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U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Logistics Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct convoy operations during LLB’s Motor Transportation Field Exercise at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Jan. 30, 2024. The 3d LLB undergoes transportation training under the pressure of a tactical scenario in order to prepare realistically for future operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eric Huynh)

Photo by Cpl. Eric Huynh

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, fire an M3E1 Multi-purpose Anti-armor Anti-personnel Weapon System for a platoon attack during exercise Bougainville III at Pohakuloa Training Area, Jan. 31, 2024. Bougainville III is a 3d LCT live-fire exercise focused on decentralized operations to prepare the battalion to command and control forces from dispersed locations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clayton Baker)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Clayton Baker

U.S. Marine Corps HM3 Wyatt Penland executes a timed shooting drill during the 3d Marine Division Squad Competition at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 26, 2024. The competition tested the Marines across various combat-related tasks to evaluate each squad’s tactical proficiency, mental and physical endurance, and decision-making skills to determine the Division’s most proficient and capable rifle squad. Penland, a native of Georgia, is a corpsman with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment. 2/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eduardo Delatorre)

Photo by Cpl. Eduardo Delatorre

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Osman Sesay gives his remarks after a six-mile conditioning hike on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Jan. 26, 2024. Conditioning hikes consist of carrying heavy loads for long distances to test and improve physical fitness, mental fortitude, and unit comradery. Sesay, a native of Sierra Leone, West Africa, is the commanding officer of 3d Littoral Logistics Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

Photo by Sgt. Jacqueline Parsons

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mario Fernandez clears a room during the 3d Marine Division Squad Competition at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 24, 2024. The competition tested the Marines across various combat-related tasks to evaluate each squad’s tactical proficiency, mental and physical endurance, and decision-making skills to determine the Division’s most proficient and capable rifle squad. Fernandez, a native of Florida, is a rifleman with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eduardo Delatorre)

Photo by Cpl. Eduardo Delatorre

U.S. Marines clear a building during the 3d Marine Division Squad Competition at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 24, 2024. The competition tested the Marines across various combat-related tasks to evaluate each squad’s tactical proficiency, mental and physical endurance, and decision-making skills to determine the Division’s most proficient and capable rifle squad. The Marines are with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eduardo Delatorre)

Photo by Cpl. Eduardo Delatorre

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Stephen Fuse posts security after clearing a building during the 3d Marine Division Squad Competition at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 24, 2024. The competition tested the Marines across various combat-related tasks to evaluate each squad’s tactical proficiency, mental and physical endurance, and decision-making skills to determine the Division’s most proficient and capable rifle squad. Fuse, a native of Florida, is a rifleman with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eduardo Delatorre)

Photo by Cpl. Eduardo Delatorre

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Omar Castellanos isolates an adjacent building during the 3d Marine Division Squad Competition at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 24, 2024. The competition tested the Marines across various combat-related tasks to evaluate each squad’s tactical proficiency, mental and physical endurance, and decision-making skills to determine the Division’s most proficient and capable rifle squad. Castellanos, a native of Illinois, is a rifleman with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eduardo Delatorre)

Photo by Cpl. Eduardo Delatorre

A U.S. Marine posts security after clearing a building during the 3d Marine Division Squad Competition at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 24, 2024. The competition tested the Marines across various combat-related tasks to evaluate each squad’s tactical proficiency, mental and physical endurance, and decision-making skills to determine the Division’s most proficient and capable rifle squad. The Marine is with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eduardo Delatorre)

Photo by Cpl. Eduardo Delatorre

U.S. Marines clear a building during the 3d Marine Division Squad Competition at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 24, 2024. The competition tested the Marines across various combat-related tasks to evaluate each squad’s tactical proficiency, mental and physical endurance, and decision-making skills to determine the Division’s most proficient and capable rifle squad. The Marines are with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eduardo Delatorre)

Photo by Cpl. Eduardo Delatorre

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. David Schodowski observes a naval vessel through a Recon B2-FO Dual Channel Day/Night Thermal Biocular during a training evolution at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Jan. 23, 2024. The training experimented with the Littoral Reconnaissance Team concept while operating multiple advanced data collection systems and assets, such as the Stalker VXE30 small unmanned aerial system. Schodowski, a native of San Diego, is a scout sniper with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

Photo by Sgt. Jacqueline Parsons

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division operate data systems during a training evolution at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Jan. 22, 2024. The training experimented with the Littoral Reconnaissance Team concept while operating multiple advanced data collection systems and assets, such as the Stalker VXE30 small unmanned aerial system. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

Photo by Sgt. Jacqueline Parsons

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division and U.S. Army Soldiers with 168th Transportation Detachment, prepare to load a Logistics Support Vessel at Waipio Point, Hawaii, Jan. 10, 2024. Bougainville III is a 3d LCT live-fire exercise focused on decentralized operations to prepare the battalion to command and control forces from dispersed locations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eric Huynh)

Photo by Cpl. Eric Huynh

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Caleb Williams is pinned with the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal during a ceremony on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 8, 2023. The ceremony was to award Williams, a native of Salisbury, N.C. and an infantry rifleman with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, for heroic actions that saved the life of a fellow Marine while on liberty. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

Photo by Sgt. Jacqueline Parsons

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Caleb Williams, left, and Lance Cpl. Anahi Anaya pose for a photo after a ceremony on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 8, 2023. The ceremony was to award Williams with the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for heroic actions that saved Anaya’s life after a motor incident. “If he wasn’t there, I would not be here today,” said Anaya. “We didn’t even know each other that well. It’s crazy how strangers can become family in an instant.” Williams used medical aid knowledge and skills he received since joining the Marine Corps. “When the accident happened, I moved without thinking and relied on the training we do constantly as Marines,” said Williams. And referring to his comrades in 3d Littoral Combat Team, Williams said, “I did what any of you would have done if you were in my place, I know that for sure.” Williams, a native of Salisbury, N.C., is an infantry rifleman with 3d LCT, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. Anaya, a native of Momence, Ill., is an administrative specialist with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

Photo by Sgt. Jacqueline Parsons

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Brett O’Connell rappels from a building with Sgt. Kai Kalamau as his belayer during a Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques Master Course on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 6, 2023. The course was led by HRST Master Instructors with III Expeditionary Operations Training Group, based in Okinawa, Japan, who travelled to Hawaii to certify Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team as HRST Masters. With the certification, HRST Masters can train Marines to safely and effectively perform helicopter insertions and extractions, rappels, and other rope techniques. O’Connell, a native of Boston, is an infantry platoon commander, and Kalamau, a native of Waianae, Hawaii, is an infantry rifleman, both with 3d LCT, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

Photo by Sgt. Jacqueline Parsons

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Brett O’Connell rappels from a building during a Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques Master Course on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 6, 2023. The course was led by HRST Master Instructors with III Expeditionary Operations Training Group, based in Okinawa, Japan, who travelled to Hawaii to certify Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team as HRST Masters. With the certification, HRST Masters can train Marines to safely and effectively perform helicopter insertions and extractions, rappels, and other rope techniques. O’Connell, a native of Boston, is an infantry platoon commander with 3d LCT, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

Photo by Sgt. Jacqueline Parsons

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division receive guidance from a Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques Master Instructor with III Expeditionary Operations Training Group, right, during a HRST Master Course on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 5, 2023. The course was led by III EOTG, based in Okinawa, Japan, who travelled to Hawaii to certify Marines with 3d LCT as HRST Masters. With the certification, HRST Masters can train Marines to safely and effectively perform helicopter insertions and extractions, rappels, and other rope techniques. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

Photo by Sgt. Jacqueline Parsons

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joshua Vega conducts call for fire transmissions during an annual squad competition at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Nov. 28, 2023. The competition was designed to test the Marines’ physical fitness levels, improve tactical proficiency, and build unit cohesion. Vega is an infantryman with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, and a California native. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Malia Sparks)

Photo by Cpl. Malia Sparks

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joshua Vega conducts call for fire transmissions during an annual squad competition at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Nov. 28, 2023. The competition was designed to test the Marines’ physical fitness levels, improve tactical proficiency, and build unit cohesion. Vega is an infantryman with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, and a California native. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Malia Sparks)

Photo by Cpl. Malia Sparks

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