Readiness

Sgt. Bill Pendergraft, a military policeman with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, briefs his squad about an upcoming mock raid during a field exercise at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 7, 2020. The Marines train and perform a variety of infantry skill evaluations during the field exercise to help sharpen their overall capabilities. 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. Pendergraft is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Benjamin D. Larsen)