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Commandant, Gen. Smith, Visits Trondheim - The 39th Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, Gen. Eric M. Smith, tours the Figård Cave apart of the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway in Trondheim, Norway on Oct. 26, 2024. General Smith was in Norway for scheduled office calls with Norwegian defense officials and to speak with Marines and recognize their accomplishments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Kelsey Dornfeld).

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jonathan F. Mikita, 3rd Intelligence Battalion intelligence specialist, demonstrates the capabilities of a lightweight, mobile, and cost-effective radar system as part of Keen Sword 25, Oct. 27, 2024 at Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad U.S.-Japan alliance. During Keen Sword, the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory leveraged the exercise environment to work with emerging concepts, technologies, and capabilities, providing valuable insights to advance joint interoperability and operational effectiveness in support of the U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kevin Ray J. Salvador) - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jonathan F. Mikita, 3rd Intelligence Battalion intelligence specialist, demonstrates the capabilities of a lightweight, mobile, and cost-effective radar system as part of Keen Sword 25, Oct. 27, 2024 at Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad U.S.-Japan alliance. During Keen Sword, the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory leveraged the exercise environment to work with emerging concepts, technologies, and capabilities, providing valuable insights to advance joint interoperability and operational effectiveness in support of the U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kevin Ray J. Salvador)

From right, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Ismael Bamba, Command Senior Enlisted Leader of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Korea, and Staff Sgt. Jonathan Hemme, a career planner with MARFORK, poses for a photo alongside a civilian during the Gifts for Hope toy drive at U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys, South Korea, Nov. 29, 2024. Gifts for Hope is an annual two-day toy drive that MARFORK hosts in partnership with the Seoul Children’s Welfare Committee during the holidays to collect and donate gifts to orphans in South Korea. - From right, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Ismael Bamba, Command Senior Enlisted Leader of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Korea, and Staff Sgt. Jonathan Hemme, a career planner with MARFORK, poses for a photo alongside a civilian during the Gifts for Hope toy drive at U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys, South Korea, Nov. 29, 2024. Gifts for Hope is an annual two-day toy drive that MARFORK hosts in partnership with the Seoul Children’s Welfare Committee during the holidays to collect and donate gifts to orphans in South Korea.

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, participate in a ceremony on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Nov. 26, 2024. At the ceremony, 3d MLR officially received the Navy/Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System from Marine Corps Systems Command, becoming the first U.S. Marine Corps unit to field the system. The NMESIS provides 3d MLR with enhanced sea denial capabilities and maritime lethality. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons) - U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, participate in a ceremony on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Nov. 26, 2024. At the ceremony, 3d MLR officially received the Navy/Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System from Marine Corps Systems Command, becoming the first U.S. Marine Corps unit to field the system. The NMESIS provides 3d MLR with enhanced sea denial capabilities and maritime lethality. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Adam T. Taitano, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion logistics officer along with U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jared R. Wilbanks, 1st CEB combat engineer, fix a door lock during Operation Clean Sweep at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 29, 2024. Operation Clean Sweep is a joint initiative between Marine Corps Installations West and I Marine Expeditionary Force at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton to improve living conditions for Marines and Sailors. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne A. Torres). - U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Adam T. Taitano, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion logistics officer along with U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jared R. Wilbanks, 1st CEB combat engineer, fix a door lock during Operation Clean Sweep at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 29, 2024. Operation Clean Sweep is a joint initiative between Marine Corps Installations West and I Marine Expeditionary Force at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton to improve living conditions for Marines and Sailors. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne A. Torres).

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Stuart Glenn, left, commanding officer for Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, poses for a photo with an Indonesian marine with 10th Marine Infantry Battalion, Indonesian Korps Marinir, after a coastal defense exercise during Keris Marine Exercise (MAREX) 2024 on Kabupaten Lingga, Singkep, Indonesia, Nov. 15, 2024. Keris MAREX is a bilateral exercise conducted by the U.S. Marine Corps and Korps Marinir Republik Indonesia, or Indonesian Marine Corps, to strengthen relationships as military partners and increase interoperability among participating forces in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. MRF-SEA is a rotational unit derived from elements of I Marine Expeditionary Force 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 presence west of the International Date Line. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Shaina Jupiter) - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Stuart Glenn, left, commanding officer for Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, poses for a photo with an Indonesian marine with 10th Marine Infantry Battalion, Indonesian Korps Marinir, after a coastal defense exercise during Keris Marine Exercise (MAREX) 2024 on Kabupaten Lingga, Singkep, Indonesia, Nov. 15, 2024. Keris MAREX is a bilateral exercise conducted by the U.S. Marine Corps and Korps Marinir Republik Indonesia, or Indonesian Marine Corps, to strengthen relationships as military partners and increase interoperability among participating forces in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. MRF-SEA is a rotational unit derived from elements of I Marine Expeditionary Force 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 presence west of the International Date Line. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Shaina Jupiter)