Readiness

Sgt. Thomas Roeder, top left, and Staff Sgt. Luis Perez, top right, military policemen with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, broach a combat rubber raiding craft with the help of their crew members during a training exercise at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 12, 2020. The Marines train and learn small boat skills and procedures to better help the SPMAGTF-SC with mission accomplishment when deployed within jungle environments. These training events assist the Marines and Sailors when working alongside partner nations in Latin America and the Caribbean with crisis response preparedness, security cooperation training, and engineering projects. Roeder is a native of Troy, Montana. Perez is a native of North Bergen, New Jersey. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Benjamin D. Larsen)