H&S Co., 2nd Battalion, 23d Marine Regiment

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ezequiel Delatorre, a network chief, with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, and a native of Oxnard California, counts Marines as they walk into a bus on Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, March 11, 2025.The Marines are headed to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan as part of Unit Deployment Program 25.1. The activation marks the beginning of an intensive period of training for 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines as they provide a total force solution in support of the UDP by aligning Marine Forces Reserve’s commitment to Marine Corps strategic objectives. This is first time since 2020 that an entire Reserve infantry battalion has activated to support the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Scott Jenkins)

U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 23d Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, repel enemy assault during the final exercise of Mountain Training Exercise 4-23 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, June 22, 2023. Marines undergo a 72 hour evaluation testing them in Tactics, Techniques and Procedures for mountain warfare. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samwel Tabancay)

U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 23d Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, repel enemy assault during the final exercise of Mountain Training Exercise 4-23 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, June 22, 2023. Marines undergo a 72 hour evaluation testing them in Tactics, Techniques and Procedures for mountain warfare. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samwel Tabancay)