Readiness

Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Flake, a hospital corpsman with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command clears CS gas out of an M50 gas mask during gas chamber training at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 16, 2020. Marines and Sailors with SPMAGTF-SC are conducting a variety of pre-deployment training events and qualifications in order to enhance crisis response preparedness in and around Latin America and the Caribbean. Flake is a native of Romulus, Michigan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)