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A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to shoot an M2 machine gun aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) during Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, April 29, 2024. The Wasp (WSP) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) – 24th MEU is conducting COMPTUEX, their final at-sea certification exercise under the evaluation of Carrier Strike Group 4 and Expeditionary Operations Group. Throughout COMPTUEX, THE WSP ARG-24th MEU is evaluated across a spectrum of scenarios that determine their readiness to deploy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to shoot an M2 machine gun aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) during Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, April 29, 2024. The Wasp (WSP) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) – 24th MEU is conducting COMPTUEX, their final at-sea certification exercise under the evaluation of Carrier Strike Group 4 and Expeditionary Operations Group. Throughout COMPTUEX, THE WSP ARG-24th MEU is evaluated across a spectrum of scenarios that determine their readiness to deploy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy

U.S. Navy Chief Quartermaster Edward Roth, assigned to USS New Orleans (LPD 18), applies chalk to the bar during a weightlifting meet aboard LPD 18 in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 4, 2022. The “1,000 Pound Club” is a weightlifting event where participants must lift a cumulative one thousand pounds in squat, bench, and deadlift. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Danny Gonzalez)

U.S. Navy Chief Quartermaster Edward Roth, assigned to USS New Orleans (LPD 18), applies chalk to the bar during a weightlifting meet aboard LPD 18 in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 4, 2022. The “1,000 Pound Club” is a weightlifting event where participants must lift a cumulative one thousand pounds in squat, bench, and deadlift. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Danny Gonzalez)

Photo by Sgt. Danny Gonzalez

Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG), hosts Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit as they conduct an insert for an embassy reinforcement as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 14, 2024. The purpose of COMPTUEX is to train and certify the 24th MEU’s Command Element (CE), Aviation Combat Element (ACE), and Ground Combat Element (GCE) and the Logistics Combat Element (LCE) as a capable Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) that can execute special skills operations along with the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG). COMPTUEX offers an enhanced opportunity for Navy and Marine Corps interoperability training in preparation for the Wasp ARG-MEU’s upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Nathan Mitchell)

Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG), hosts Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit as they conduct an insert for an embassy reinforcement as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 14, 2024. The purpose of COMPTUEX is to train and certify the 24th MEU’s Command Element (CE), Aviation Combat Element (ACE), and Ground Combat Element (GCE) and the Logistics Combat Element (LCE) as a capable Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) that can execute special skills operations along with the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG). COMPTUEX offers an enhanced opportunity for Navy and Marine Corps interoperability training in preparation for the Wasp ARG-MEU’s upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Nathan Mitchell)

Photo by Sgt. Nathan Mitchell

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conducts tactical casualty combat care on simulated wounds during a raid as part of Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) in Oak Grove, North Carolina, April 24, 2024. The Wasp (WSP) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) – 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit is conducting COMPTUEX, their final at-sea certification exercise under the evaluation of Carrier Strike Group 4 and Expeditionary Operations Training Group. Throughout COMPTUEX, the WSP ARG-24th MEU is evaluated across a spectrum of scenarios that determine their readiness to deploy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conducts tactical casualty combat care on simulated wounds during a raid as part of Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) in Oak Grove, North Carolina, April 24, 2024. The Wasp (WSP) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) – 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit is conducting COMPTUEX, their final at-sea certification exercise under the evaluation of Carrier Strike Group 4 and Expeditionary Operations Training Group. Throughout COMPTUEX, the WSP ARG-24th MEU is evaluated across a spectrum of scenarios that determine their readiness to deploy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy

U.S. Sailors with 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) participate in a six mile hike during the Doc Kent competition on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 23, 2024. This hike is held annually to commemorate Aaron A. Kent, a U.S. Navy Hospitalman, who was assigned with 2d MARDIV, II Marine Expeditionary Force and killed in action during combat in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Micah Thompson)

U.S. Sailors with 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) participate in a six mile hike during the Doc Kent competition on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 23, 2024. This hike is held annually to commemorate Aaron A. Kent, a U.S. Navy Hospitalman, who was assigned with 2d MARDIV, II Marine Expeditionary Force and killed in action during combat in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Micah Thompson)

Photo by Pfc. Micah Thompson

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division march during a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 19, 2024. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Nicholson, the outgoing commander of 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, relinquished command to Lt. Col. Young. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Allegra Catalan-Dyson)

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division march during a change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 19, 2024. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Nicholson, the outgoing commander of 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, relinquished command to Lt. Col. Young. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Allegra Catalan-Dyson)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Allegra CatalanDyson

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. William Reckley, left, a communication strategy and operations officer with Headquarters Battalion (HQBN), 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), and Lt. Col. Jonathan Blankenship, right, an operations officer with 2d MARDIV, participate in Galvanic Thunder 2024 (gt24) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 19, 2024. GT24 was designed to develop and refine the division’s targeting process across the warfighting functions to enable the ability to effectively plan, coordinate, and execute division level operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. William Reckley, left, a communication strategy and operations officer with Headquarters Battalion (HQBN), 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), and Lt. Col. Jonathan Blankenship, right, an operations officer with 2d MARDIV, participate in Galvanic Thunder 2024 (gt24) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 19, 2024. GT24 was designed to develop and refine the division’s targeting process across the warfighting functions to enable the ability to effectively plan, coordinate, and execute division level operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)

Photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Vincent Song, left, a transmissions chief, and Cpl. Ana Perezaguilar, right, a radio operator, with 8th Communication Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF), review a clue on their way ro the next station during the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) scavenger hunt, on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 26, 2024. The scavenger hunt was a collaborative event, used to inform Marines about SAPR related resources available on base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Emily Hazelbaker)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Vincent Song, left, a transmissions chief, and Cpl. Ana Perezaguilar, right, a radio operator, with 8th Communication Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF), review a clue on their way ro the next station during the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) scavenger hunt, on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 26, 2024. The scavenger hunt was a collaborative event, used to inform Marines about SAPR related resources available on base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Emily Hazelbaker)

Photo by Cpl. Emily Hazelbaker

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Gerard Maurer, a logistics officer with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, reunites with his families after returning from a seven- month deployment as part of Marine Rational Forces Europe area of operations on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina April 24, 2024. CLB 6 returned from their deployment to Finland and Norway which focused on regional engagements by conducting various exercises, arctic cold-weather and mountain warfare training with allied and partner nations, in order to foster interoperability between the United States and its allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Christian Salazar)

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Gerard Maurer, a logistics officer with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, reunites with his families after returning from a seven- month deployment as part of Marine Rational Forces Europe area of operations on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina April 24, 2024. CLB 6 returned from their deployment to Finland and Norway which focused on regional engagements by conducting various exercises, arctic cold-weather and mountain warfare training with allied and partner nations, in order to foster interoperability between the United States and its allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Christian Salazar)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Salazar

U.S. Marine Corps air delivery specialists with 2nd Distribution Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, recover cargo during an air delivery training in Surf City, North Carolina, April 26, 2024. 2nd DSB conducted the training to evaluate their Marines' combat effectiveness and enhance air delivery skills in a controlled environment to better prepare the unit for future operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jessica J. Mazzamuto)

U.S. Marine Corps air delivery specialists with 2nd Distribution Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, recover cargo during an air delivery training in Surf City, North Carolina, April 26, 2024. 2nd DSB conducted the training to evaluate their Marines' combat effectiveness and enhance air delivery skills in a controlled environment to better prepare the unit for future operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jessica J. Mazzamuto)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jessica Mazzamuto

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Samuel D. Krebs, center, a logistics officer with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) gives remarks on Cpl. Skylar J. Lawrence, right, a transmissions system operator with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2DMARDIV and Petty Officer 3rd Class Stanley R. Lipinsky, a corpsman with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, MARDIV during a battalion formation following the conclusion of Mountain Warfare Training Exercise (MTX) 3-24 at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, California April 9, 2024. The Marines and Sailors were each awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement medal for their impact and efficiency during MTX. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Noelia Vazquez)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Samuel D. Krebs, center, a logistics officer with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) gives remarks on Cpl. Skylar J. Lawrence, right, a transmissions system operator with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2DMARDIV and Petty Officer 3rd Class Stanley R. Lipinsky, a corpsman with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, MARDIV during a battalion formation following the conclusion of Mountain Warfare Training Exercise (MTX) 3-24 at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, California April 9, 2024. The Marines and Sailors were each awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement medal for their impact and efficiency during MTX. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Noelia Vazquez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Noelia Vazquez

Rune Lowman, left, and Leifer Lowman, right, children of Lt. Col. Paul Lowman the executive officer of Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division pose for a photo in Topsail, North Carolina, April 20, 2024. Volunteering with sports teams helps Marines engage with and contribute to the local communities by mentoring its youth. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Max Arellano)

Rune Lowman, left, and Leifer Lowman, right, children of Lt. Col. Paul Lowman the executive officer of Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division pose for a photo in Topsail, North Carolina, April 20, 2024. Volunteering with sports teams helps Marines engage with and contribute to the local communities by mentoring its youth. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Max Arellano)

Photo by Cpl. Max Arellano

U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Logistics Group, present morning colors before an awards ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 26, 2024. During the ceremony Marines and Sailors with 2nd MLG were awarded and recognized for their efforts and discipline during the second quarter of the 2024 calendar year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jackson Kirkiewicz)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Logistics Group, present morning colors before an awards ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 26, 2024. During the ceremony Marines and Sailors with 2nd MLG were awarded and recognized for their efforts and discipline during the second quarter of the 2024 calendar year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jackson Kirkiewicz)

Photo by Cpl. Jackson Kirkiewicz

A U.S. Navy Sailor with the USS Wasp (LHD 1) gestures commands during flight operations aboard the USS Wasp while the Wasp (WSP) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) conducts a simulated strait transit during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the Atlantic Ocean, April 26, 2024. The WSP ARG-24th MEU is conducting COMPTUEX, their final at-sea certification exercise under the evaluation of Carrier Strike Group 4 and Expeditionary Operations Training Group. Throughout COMPTUEX, the WSP ARG-24th MEU is evaluated across a spectrum of scenarios that determine their readiness to deploy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Hector de Jesus)

A U.S. Navy Sailor with the USS Wasp (LHD 1) gestures commands during flight operations aboard the USS Wasp while the Wasp (WSP) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) conducts a simulated strait transit during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the Atlantic Ocean, April 26, 2024. The WSP ARG-24th MEU is conducting COMPTUEX, their final at-sea certification exercise under the evaluation of Carrier Strike Group 4 and Expeditionary Operations Training Group. Throughout COMPTUEX, the WSP ARG-24th MEU is evaluated across a spectrum of scenarios that determine their readiness to deploy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Hector de Jesus)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Hector De Jesus

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Scott Peirson with Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), rides in a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 36 (Reinforced) for a simulated Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel mission during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) over the Atlantic Ocean, April 24, 2024. The 24th MEU and Wasp (WSP) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) are conducting COMPTUEX, their final at-sea, certification exercise under the evaluation of Carrier Strike Group 4 and Expeditionary Operations Training Group. Throughout COMPTUEX, the WSP ARG-24th MEU is evaluated across a spectrum of scenarios that determine their readiness to deploy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aydan Millette)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Scott Peirson with Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), rides in a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 36 (Reinforced) for a simulated Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel mission during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) over the Atlantic Ocean, April 24, 2024. The 24th MEU and Wasp (WSP) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) are conducting COMPTUEX, their final at-sea, certification exercise under the evaluation of Carrier Strike Group 4 and Expeditionary Operations Training Group. Throughout COMPTUEX, the WSP ARG-24th MEU is evaluated across a spectrum of scenarios that determine their readiness to deploy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aydan Millette)

Photo by Cpl. Aydan Millette

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tyler Halliday, a water maintenance technician, and 1st Lt. Logan Book, executive officer of Combat Engineer Company, both with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, train on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 4, 2024, prior to competing in the 128th Boston Marathon. Halliday and Book qualified to compete in the Boston Marathon as a member of the All-Marine Running Team through their hard work and dedication. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jackson Kirkiewicz)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tyler Halliday, a water maintenance technician, and 1st Lt. Logan Book, executive officer of Combat Engineer Company, both with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, train on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 4, 2024, prior to competing in the 128th Boston Marathon. Halliday and Book qualified to compete in the Boston Marathon as a member of the All-Marine Running Team through their hard work and dedication. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jackson Kirkiewicz)

Photo by Cpl. Jackson Kirkiewicz

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Erick Belena, a hull technician with the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), instructs U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lucas Camacho, a ground radio electronics repairman with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), on how to weld and metal work on April 12, 2024. The USS Wasp, with embarked 24th MEU, is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing integrated naval training as a WSP ARG-24th MEU team. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elton Taylor)

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Erick Belena, a hull technician with the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), instructs U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lucas Camacho, a ground radio electronics repairman with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), on how to weld and metal work on April 12, 2024. The USS Wasp, with embarked 24th MEU, is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing integrated naval training as a WSP ARG-24th MEU team. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elton Taylor)

Photo by Cpl. Elton Taylor

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division coach youth lacrosse players in Topsail, North Carolina, April 20, 2024. Volunteering with sports teams helps Marines engage with and contribute to the local communities by mentoring it’s youth. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Max Arellano)

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division coach youth lacrosse players in Topsail, North Carolina, April 20, 2024. Volunteering with sports teams helps Marines engage with and contribute to the local communities by mentoring it’s youth. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Max Arellano)

Photo by Cpl. Max Arellano

A welcome sign stands outside of the Holcomb Gate on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 8, 2008. MCB Camp Lejeune has been noted as the Home of the Expeditionary Forces in Readiness; directly supporting the II Marine Expeditionary Force. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Marine Corps)

A welcome sign stands outside of the Holcomb Gate on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 8, 2008. MCB Camp Lejeune has been noted as the Home of the Expeditionary Forces in Readiness; directly supporting the II Marine Expeditionary Force. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Marine Corps)

Photo by Courtsey Photo

U.S. Marines with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion conduct a counter-unmanned aircraft system (UAS) range on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 16, 2024. 2nd LAAD Battalion conducted a dynamic, tactical scenario-driven counter-UAS aerial-gunnery range in which Marines had to shoot, maneuver, and communicate while directly engaging UAS aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anakin Smith)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion conduct a counter-unmanned aircraft system (UAS) range on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 16, 2024. 2nd LAAD Battalion conducted a dynamic, tactical scenario-driven counter-UAS aerial-gunnery range in which Marines had to shoot, maneuver, and communicate while directly engaging UAS aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anakin Smith)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Anakin Smith

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