U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christopher Santoyo observes the point of impact for an 81 mm mortar during an adversarial force exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 3, 2024. Santoyo is a mortarman from Palmdale, California. Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, will spend the coming months focusing on different military operations in an urban terrain to prepare for a deployment to Okinawa, Japan, ensuring the Marines are fully manned, trained and equipped to meet mission challenges. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Madisyn Paschal)