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Sgt. Coleman Hyerstay, an engineer platoon sergeant with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, waits to board a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter for evacuation control center training during a general exercise at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 15, 2020. The GENEX includes training events such as engineering projects and evacuation control center training scenarios that will help build the SPMAGTF-SC for their final certification exercise. These training events also provide the Marines and Sailors with real-world scenarios to prepare them for their deployment to assist partner nation militaries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Hyerstay is a native of Eugene, Oregon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)