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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ryan Helmstetter, a helicopter crew chief with Marine Light Attack

Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts

preflight checks on a UH-1Y Venom utility helicopter in support of tactical air-control party (TACP) at

Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP was held at

Camp Shelby, Mississippi, the exercise prepares prospective joint terminal attack controllers and

joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ryan Helmstetter, a helicopter crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts preflight checks on a UH-1Y Venom utility helicopter in support of tactical air-control party (TACP) at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP was held at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, the exercise prepares prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Rylan Wolfe, a helicopter crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts preflight checks on a UH-1Y Venom utility helicopter in support of tactical air-control party (TACP) at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP was held at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, the exercise prepares prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Rylan Wolfe, a helicopter crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts preflight checks on a UH-1Y Venom utility helicopter in support of tactical air-control party (TACP) at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP was held at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, the exercise prepares prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Anthony Heiden, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, takes off from the flightline in an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft in support of tactical air-control party (TACP) at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP was held at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, the exercise prepares prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Anthony Heiden, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, takes off from the flightline in an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft in support of tactical air-control party (TACP) at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP was held at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, the exercise prepares prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Anthony Heiden, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, takes off from the flightline in an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft in support of tactical air-control party (TACP) at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP was held at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, the exercise prepares prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Anthony Heiden, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, takes off from the flightline in an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft in support of tactical air-control party (TACP) at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP was held at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, the exercise prepares prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Brian Radler, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, takes off from the flightline in an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft in support of tactical air-control party (TACP) at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP was held at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, the exercise prepares prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Brian Radler, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, takes off from the flightline in an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft in support of tactical air-control party (TACP) at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP was held at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, the exercise prepares prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Brian Radler, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, takes off from the flightline in an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft in support of tactical air-control party (TACP) at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP was held at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, the exercise prepares prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Brian Radler, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, takes off from the flightline in an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft in support of tactical air-control party (TACP) at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP was held at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, the exercise prepares prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Brian Radler, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, taxis an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft in support of tactical air-control party (TACP) at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP was held at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, the exercise prepares prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Brian Radler, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, taxis an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft in support of tactical air-control party (TACP) at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP was held at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, the exercise prepares prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Brian Radler, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, taxis an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft in support of tactical air-control party (TACP) at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP was held at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, the exercise prepares prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Brian Radler, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, taxis an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft in support of tactical air-control party (TACP) at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP was held at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, the exercise prepares prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Brian Radler, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, taxis an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft in support of tactical air-control party (TACP) at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP was held at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, the exercise prepares prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Brian Radler, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, taxis an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft in support of tactical air-control party (TACP) at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP was held at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, the exercise prepares prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Brian Radler, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, lands an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft in support of tactical air-control party (TACP) at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP was held at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, the exercise prepares prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Brian Radler, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, lands an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft in support of tactical air-control party (TACP) at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP was held at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, the exercise prepares prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Anthony Heiden, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, exits the cockpit of an F/A-18C Hornet
aircraft in support of tactical air-control party (TACP) at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP was held at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, the exercise
prepares prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Anthony Heiden, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, exits the cockpit of an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft in support of tactical air-control party (TACP) at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP was held at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, the exercise prepares prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Anthony Heiden, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts postflight checks on an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft in support of tactical air-control party (TACP) at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP was held at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, the exercise prepares prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Anthony Heiden, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts postflight checks on an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft in support of tactical air-control party (TACP) at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, Dec. 2, 2025. TACP was held at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, the exercise prepares prospective joint terminal attack controllers and joint fires observers for formal schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ramon Monteagudo, a brigade fire and effects chief, and Sgt. Luis Lopezquinones, a firepower control team leader with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Corps Forces Reserve, utilize an Android Tactical Assault Kit to locate simulated enemies during exercise Burmese Chase 25 at Marine Corps Outlying Field Atlantic, North Carolina, July 30, 2025. Burmese Chase is an annual U.S. led, multi-lateral training exercise comprised of integrating ground and air fires, infantry tactics and naval gunfire alongside NATO allies to enhance combat readiness and interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam Scalin)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ramon Monteagudo, a brigade fire and effects chief, and Sgt. Luis Lopezquinones, a firepower control team leader with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Corps Forces Reserve, utilize an Android Tactical Assault Kit to locate simulated enemies during exercise Burmese Chase 25 at Marine Corps Outlying Field Atlantic, North Carolina, July 30, 2025. Burmese Chase is an annual U.S. led, multi-lateral training exercise comprised of integrating ground and air fires, infantry tactics and naval gunfire alongside NATO allies to enhance combat readiness and interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam Scalin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Adam Scalin

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. David Rodriguez, left, a joint fires and effect integrator, and Sgt. Omar Cardoso, a fire support Marine, both with Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, call for fire utilizing a terrain 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. Rodriguez and Cardoso are both natives of Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gerardo Mendez)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. David Rodriguez, left, a joint fires and effect integrator, and Sgt. Omar Cardoso, a fire support Marine, both with Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, call for fire utilizing a terrain 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. Rodriguez and Cardoso are both natives of Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gerardo Mendez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Gerardo Mendez

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)

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)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Gerardo Mendez

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Omar Cardoso, a joint terminal attack controller with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, calls for fire on the supporting arms virtual trainer during the best forward observer competition at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 27-29, 2025. Marines participated in the competition to demonstrate technical and tactical acumen to determine the best forward observer. 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. Cardoso is a native of Cuba. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Omar Cardoso, a joint terminal attack controller with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, calls for fire on the supporting arms virtual trainer during the best forward observer competition at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 27-29, 2025. Marines participated in the competition to demonstrate technical and tactical acumen to determine the best forward observer. 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. Cardoso is a native of Cuba. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola

U.S. Marines with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire the SIG Sauer M18 during a deck live-fire aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 7, 2025. The Marines participated in training to sustain marksmanship fundamentals and increase technical and tactical acumen. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Peter Rawlins)

U.S. Marines with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire the SIG Sauer M18 during a deck live-fire aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 7, 2025. The Marines participated in training to sustain marksmanship fundamentals and increase technical and tactical acumen. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Peter Rawlins)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola

U.S. Marines with 4th Air Naval Gun Liaison Company, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit fire M4 carbines during a deck live-fire aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 7, 2025. The Marines participated in training to sustain marksmanship fundamentals and increase technical and tactical acumen. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Peter Rawlins)

U.S. Marines with 4th Air Naval Gun Liaison Company, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit fire M4 carbines during a deck live-fire aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 7, 2025. The Marines participated in training to sustain marksmanship fundamentals and increase technical and tactical acumen. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Peter Rawlins)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola

U.S. Marines with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to board a CH-53 Super Stallion during a tactical air control party operation as a part of exercise Talisman Sabre 25, in Queensland, Australia, July 14, 2025. The bilateral TACP training with multinational participation established the ability to conduct coordinated deployment and training exercises using long-range precision fires enhancing combat readiness and interoperability with allies and partners. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and partners, while enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gerardo Mendez)

U.S. Marines with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to board a CH-53 Super Stallion during a tactical air control party operation as a part of exercise Talisman Sabre 25, in Queensland, Australia, July 14, 2025. The bilateral TACP training with multinational participation established the ability to conduct coordinated deployment and training exercises using long-range precision fires enhancing combat readiness and interoperability with allies and partners. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and partners, while enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gerardo Mendez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Gerardo Mendez

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. David Rodriguez, a joint terminal attack controller with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, attempts to contact a MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Rein.) during a tactical air control party operation as a part of Talisman Sabre 25, at Queensland, Australia, July 22, 2025. The bilateral training with multinational participation established the ability to conduct coordinated deployment and training exercises using long-range precision fires enhancing combat readiness and interoperability with allies and partners. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and partners, while enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. Rodriguez is a native of Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gerardo Mendez)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. David Rodriguez, a joint terminal attack controller with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, attempts to contact a MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Rein.) during a tactical air control party operation as a part of Talisman Sabre 25, at Queensland, Australia, July 22, 2025. The bilateral training with multinational participation established the ability to conduct coordinated deployment and training exercises using long-range precision fires enhancing combat readiness and interoperability with allies and partners. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and partners, while enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. Rodriguez is a native of Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gerardo Mendez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Gerardo Mendez