U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Douglas K. Clark, commanding general of 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, presents a coin to Sgt. Gabriel Brelage, a field artillery cannoneer with Oscar Battery, 5th Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 4-23 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 20, 2023. As the Marine Corps Reserve’s premier annual training event, ITX provides opportunities to mobilize geographically dispersed forces for a deployment; increase combat readiness and lethality; and exercise MAGTF command and control of battalions and squadrons across the full spectrum of warfare. Brelage is a native of Lafayette, Indiana where he graduated from Lafayette Excel Center High School. Brelage’s civilian job is a loss prevention officer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by. Cpl. Ryan Schmid)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Christopher J. Adams, command senior enlisted leader of 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, talks to Marines with Oscar Battery, 5th Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 4-23 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 20, 2023. As the Marine Corps Reserve’s premier annual training event, ITX provides opportunities to mobilize geographically dispersed forces for a deployment; increase combat readiness and lethality; and exercise MAGTF command and control of battalions and squadrons across the full spectrum of warfare. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by. Cpl. Ryan Schmid)

Marines from Battery O, 5th Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division prepare to fire artillery rounds from an M777A2 155 mm howitzer at East Fuji Maneuver Area, Japan Sept. 11. Battery O is in Japan as a part of the Unit Deployment Program, a program designed to increase the training level and unit continuity of Marine Corps units stationed in the continental United States. Realistic scenarios and combined exercises are a highlight of the UDP, bringing Marines of many different units together, sometimes with foreign forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Terence G. Brady/Released)

Marines with Battery O, 5th Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, simulate firing an M240G medium machine gun during a demonstration for local government officials at East Fuji Maneuver Area on mainland Japan Sept. 14. Battery O is currently deployed to Okinawa, Japan as a part of the Unit Deployment Program, a program designed to increase the training level and unit continuity of Marine Corps units stationed in the continental United States. Units with Marine Forces Reserve have honed their skills in the UDP since 2003, and continue to do so, as two squadrons from the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing are set to mobilize for their UDP deployment in 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Terence G. Brady/Released)