus was frocked at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz, Guam in front of a formation of Marines, family, Marine veterans, and the Consul General of the Republic of Palau on Guam.

Photo by LCpl. Garrett Gillespie

U.S. Marines, with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, signals to a MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 268, 1st MAW, aboard the SS Curtis (T-AVB-4) during Balikatan 23 off the coast of the Philippines, April 18, 2023. Balikatan 23 is the 38th iteration of the annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military. The exercise includes three weeks of training focused on amphibious operations, command and control, humanitarian assistance, urban operations and counterterrorism skills throughout northern and western Luzon. Coastal defense training figures prominently in the Balikatan 23 training schedule. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle Chan)

U.S. Marines, with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, signals to a MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 268, 1st MAW, aboard the SS Curtis (T-AVB-4) during Balikatan 23 off the coast of the Philippines, April 18, 2023. Balikatan 23 is the 38th iteration of the annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military. The exercise includes three weeks of training focused on amphibious operations, command and control, humanitarian assistance, urban operations and counterterrorism skills throughout northern and western Luzon. Coastal defense training figures prominently in the Balikatan 23 training schedule. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle Chan)

Photo by Cpl. Kyle Chan

Rear Adm. Utai Youngwilai, left, chief of staff, Royal Thai Marine Corps (RTMC), and U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. William M. Jurney, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC), participate in the first Marine-to-Marine Future Engagement Planning event at Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii, May 8, 2023. This event is designed to establish a mechanism to better plan for operations and activities conducted bilaterally between MARFORPAC and the RTMC. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Blake Gonter)

Rear Adm. Utai Youngwilai, left, chief of staff, Royal Thai Marine Corps (RTMC), and U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. William M. Jurney, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC), participate in the first Marine-to-Marine Future Engagement Planning event at Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii, May 8, 2023. This event is designed to establish a mechanism to better plan for operations and activities conducted bilaterally between MARFORPAC and the RTMC. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Blake Gonter)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Blake Gonter

230427-N-CD453-1098 YELLOW SEA (April 27, 2023) U.S. Army AH-64D/E Apache helicopters attached to the 5th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, fly alongside Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) as the ship sails in formation with Republic of Korea Navy ships Sejong the Great-class guided-missile destroyer ROKS Sejong the Great (DDG 991), Daegu-class frigate ROKS Seoul (FFG-821), Gwangaetto the Great-class multipurpose destroyer ROKS Eulji Mundeok (DDH-972), Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class multipurpose destroyer ROKS Choe Yeong (DDH 981), and Ulsan-class frigate ROKS Cheongju, during Maritime Counter Special Operations Exercise (MCSOFEX) in the Yellow Sea, April 27. John Finn is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samantha Oblander)

230427-N-CD453-1098 YELLOW SEA (April 27, 2023) U.S. Army AH-64D/E Apache helicopters attached to the 5th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, fly alongside Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) as the ship sails in formation with Republic of Korea Navy ships Sejong the Great-class guided-missile destroyer ROKS Sejong the Great (DDG 991), Daegu-class frigate ROKS Seoul (FFG-821), Gwangaetto the Great-class multipurpose destroyer ROKS Eulji Mundeok (DDH-972), Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class multipurpose destroyer ROKS Choe Yeong (DDH 981), and Ulsan-class frigate ROKS Cheongju, during Maritime Counter Special Operations Exercise (MCSOFEX) in the Yellow Sea, April 27. John Finn is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samantha Oblander)

Photo by MC2 Samantha Oblander

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Stephanie A. Baer, a communication strategy and operations officer with II Marine Expeditionary Force, poses for a photo with senior leadership at the annual Marine Corps Association information awards dinner in Arlington, Virginia, April 20, 2023. Baer received the Information Officer of the Year Award for outstanding performance in the information occupational field. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rachaelanne Woodward)

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Stephanie A. Baer, a communication strategy and operations officer with II Marine Expeditionary Force, poses for a photo with senior leadership at the annual Marine Corps Association information awards dinner in Arlington, Virginia, April 20, 2023. Baer received the Information Officer of the Year Award for outstanding performance in the information occupational field. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rachaelanne Woodward)

Photo by Sgt. Rachaelanne Woodward

U.S. Marine Capt. Joseph Terstenyak, a Fire Support Coordinator with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and Capt. Cody Iszler, a Forward Air Controller with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st MARDIV, coordinate close-air support from the AW-1Z Cobra and the UH-1Y Venom during exercise Garnet Rattler on Saylor Creek Range in Grasmere, Idaho, April 18, 2023. Garnet Rattler is a joint exercise between Marines and airmen to train Joint Terminal Attack Controllers to be more efficient and lethal in a realistic training environment. Terstenyak is a native of Old Bridge, New Jersey.

U.S. Marine Capt. Joseph Terstenyak, a Fire Support Coordinator with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and Capt. Cody Iszler, a Forward Air Controller with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st MARDIV, coordinate close-air support from the AW-1Z Cobra and the UH-1Y Venom during exercise Garnet Rattler on Saylor Creek Range in Grasmere, Idaho, April 18, 2023. Garnet Rattler is a joint exercise between Marines and airmen to train Joint Terminal Attack Controllers to be more efficient and lethal in a realistic training environment. Terstenyak is a native of Old Bridge, New Jersey.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Torres

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Division locate their target points during exercise Garnet Rattler on Saylor Creek Range in Grasmere, Idaho, April 18, 2023. Garnet Rattler is a joint exercise between Marines and airmen to train Joint Terminal Attack Controllers to be more efficient and lethal in a realistic training environment.

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Division locate their target points during exercise Garnet Rattler on Saylor Creek Range in Grasmere, Idaho, April 18, 2023. Garnet Rattler is a joint exercise between Marines and airmen to train Joint Terminal Attack Controllers to be more efficient and lethal in a realistic training environment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Torres

U.S. Marines with Marine Innovation Unit, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve, pose for a photo following an annual training period on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 11, 2023. U.S. Marines and Sailors with the Marine Innovation Unit (MIU), U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve, held Annual Training 2023 to prepare to support their clients across the Total Force; make headway on internal and external engagements; test the Talent Marketplace; and assess MIU's systems for internal coordination and support. MIU leverages existing Marine talent in order to: accelerate the adoption of advanced capabilities; transform Naval Service capacity for technology employment; and retain and invest in Total Force human capital. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Kevin P. Stapleton)

U.S. Marines with Marine Innovation Unit, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve, pose for a photo following an annual training period on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 11, 2023. U.S. Marines and Sailors with the Marine Innovation Unit (MIU), U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve, held Annual Training 2023 to prepare to support their clients across the Total Force; make headway on internal and external engagements; test the Talent Marketplace; and assess MIU's systems for internal coordination and support. MIU leverages existing Marine talent in order to: accelerate the adoption of advanced capabilities; transform Naval Service capacity for technology employment; and retain and invest in Total Force human capital. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Kevin P. Stapleton)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joaquin Dela Torre

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Peters, a Marine Corps Total Force System clerk with Service Company, Regional Disbursing Office - West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, and Col. Daniel Whitley, the assistant chief of staff of Government and External Affairs, with Marine Corps Installations -West, MCB Camp Pendleton, pose for a photo at the MCI-West headquarters on Camp Pendleton, California, April 29, 2023. Lance Cpl. Peters met with Col. Whitley to showcase leadership that can be capable at all levels of the chain, from small unit to flag officers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andrew Cortez)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Peters, a Marine Corps Total Force System clerk with Service Company, Regional Disbursing Office - West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, and Col. Daniel Whitley, the assistant chief of staff of Government and External Affairs, with Marine Corps Installations -West, MCB Camp Pendleton, pose for a photo at the MCI-West headquarters on Camp Pendleton, California, April 29, 2023. Lance Cpl. Peters met with Col. Whitley to showcase leadership that can be capable at all levels of the chain, from small unit to flag officers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Sgt. Andrew Cortez

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