U.S. Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR), 4th Marine Division, compete in the 2026 Bushmaster Competition, Camp Pendleton, California, March 25, 2026. This year, the annual competition was hosted by 4th LAR and it gathered Light Armored Vehicle crews from across the Marine Corps, Australia and New Zealand to test their tactical and technical skill proficiency. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Owen Long)

U.S. Marines, alongside Australian Army soldiers from the School of Armor, 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment, Queensland Mounted Infantry, and New Zealand Defense Force soldiers with 1st Battalion, Queen Alexandra’s Mounted Rifles, pose for a photo during the final phase of the Bushmaster 26 Competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 27, 2026. The 2026 Bushmaster Competition, hosted by 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, is a multi-event challenge hosted annually by the U.S. Marine Corps Light Armored Reconnaissance community that evaluates LAV-25 crews, including ally partners, on tactical proficiency, marksmanship, physical endurance, and reconnaissance skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sawyer Carleton)

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 2 Juan Inumerable, the battalion gunner of 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, gives a safety brief to Australian Defence Force and New Zealand Defence Force service members, during a subject matter expert exchange at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 20, 2026. During the exchange, Marines conducted live-fire drills with foreign partners on various marksmanship techniques increasing interoperability and combined capabilities between them. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Keegan Jones)

Light Armored Vehicles 25 used by U.S. Marines and partnered service members during the 2026 Bushmaster Competition, Camp Pendleton, California, March 26, 2026. This year, hosted by 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance, 4th Marine Division, the friendly competition gathers Light Armored Vehicle crews from across the U.S. Marine Corps, Australia and New Zealand to test their tactical and technical skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Aaron TorresLemus)

U.S. Marines participate in a light armored vehicle live-fire range event during the 2026 Bushmaster Competition, Camp Pendleton, California, March 27, 2026. This year, hosted by 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance, 4th Marine Division, the friendly competition gathers Light Armored Vehicle crews from across the U.S. Marine Corps, Australia and New Zealand to test their tactical and technical skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Aaron TorresLemus)

U.S. Marines Corps Brig. Gen. Michael Nakonezcny, the deputy commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, poses for a photo with Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, during an awards dinner following the conclusion of the Bushmaster 26 Competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 29, 2026. The 2026 Bushmaster Competition, hosted by 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, is a multi-event challenge hosted annually by the U.S. Marine Corps Light Armored Reconnaissance community that evaluates LAV-25 crews, including ally partners, on tactical proficiency, marksmanship, physical endurance, and reconnaissance skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sawyer Carleton)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Carlos Nunez, a platoon sgt with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance, 4th Marine Division, gathers foliage for the cover and concealment event during the 2026 Bushmaster Competition, Camp Pendleton, California, March 26, 2026. This year, hosted by 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance, 4th Marine Division, the friendly competition gathers Light Armored Vehicle crews from across the U.S. Marine Corps, Australia and New Zealand to test their tactical and technical skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Aaron TorresLemus)

U.S. Marine Corps First Sgt. Kevin Robinson, company First Sgt, right and Cpl. Perez Priscilla, a range coach, middle, with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR), 4th Marine Division evaluate Gunnery Sgt. Carlos Nunez, a platoon Sgt., left, with 4th LAR during the rifle skill range portion event during the 2026 Bushmaster Competition, Camp Pendleton, California, March 25, 2026. This year, hosted by 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance, 4th Marine Division, the friendly competition gathers Light Armored Vehicle crews from across the U.S. Marine Corps, Australia and New Zealand to test their tactical and technical skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Aaron TorresLemus)

U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Stewart, operations chief with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance, 4th Marine Division provides a safety brief to Marines and partnered service members prior to the mounted land navigation event during the 2026 Bushmaster Competition, Camp Pendleton, California, March 26, 2026. This year, hosted by 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance, 4th Marine Division, the friendly competition gathers Light Armored Vehicle crews from across the U.S. Marine Corps, Australia and New Zealand to test their tactical and technical skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Aaron TorresLemus)

U.S. Marines participate in a light armored vehicle live-fire range event during the 2026 Bushmaster Competition, Camp Pendleton, California, March 27, 2026. This year, hosted by 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance, 4th Marine Division, the friendly competition gathers Light Armored Vehicle crews from across the U.S. Marine Corps, Australia and New Zealand to test their tactical and technical skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Aaron TorresLemus)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Juan Vasquez Jr., right, senior enlisted leader of Combat Logistics Battalion 25, reads a meritorious promotion warrant for Gunnery Sgt. Bobby Philips Jr., motor transport chief, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, during a meritorious promotion ceremony in Jacksonville, North Carolina, April 2, 2026. Philips was selected for meritorious promotion spanning across Marine Forces Reserve. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alexander Lesko)