Maple Resolve

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Khalid Pasha prepares to fire an M3A1 Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System during an adversary force exercise at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 6, 2024. Pasha is a rifleman from Panama City, Florida. The AFX is the primary readiness-building event prior to Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment’s upcoming deployment to Okinawa, Japan, in support of the Marine Corps’ Unit Deployment Program. The exercise serves as an opportunity to receive training across all warfighting functions in a realistic and fully resourced environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orion Stpierre)