Readiness

Sgt. Raul Sanchez, a radio operator with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, establishes radio communications during a command post exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 7, 2020. The Marines and Sailors of SPMAGTF-SC use the training opportunity of the CPX to both show their capabilities in a controlled environment and prepare for the upcoming mission. SPMAGTF-SC is poised to conduct crisis response, theater security cooperation, and general engineering training alongside partner nation militaries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Sanchez is a native of Burlington, Washington. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Benjamin D. Larsen)