Lance Cpl. Joel Shewmaker, a combat engineer with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, patrols during a field exercise at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 9, 2020. The FEX provides the Marines and Sailors the opportunity to stay proficient with their equipment and refine their tactical skill sets. SPMAGTF-SC is poised to conduct crisis response, general engineering training and theater security cooperations alongside partner nation militaries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Shewmaker is a native of Salem, Oregon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)