Readiness

Lance Cpl. Laurenz Fredeluces, a landing support specialist with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, participates in military operations on urban terrain training during a general exercise at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 17, 2020. MOUT training helps Marines develop small unit leadership and maintain operational readiness. 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. Fredeluces is a native of Sacramento, California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)