U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brian Perezsanchez, left, an engineer equipment operator, peforms a front choke on Cpl. Cash Hockema, a combat engineer, both from 7th Engineer Support Battalion assigned to Marine Corps Engineer Detachment - Palau, during the grapple portion of a culminating event during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) course on Peleliu, Republic of Palau, May 7, 2023. The purpose of MCMAP is to train Marines in hand-to-hand combat techniques and to develop mental and moral character including the responsible use of force, leadership, and teamwork. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Casandra Lamas) - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brian Perezsanchez, left, an engineer equipment operator, peforms a front choke on Cpl. Cash Hockema, a combat engineer, both from 7th Engineer Support Battalion assigned to Marine Corps Engineer Detachment - Palau, during the grapple portion of a culminating event during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) course on Peleliu, Republic of Palau, May 7, 2023. The purpose of MCMAP is to train Marines in hand-to-hand combat techniques and to develop mental and moral character including the responsible use of force, leadership, and teamwork. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Casandra Lamas)

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. William Carpenter, a motor vehicle operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, greets French Navy personnel at the Evacuation Collection Center in Koumac, New Caledonia during Exercise Croix du Sud, May 4, 2023. Croix du Sud is the New Caledonian Armed Forces’ Combined Joint Task Force certification event with training objectives focused on a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response, Non-combatant Evacuation Operations, and Stability and Support Operations scenario in Oceania with desired effects focused on enhancing military-military, civil-military, and joint/multinational coordination in the region during crisis response. U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, 1st Marine Logistics Group supported the ECC with a non-combatant evacuation operations team during the exercise, while also enhancing the Marine Corps’ ability to provide logistical support to the joint force and U.S. Allies and partners in future austere operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Beesley) - U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. William Carpenter, a motor vehicle operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, greets French Navy personnel at the Evacuation Collection Center in Koumac, New Caledonia during Exercise Croix du Sud, May 4, 2023. Croix du Sud is the New Caledonian Armed Forces’ Combined Joint Task Force certification event with training objectives focused on a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response, Non-combatant Evacuation Operations, and Stability and Support Operations scenario in Oceania with desired effects focused on enhancing military-military, civil-military, and joint/multinational coordination in the region during crisis response. U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, 1st Marine Logistics Group supported the ECC with a non-combatant evacuation operations team during the exercise, while also enhancing the Marine Corps’ ability to provide logistical support to the joint force and U.S. Allies and partners in future austere operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Beesley)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Sarah Culbertson, center, the commanding officer of 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, presents a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal to Sgt. Tyler Foutz, right, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with 7th ESB, during the 6th Annual West Coast EOD Team Competition ceremony on Camp Pendleton, California, April 28, 2023. During the competition, EOD technicians conducted a full-spectrum EOD training event to evaluate proficiency at the team level and build camaraderie through challenging and realistic scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Savannah Norris) - U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Sarah Culbertson, center, the commanding officer of 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, presents a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal to Sgt. Tyler Foutz, right, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with 7th ESB, during the 6th Annual West Coast EOD Team Competition ceremony on Camp Pendleton, California, April 28, 2023. During the competition, EOD technicians conducted a full-spectrum EOD training event to evaluate proficiency at the team level and build camaraderie through challenging and realistic scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Savannah Norris)