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Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo staff ride into the main rodeo arena during the Grand Entry on Armed Forces Appreciation Day in Houston, March 4, 2026. Armed Forces Appreciation Day honored nearly 4,000 military personnel and veterans, including a joint service enlistment ceremony for approximately 500 recruits. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo staff ride into the main rodeo arena during the Grand Entry on Armed Forces Appreciation Day in Houston, March 4, 2026. Armed Forces Appreciation Day honored nearly 4,000 military personnel and veterans, including a joint service enlistment ceremony for approximately 500 recruits. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, talks with newly sworn-in Marine recruits at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Armed Forces Appreciation Day in Houston, March 4, 2026. Armed Forces Appreciation Day honored nearly 4,000 military personnel and veterans, including a joint service enlistment ceremony for approximately 500 recruits. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, talks with newly sworn-in Marine recruits at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Armed Forces Appreciation Day in Houston, March 4, 2026. Armed Forces Appreciation Day honored nearly 4,000 military personnel and veterans, including a joint service enlistment ceremony for approximately 500 recruits. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

U.S. Marine Corps poolees from across the state of Texas stand by to participate in an enlistment ceremony at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Armed Forces Appreciation Day in Houston, March 4, 2026. Armed Forces Appreciation Day honored nearly 4,000 military personnel and veterans, including a joint service enlistment ceremony for approximately 500 recruits. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

U.S. Marine Corps poolees from across the state of Texas stand by to participate in an enlistment ceremony at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Armed Forces Appreciation Day in Houston, March 4, 2026. Armed Forces Appreciation Day honored nearly 4,000 military personnel and veterans, including a joint service enlistment ceremony for approximately 500 recruits. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

The Honorable Anthony J. Tata, Under Secretary of War for Personnel and Readiness, gives a speech at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Armed Forces Appreciation Day in Houston, March 4, 2026. Armed Forces Appreciation Day honored nearly 4,000 military personnel and veterans, including a joint service enlistment ceremony for approximately 500 recruits. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

The Honorable Anthony J. Tata, Under Secretary of War for Personnel and Readiness, gives a speech at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Armed Forces Appreciation Day in Houston, March 4, 2026. Armed Forces Appreciation Day honored nearly 4,000 military personnel and veterans, including a joint service enlistment ceremony for approximately 500 recruits. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

The U.S. Marine Forces Reserve Band performs at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Armed Forces Appreciation Day prior to conducting an enlistment ceremony in Houston, March 4, 2026. Armed Forces Appreciation Day honored nearly 4,000 military personnel and veterans, including a joint service enlistment ceremony for approximately 500 recruits. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

The U.S. Marine Forces Reserve Band performs at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Armed Forces Appreciation Day prior to conducting an enlistment ceremony in Houston, March 4, 2026. Armed Forces Appreciation Day honored nearly 4,000 military personnel and veterans, including a joint service enlistment ceremony for approximately 500 recruits. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, far left, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, and leaders of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo honor service members past and present in Houston, March 4, 2026. Armed Forces Appreciation Day honored nearly 4,000 military personnel and veterans, including a joint service enlistment ceremony for approximately 500 recruits. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, far left, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, and leaders of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo honor service members past and present in Houston, March 4, 2026. Armed Forces Appreciation Day honored nearly 4,000 military personnel and veterans, including a joint service enlistment ceremony for approximately 500 recruits. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

The Marine Forces Reserve Band performs for servicemembers and veterans at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Armed Forces Appreciation Day in Houston, March 4, 2026. Armed Forces Appreciation Day honored nearly 4,000 military personnel and veterans, including a joint service enlistment ceremony for approximately 500 recruits. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

The Marine Forces Reserve Band performs for servicemembers and veterans at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Armed Forces Appreciation Day in Houston, March 4, 2026. Armed Forces Appreciation Day honored nearly 4,000 military personnel and veterans, including a joint service enlistment ceremony for approximately 500 recruits. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan LeBlanc

U.S. Marines with Charlie and Delta Companies, Littoral Craft Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conduct maritime navigation, tactical towing, and reconnaissance drills in Tampa, Florida, Mar. 2, 2026,.

The training included recovery drills and littoral craft operations, was part of a command team training evolution designed to enhance technical proficiency and maintain operational readiness in a maritime environment.

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luis Saldana)

U.S. Marines with Charlie and Delta Companies, Littoral Craft Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conduct maritime navigation, tactical towing, and reconnaissance drills in Tampa, Florida, Mar. 2, 2026,. The training included recovery drills and littoral craft operations, was part of a command team training evolution designed to enhance technical proficiency and maintain operational readiness in a maritime environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luis Saldana)

Photo by Sgt. Luis Saldana

U.S. Marines with Charlie and Delta Companies, Littoral Craft Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conduct maritime navigation, tactical towing, and reconnaissance drills in Tampa, Florida, Mar. 2, 2026,.

The training included recovery drills and littoral craft operations, was part of a command team training evolution designed to enhance technical proficiency and maintain operational readiness in a maritime environment.

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luis Saldana)

U.S. Marines with Charlie and Delta Companies, Littoral Craft Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conduct maritime navigation, tactical towing, and reconnaissance drills in Tampa, Florida, Mar. 2, 2026,. The training included recovery drills and littoral craft operations, was part of a command team training evolution designed to enhance technical proficiency and maintain operational readiness in a maritime environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luis Saldana)

Photo by Sgt. Luis Saldana

U.S. Marines with Charlie and Delta Companies, Littoral Craft Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conduct maritime navigation, tactical towing, and reconnaissance drills in Tampa, Florida, Mar. 2, 2026,.

The training included recovery drills and littoral craft operations, was part of a command team training evolution designed to enhance technical proficiency and maintain operational readiness in a maritime environment.

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luis Saldana)

U.S. Marines with Charlie and Delta Companies, Littoral Craft Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conduct maritime navigation, tactical towing, and reconnaissance drills in Tampa, Florida, Mar. 2, 2026,. The training included recovery drills and littoral craft operations, was part of a command team training evolution designed to enhance technical proficiency and maintain operational readiness in a maritime environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luis Saldana)

Photo by Sgt. Luis Saldana

U.S. Marines with Charlie and Delta Companies, Littoral Craft Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conduct maritime navigation, tactical towing, and reconnaissance drills in Tampa, Florida, Mar. 2, 2026,.

The training included recovery drills and littoral craft operations, was part of a command team training evolution designed to enhance technical proficiency and maintain operational readiness in a maritime environment.

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luis Saldana)

U.S. Marines with Charlie and Delta Companies, Littoral Craft Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conduct maritime navigation, tactical towing, and reconnaissance drills in Tampa, Florida, Mar. 2, 2026,. The training included recovery drills and littoral craft operations, was part of a command team training evolution designed to enhance technical proficiency and maintain operational readiness in a maritime environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luis Saldana)

Photo by Sgt. Luis Saldana

U.S. Marines with Charlie and Delta Companies, Littoral Craft Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conduct maritime navigation, tactical towing, and reconnaissance drills in Tampa, Florida, Mar. 2, 2026,.

The training included recovery drills and littoral craft operations, was part of a command team training evolution designed to enhance technical proficiency and maintain operational readiness in a maritime environment.

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luis Saldana)

U.S. Marines with Charlie and Delta Companies, Littoral Craft Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conduct maritime navigation, tactical towing, and reconnaissance drills in Tampa, Florida, Mar. 2, 2026,. The training included recovery drills and littoral craft operations, was part of a command team training evolution designed to enhance technical proficiency and maintain operational readiness in a maritime environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luis Saldana)

Photo by Sgt. Luis Saldana

U.S. Marines with Charlie and Delta Companies, Littoral Craft Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conduct maritime navigation, tactical towing, and reconnaissance drills in Tampa, Florida, Mar. 2, 2026,.

The training included recovery drills and littoral craft operations, was part of a command team training evolution designed to enhance technical proficiency and maintain operational readiness in a maritime environment.

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luis Saldana)

U.S. Marines with Charlie and Delta Companies, Littoral Craft Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conduct maritime navigation, tactical towing, and reconnaissance drills in Tampa, Florida, Mar. 2, 2026,. The training included recovery drills and littoral craft operations, was part of a command team training evolution designed to enhance technical proficiency and maintain operational readiness in a maritime environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luis Saldana)

Photo by Sgt. Luis Saldana

U.S. Marines with Charlie and Delta Companies, Littoral Craft Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conduct maritime navigation, tactical towing, and reconnaissance drills in Tampa, Florida, Mar. 2, 2026,.

The training included recovery drills and littoral craft operations, was part of a command team training evolution designed to enhance technical proficiency and maintain operational readiness in a maritime environment.

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luis Saldana)

U.S. Marines with Charlie and Delta Companies, Littoral Craft Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conduct maritime navigation, tactical towing, and reconnaissance drills in Tampa, Florida, Mar. 2, 2026,. The training included recovery drills and littoral craft operations, was part of a command team training evolution designed to enhance technical proficiency and maintain operational readiness in a maritime environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luis Saldana)

Photo by Sgt. Luis Saldana

U.S. Marines with Charlie and Delta Companies, Littoral Craft Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conduct maritime navigation, tactical towing, and reconnaissance drills in Tampa, Florida, Mar. 2, 2026,.

The training included recovery drills and littoral craft operations, was part of a command team training evolution designed to enhance technical proficiency and maintain operational readiness in a maritime environment.

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luis Saldana)

U.S. Marines with Charlie and Delta Companies, Littoral Craft Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conduct maritime navigation, tactical towing, and reconnaissance drills in Tampa, Florida, Mar. 2, 2026,. The training included recovery drills and littoral craft operations, was part of a command team training evolution designed to enhance technical proficiency and maintain operational readiness in a maritime environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luis Saldana)

Photo by Sgt. Luis Saldana

U.S. Marines with Charlie and Delta Companies, Littoral Craft Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conduct maritime navigation, tactical towing, and reconnaissance drills in Tampa, Florida, Mar. 2, 2026,.

The training included recovery drills and littoral craft operations, was part of a command team training evolution designed to enhance technical proficiency and maintain operational readiness in a maritime environment.

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luis Saldana)

U.S. Marines with Charlie and Delta Companies, Littoral Craft Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conduct maritime navigation, tactical towing, and reconnaissance drills in Tampa, Florida, Mar. 2, 2026,. The training included recovery drills and littoral craft operations, was part of a command team training evolution designed to enhance technical proficiency and maintain operational readiness in a maritime environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luis Saldana)

Photo by Sgt. Luis Saldana

U.S. Marines with Charlie and Delta Companies, Littoral Craft Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conduct maritime navigation, tactical towing, and reconnaissance drills in Tampa, Florida, Mar. 2, 2026,.

The training included recovery drills and littoral craft operations, was part of a command team training evolution designed to enhance technical proficiency and maintain operational readiness in a maritime environment.

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luis Saldana)

U.S. Marines with Charlie and Delta Companies, Littoral Craft Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conduct maritime navigation, tactical towing, and reconnaissance drills in Tampa, Florida, Mar. 2, 2026,. The training included recovery drills and littoral craft operations, was part of a command team training evolution designed to enhance technical proficiency and maintain operational readiness in a maritime environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luis Saldana)

Photo by Sgt. Luis Saldana

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ciro ArmendarizQuintana, a low altitude air defense gunner assigned to the 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, stands at a shooting point with an FIM-92E Stinger Missile weapon as he located a simulated hostile counter-Unmanned Aircraft System drone with Sgt. Matthew Blake, a low altitude air defense gunner assigned to the 3rd LAAD, as his assistant gunner for an OP6 Stinger live-fire exercise during ARCTIC EDGE 2026 (AE26) near Fort Greely, Alaska, March 7, 2026. AE26 is a North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise designed to improve readiness, demonstrate capabilities, and enhance Joint and Allied Force interoperability in the Arctic. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Aaron TorresLemus)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ciro ArmendarizQuintana, a low altitude air defense gunner assigned to the 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, stands at a shooting point with an FIM-92E Stinger Missile weapon as he located a simulated hostile counter-Unmanned Aircraft System drone with Sgt. Matthew Blake, a low altitude air defense gunner assigned to the 3rd LAAD, as his assistant gunner for an OP6 Stinger live-fire exercise during ARCTIC EDGE 2026 (AE26) near Fort Greely, Alaska, March 7, 2026. AE26 is a North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise designed to improve readiness, demonstrate capabilities, and enhance Joint and Allied Force interoperability in the Arctic. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Aaron TorresLemus)

Photo by Sgt. Aaron TorresLemus

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jose Matias, a low altitude air defense gunner assigned to the 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, shoots a FIM-92E Stinger Missile weapon at a simulated hostile counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (c-UAS) drone with Sgt. Matthew Blake, a low altitude air defense gunner assigned to the 3rd LAAD, as his assistant gunner for an OP6 Stinger live-fire exercise during ARCTIC EDGE 2026 (AE26) near Fort Greely, Alaska, March 7, 2026. AE26 is a North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise designed to improve readiness, demonstrate capabilities, and enhance Joint and Allied Force interoperability in the Arctic. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Aaron TorresLemus)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jose Matias, a low altitude air defense gunner assigned to the 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, shoots a FIM-92E Stinger Missile weapon at a simulated hostile counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (c-UAS) drone with Sgt. Matthew Blake, a low altitude air defense gunner assigned to the 3rd LAAD, as his assistant gunner for an OP6 Stinger live-fire exercise during ARCTIC EDGE 2026 (AE26) near Fort Greely, Alaska, March 7, 2026. AE26 is a North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise designed to improve readiness, demonstrate capabilities, and enhance Joint and Allied Force interoperability in the Arctic. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Aaron TorresLemus)

Photo by Sgt. Aaron TorresLemus

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sebastian GutierrezQuiroz, a low altitude air defense gunner with 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, shoots a FIM-92E Stinger Missile weapon at a simulated hostile counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (c-UAS) drone with Sgt. Matthew Blake, a low altitude air defense gunner with 3rd LAAD as his assistant gunner for an OP6 Stinger live-fire exercise during ARCTIC EDGE 2026 (AE26) near Fort Greely, Alaska, March 7, 2026. AE26 is a North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise designed to improve readiness, demonstrate capabilities, and enhance Joint and Allied Force interoperability in the Arctic. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Aaron TorresLemus)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sebastian GutierrezQuiroz, a low altitude air defense gunner with 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, shoots a FIM-92E Stinger Missile weapon at a simulated hostile counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (c-UAS) drone with Sgt. Matthew Blake, a low altitude air defense gunner with 3rd LAAD as his assistant gunner for an OP6 Stinger live-fire exercise during ARCTIC EDGE 2026 (AE26) near Fort Greely, Alaska, March 7, 2026. AE26 is a North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise designed to improve readiness, demonstrate capabilities, and enhance Joint and Allied Force interoperability in the Arctic. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Aaron TorresLemus)

Photo by Sgt. Aaron TorresLemus