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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

U.S. Marines with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, coordinate live ordnance drops 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, coordinate live ordnance drops 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 Maj. Kelvin Leung, an artillery officer with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, alongside Japan Ground Self-Defense Force service members with 1st Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, performs a call for fire during a tactical air control party operation as a part of Talisman Sabre 25, at Queensland, Australia, July 24, 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. Leung is a native of South Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gerardo Mendez)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Kelvin Leung, an artillery officer with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, alongside Japan Ground Self-Defense Force service members with 1st Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, performs a call for fire during a tactical air control party operation as a part of Talisman Sabre 25, at Queensland, Australia, July 24, 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. Leung is a native of South Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gerardo Mendez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Gerardo Mendez

Reserve Marines with 2/24 Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, and 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, MFR, call in fire support from pilots manning the A-10 Thunderbolt II, a low-altitude close air support aircraft, while conducting night operations during a fire support coordination exercise in Camp Atterbury, Ind., April 15, 2016. The Reserve Marines coordinated with both the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force to conduct combined arms training during the exercise.

Reserve Marines with 2/24 Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, and 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, MFR, call in fire support from pilots manning the A-10 Thunderbolt II, a low-altitude close air support aircraft, while conducting night operations during a fire support coordination exercise in Camp Atterbury, Ind., April 15, 2016. The Reserve Marines coordinated with both the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force to conduct combined arms training during the exercise.

Photo by Sgt. Sara Graham

Scout Snipers with 2/24 Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, run to a Blackhawk Helicopter to practice insertion exercises during a fire support coordination exercise in Camp Atterbury, Ind., April 14, 2016. The Reserve Marines coordinated with worked with Company B, 8th Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment (8-229 AV), 11th Aviation Command (Theater), a U.S. Army Blackhawk crew, and the U.S. Air Force to conduct combined arms training during the duration of the exercise.

Scout Snipers with 2/24 Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, run to a Blackhawk Helicopter to practice insertion exercises during a fire support coordination exercise in Camp Atterbury, Ind., April 14, 2016. The Reserve Marines coordinated with worked with Company B, 8th Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment (8-229 AV), 11th Aviation Command (Theater), a U.S. Army Blackhawk crew, and the U.S. Air Force to conduct combined arms training during the duration of the exercise.

Photo by Sgt. Sara Graham

A Blackhawk with the U.S. Army, Company B, 8th Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment (8-229 AV), 11th Aviation Command (Theater), flies by to pick up scout sniper Marines with 2/24, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, during a fire support coordination exercise in Camp Atterbury, Ind., April 14, 2016. The Reserve Marines coordinated with the U.S. Army and Air National Guard units to provide assault support to the Marines.

A Blackhawk with the U.S. Army, Company B, 8th Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment (8-229 AV), 11th Aviation Command (Theater), flies by to pick up scout sniper Marines with 2/24, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, during a fire support coordination exercise in Camp Atterbury, Ind., April 14, 2016. The Reserve Marines coordinated with the U.S. Army and Air National Guard units to provide assault support to the Marines.

Photo by Sgt. Sara Graham

Lance Cpl. John Slager (right) and Lance Cpl. Eric Dragon (left), scout snipers with 2/24 Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, finish their qualifications on the range during a fire support coordination exercise in Camp Atterbury, Ind., April 14, 2016. Along with completing their qualifications the Marines worked with Company B, 8th Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment (8-229 AV), 11th Aviation Command (Theater), a U.S. Army Blackhawk crew, to hone their skills in casualty evacuations and insertion exercises into enemy lines.

Lance Cpl. John Slager (right) and Lance Cpl. Eric Dragon (left), scout snipers with 2/24 Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, finish their qualifications on the range during a fire support coordination exercise in Camp Atterbury, Ind., April 14, 2016. Along with completing their qualifications the Marines worked with Company B, 8th Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment (8-229 AV), 11th Aviation Command (Theater), a U.S. Army Blackhawk crew, to hone their skills in casualty evacuations and insertion exercises into enemy lines.

Photo by Sgt. Sara Graham

Lance Cpl. Gerald Potempa (right) and Lance Cpl. Brent Madison (left), mortar men with 2/24 Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, fire the 81 mm gun during a fire support coordination exercise at Camp Atterbury, Ind., April 14, 2016. The Marines coordinated with forward observers to provide suppressive fire with mortars while aviation assets, provided by air national guard units, destroyed the target.

Lance Cpl. Gerald Potempa (right) and Lance Cpl. Brent Madison (left), mortar men with 2/24 Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, fire the 81 mm gun during a fire support coordination exercise at Camp Atterbury, Ind., April 14, 2016. The Marines coordinated with forward observers to provide suppressive fire with mortars while aviation assets, provided by air national guard units, destroyed the target.

Photo by Sgt. Sara Graham

Reserve Marines with 2/24, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve and Anti-Tank Training Company, 4th MarDiv, MFR, call in a casualty evacuation drill during a fire support coordination exercise, in Camp Atterbury, Ind., April 13, 2016. The Marines trained various individual skills and mission essential tasks during the exercise including participation in a combined, anti-armor team range.

Reserve Marines with 2/24, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve and Anti-Tank Training Company, 4th MarDiv, MFR, call in a casualty evacuation drill during a fire support coordination exercise, in Camp Atterbury, Ind., April 13, 2016. The Marines trained various individual skills and mission essential tasks during the exercise including participation in a combined, anti-armor team range.

Photo by Sgt. Sara Graham

Cpl. Peter Merkel, a machine gunner with 2/24 Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve prepares for a fire and maneuver range during a fire support coordination exercise in Camp Atterbury, Ind., April 13, 2016. The exercise focused on combined arms and coordination with the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army units to complete various missions.

Cpl. Peter Merkel, a machine gunner with 2/24 Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve prepares for a fire and maneuver range during a fire support coordination exercise in Camp Atterbury, Ind., April 13, 2016. The exercise focused on combined arms and coordination with the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army units to complete various missions.

Photo by Sgt. Sara Graham

Camp Atterbury, Ind. - A foot-mobile M98A2 Javelin team fires at a target down range during their Reserve forces drill period training, March 15, 2014, at a firing range on Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Center. Firing a javelin missile is a rare opportunity for the Marines, considered by many to be a once in a lifetime practice shoot. The Marines are with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division.(Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/released)

Camp Atterbury, Ind. - A foot-mobile M98A2 Javelin team fires at a target down range during their Reserve forces drill period training, March 15, 2014, at a firing range on Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Center. Firing a javelin missile is a rare opportunity for the Marines, considered by many to be a once in a lifetime practice shoot. The Marines are with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division.(Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/released)

Photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick

Camp Atterbury, Ind. - A 81mm mortar crew with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division fires high-explosive rounds during a fire-for-effect mission as part of their Reserve forces drill period training, March 15, 2014, at a firing range on Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Center. In addition to HE rounds, the teams also fired illumination rounds as the day turned to night to give better views of targets. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/released)

Camp Atterbury, Ind. - A 81mm mortar crew with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division fires high-explosive rounds during a fire-for-effect mission as part of their Reserve forces drill period training, March 15, 2014, at a firing range on Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Center. In addition to HE rounds, the teams also fired illumination rounds as the day turned to night to give better views of targets. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/released)

Photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick

Camp Atterbury, Ind. A Combined Anti-Armor Team fires a BGM-71 TOW (tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided) anti-tank guided missile as part of their Reserve forces drill period training, March 15, 2014, at a firing range on Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Center. The CAAT team conducted an enemy in the open simulation, to test their quick reaction capabilities. The Marines are with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/released)

Camp Atterbury, Ind. A Combined Anti-Armor Team fires a BGM-71 TOW (tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided) anti-tank guided missile as part of their Reserve forces drill period training, March 15, 2014, at a firing range on Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Center. The CAAT team conducted an enemy in the open simulation, to test their quick reaction capabilities. The Marines are with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/released)

Photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick

Camp Atterbury, Ind. Marines cover their ready mortar rounds with a tarp to protect them from water and debris during their Reserve forces drill period training, March 15, 2014, at a firing range on Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Center. The Marines are with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/released)

Camp Atterbury, Ind. Marines cover their ready mortar rounds with a tarp to protect them from water and debris during their Reserve forces drill period training, March 15, 2014, at a firing range on Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Center. The Marines are with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/released)

Photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick

Camp Atterbury, Ind. - Pfc. Robert Perez, a field radio operator with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, double checks coordinates in a call-for-fire mission directed toward a mortar platoon as part of their Reserve forces drill period training, March 15, 2014, at a firing range on Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Center. After receiving the coordinates, Perez relayed the information to fire direction center Marines to locate the target. Then the FDC Marines shouted out the target coordinates to the mortar teams. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/released)

Camp Atterbury, Ind. - Pfc. Robert Perez, a field radio operator with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, double checks coordinates in a call-for-fire mission directed toward a mortar platoon as part of their Reserve forces drill period training, March 15, 2014, at a firing range on Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Center. After receiving the coordinates, Perez relayed the information to fire direction center Marines to locate the target. Then the FDC Marines shouted out the target coordinates to the mortar teams. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/released)

Photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick

Camp Atterbury, Ind. – Two A-10 Thunderbolt II’s fly low to the ground after being called in for a fire-support mission by joint terminal attack control Marines on the ground, March 15, 2014, at a firing range on Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Center. The A-10s were on station to assist the Marines in live combined-arms training in addition to supporting their own training requirements. The Marine Corps worked alongside the Ind. Air National Guard to make this training possible, allowing both parties to see the true effects of their missions. The A-10s are with the 163rd Fighter Squadron, 122nd Fighter Wing located at Fort Wayne Air National Guard Station, Ind. The Marines are with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/released)

Camp Atterbury, Ind. – Two A-10 Thunderbolt II’s fly low to the ground after being called in for a fire-support mission by joint terminal attack control Marines on the ground, March 15, 2014, at a firing range on Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Center. The A-10s were on station to assist the Marines in live combined-arms training in addition to supporting their own training requirements. The Marine Corps worked alongside the Ind. Air National Guard to make this training possible, allowing both parties to see the true effects of their missions. The A-10s are with the 163rd Fighter Squadron, 122nd Fighter Wing located at Fort Wayne Air National Guard Station, Ind. The Marines are with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/released)

Photo by Cpl. J. gage Karwick

Camp Atterbury, Ind. – Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division receive radio communications classes during the time between machine gun firing during their Reserve forces drill period training, March 15, 2014, at a firing range on Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Center. The Marines also received classes on weapons systems, infantry tactics and various other military occupational specialty courses. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/released)

Camp Atterbury, Ind. – Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division receive radio communications classes during the time between machine gun firing during their Reserve forces drill period training, March 15, 2014, at a firing range on Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Center. The Marines also received classes on weapons systems, infantry tactics and various other military occupational specialty courses. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/released)

Photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick

Camp Atterbury, Ind. - Cpl. Tomasz Cwiakala checks the score of Marines after shooting an M2 Heavy Barrel .50 caliber machine gun during a 25-meter sighting-range target shoot, as part of their Reserve forces drill period training, March 15, 2014, at a firing range on Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Center. Cwiakala is an acting range coach and a machine gunner with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/released)

Camp Atterbury, Ind. - Cpl. Tomasz Cwiakala checks the score of Marines after shooting an M2 Heavy Barrel .50 caliber machine gun during a 25-meter sighting-range target shoot, as part of their Reserve forces drill period training, March 15, 2014, at a firing range on Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Center. Cwiakala is an acting range coach and a machine gunner with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/released)

Photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick

Camp Atterbury, Ind. - Lance Cpl’s. Andrew Hack (Left) and Cory Fedorky fire an M2 Heavy Barrel .50 caliber machine gun during a 25-meter sighting-range target shoot, as part of their Reserve forces drill period training, March 15, 2014, at a firing range on Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Center. Hack and Fedorky are machine gunners with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/released)

Camp Atterbury, Ind. - Lance Cpl’s. Andrew Hack (Left) and Cory Fedorky fire an M2 Heavy Barrel .50 caliber machine gun during a 25-meter sighting-range target shoot, as part of their Reserve forces drill period training, March 15, 2014, at a firing range on Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Center. Hack and Fedorky are machine gunners with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/released)

Photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick