Readiness

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Brooks Braden, commanding officer of the Marine Innovation Unit, gives a speech during a change of command ceremony, Queens, New York, Nov. 5, 2023. The ceremony occurred at a ball hosted by MIU, celebrating the Marine Corps' 248th annual birthday. Stood up in March 2022, MIU leverages existing Marine talent in order to: accelerate the adoption of advanced capabilities; transform Naval Service capacity for technology employment; and retain and invest in Total Force human capital. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Intriago)