U.S. Marines conduct a communications class during a Cold Weather Field Exercise at Fort Hunter-Liggett, Calif. on Jan. 10th, 2026. The Marines are a part of Combat Logistics Battalion 23, 4th Marine Logistics Group. CLB-23 conducted a hike to transfer from one training area to another, designed to enhance and test readiness and lethality in the Marine Corps Reserve. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Eduardo Delatorre) - U.S. Marines conduct a communications class during a Cold Weather Field Exercise at Fort Hunter-Liggett, Calif. on Jan. 10th, 2026. The Marines are a part of Combat Logistics Battalion 23, 4th Marine Logistics Group. CLB-23 conducted a hike to transfer from one training area to another, designed to enhance and test readiness and lethality in the Marine Corps Reserve. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Eduardo Delatorre)

CLB-23 Aerial Insert - U.S. Marines conduct a movement during a Cold Weather Field Exercise at Fort Hunter-Liggett, Calif. on Jan. 9th, 2026. Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 23, 4th Marine Logistics Group conducted an aerial insert with support from U.S. Army Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, from Stockton, Calif. during a platoon-level defense training by delivering Marines and crew-served weapons directly into the training ground. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Eduardo Delatorre)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Patrick Tiernan serves steaks to Marines during a food service competition at Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 472, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Jan. 11, 2026. Tiernan is the commanding general of 4th Marine Aircraft Wing. Marines participated in an inspection for the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson Hill Awards to demonstrate their quality of food preparation, sanitation, and customer service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Priscilla Flores) - U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Patrick Tiernan serves steaks to Marines during a food service competition at Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 472, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Jan. 11, 2026. Tiernan is the commanding general of 4th Marine Aircraft Wing. Marines participated in an inspection for the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson Hill Awards to demonstrate their quality of food preparation, sanitation, and customer service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Priscilla Flores)

From Master Sergeant to First Sergeant: Master Sgt. Joseph B. Stoker Paves the Way for Future Leadership in the Marine Corps - From Master Sergeant to First Sergeant: Master Sgt. Joseph B. Stoker Paves the Way for Future Leadership in the Marine Corps

uniformed RCAF members standing - Royal Canadian Air Force BGen Leighton James, RCAF General Air and Space Readiness director, right, engages with Virtual Flag: Coalition briefer during distinguished visitor tour at the 705th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Distributed Mission Operations Center, at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Oct. 29, 2025. Exercise VFC serves as a train as you fight exercise by integrating the full spectrum of air, land, surface, space, and cyber warfighters in a virtual battlespace in joint and coalition environments; forces from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada participated. (Screens were blurred for security reasons; image was cropped to focus on subject.) (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Alenne Mojica)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. James Fleming briefs Marines during the Yellow Ribbon Event at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, Dec. 13, 2025. Flemming is the commanding officer of the 25th Marine Regiment. The event provided resources, workshops and community-building opportunities to strengthen the resilience and readiness of military members and families before, during and after deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Priscilla Flores) - U.S. Marine Corps Col. James Fleming briefs Marines during the Yellow Ribbon Event at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, Dec. 13, 2025. Flemming is the commanding officer of the 25th Marine Regiment. The event provided resources, workshops and community-building opportunities to strengthen the resilience and readiness of military members and families before, during and after deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Priscilla Flores)

Reserve Marines with 25th Marine Regiment receive gear at Fort Devens - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nathaniel Hill sifts through his main pack during a gear issue at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, Dec. 14, 2025. Hill is a rifleman with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment. Marines took part in this event as an ongoing effort to prepare and maintain readiness for upcoming training and operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Priscilla Flores)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, coordinate close air support during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich) - U.S. Marines with 3rd Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, coordinate close air support during a tactical air-control party (TACP) exercise at Rattlesnake Range, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP exercises prepare prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South Celebrate the 250th Marine Corps Birthday - U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South march into position during the ceremony of the 250th Marine Corps Birthday Ball at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Nov. 1, 2025. The Marine Corps birthday ceremony honors the history, legacy and traditions passed down from generation to generation since the founding of the Corps on Nov. 10, 1775. The Marine Corps Birthday Ball in New Orleans is the largest ball in the Marine Corps with over 3,500 attendees this year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)​

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Franco Colon, left, a hospital corpsman with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, forward deployed with 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, stands at attention while Lt. Gen. Roger Turner, commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, presents him with the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal during Korean Marine Exercise Program 25.2 in Camp Mujuk, South Korea, Aug. 7, 2025. KMEP is conducted regularly between the Republic of Korea and U.S. Marine Corps to increase their combined capabilities through realistic training geared towards deterrence and maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific. Franco Colon is a native of Florida, and Turner is a native of Maryland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Peter J. Eilen) - U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Franco Colon, left, a hospital corpsman with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, forward deployed with 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, stands at attention while Lt. Gen. Roger Turner, commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, presents him with the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal during Korean Marine Exercise Program 25.2 in Camp Mujuk, South Korea, Aug. 7, 2025. KMEP is conducted regularly between the Republic of Korea and U.S. Marine Corps to increase their combined capabilities through realistic training geared towards deterrence and maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific. Franco Colon is a native of Florida, and Turner is a native of Maryland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Peter J. Eilen)