Readiness

Lance Cpl. Joel Shewmaker, a combat engineer with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, checks the level of cylinder blocks during a general exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 13, 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. Shewmaker is a native of Salem, Oregon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Benjamin D. Larsen)