Readiness

Cpl. Kyle Lang, a refrigeration and air conditioning technician with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, and Cpl. Gennadiy Tkachuk, right, an engineer equipment electrical systems technician with SPMAGTF-SC, tie down equipment 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. Lang is from Corvallis, Oregon. Tkachuk is a native of Hillsboro, Oregon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)