Lethality

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Edwin Cruz-Portillo, a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System operator with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, guides his vehicle to a firing position during a live fire exercise in support of exercise Baltic Operations 2025 (BALTOPS 25) in Klaipeda, Lithuania, June 6, 2025. BALTOPS 25, the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)