Archipelago Endeavor 24

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. James Mclennan, a fire support Marine, with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, observes his surroundings in order to draw a range sketch during a forward observer competition at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 23, 2025. Marines are evaluated in a number of simulated events to enhance their readiness and lethality. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. Mclennan is a native of South Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gerardo Mendez)