Readiness

Cpl. Gennadiy Tkachuk, an engineer equipment electrical systems technician with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, ties down equipment with a strap during a general exercise at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 14, 2020. The GENEX includes training events such as engineering projects and evacuation control center training scenarios that will help build the SPMAGTF-SC for their final certification exercise. These training events also provide the Marines and Sailors with real-world scenarios to prepare them for their deployment to assist partner nation militaries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Tkachuk is a native of Hillsboro, Oregon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)