Readiness

Lance Cpl. Denver J. Elliot (right) and Pfc. John O. Thompson (left), machine gunners with Weapons Platoon, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, standby for orders at the infantry squad battle course during exercise Arctic Eagle at Camp Grayling, Mich., April 5, 2016. The Marines joined soldiers with the U.S. Army National Guard and the Danish Home Guard in the bilateral exercise, designed to simulate a joint task force defending key infrastructure in the arctic region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ian Leones/Released)