Lance Cpl. Mason Sloan, a metal worker with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, tacks metal boards together 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. Sloan is from Halsey, Oregon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)