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U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, climb the ‘Stairway to Heaven’ obstacle during the Crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 14, 2023. The Crucible is a 54-hour exercise where recruits apply the knowledge they’ve acquired throughout recruit training to earn the title United States Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Devereux)

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, climb the ‘Stairway to Heaven’ obstacle during the Crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 14, 2023. The Crucible is a 54-hour exercise where recruits apply the knowledge they’ve acquired throughout recruit training to earn the title United States Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Devereux)

Photo by Cpl. Alexander Devereux

A U.S. Marine with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton participates in the Marine Corps’ 248th birthday pageant and cake cutting ceremony at the 11 Area parade deck on MCB Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 9, 2023. The event is held annually to celebrate the Marine Corps’ history and birthday. It showcases Marine Corps and Navy uniforms from past and present eras and consists of a traditional cake cutting ceremony. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Espitia)

A U.S. Marine with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton participates in the Marine Corps’ 248th birthday pageant and cake cutting ceremony at the 11 Area parade deck on MCB Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 9, 2023. The event is held annually to celebrate the Marine Corps’ history and birthday. It showcases Marine Corps and Navy uniforms from past and present eras and consists of a traditional cake cutting ceremony. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Espitia)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nataly Espitia

Operation Slow Down poster

Operation Slow Down poster

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alicia Childs

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and members of 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, load onto an MV-22B Osprey at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 26, 2023. Members of 2RAR worked alongside 1st Recon Bn. to execute a reconnaissance and surveillance insert from Camp Pendleton to Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, as part of a bilateral training exercise developed to strengthen the relationship, mission readiness and interoperability between 2RAR and 1st Recon Bn. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Taylor)

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and members of 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, load onto an MV-22B Osprey at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 26, 2023. Members of 2RAR worked alongside 1st Recon Bn. to execute a reconnaissance and surveillance insert from Camp Pendleton to Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, as part of a bilateral training exercise developed to strengthen the relationship, mission readiness and interoperability between 2RAR and 1st Recon Bn. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Taylor)

Photo by Sgt. Amanda Taylor

A U.S. Marine with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, observes Marines and members of 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, load onto an MV-22B Osprey at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 26, 2023. Members of 2RAR worked alongside 1st Recon Bn. to execute a reconnaissance and surveillance insert from Camp Pendleton to Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, as part of a bilateral training exercise developed to strengthen the relationship, mission readiness and interoperability between 2RAR and 1st Recon Bn. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Taylor)

A U.S. Marine with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, observes Marines and members of 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, load onto an MV-22B Osprey at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 26, 2023. Members of 2RAR worked alongside 1st Recon Bn. to execute a reconnaissance and surveillance insert from Camp Pendleton to Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, as part of a bilateral training exercise developed to strengthen the relationship, mission readiness and interoperability between 2RAR and 1st Recon Bn. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Taylor)

Photo by Sgt. Amanda Taylor

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares to land at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 26, 2023. Members of 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, worked alongside 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, to execute a reconnaissance and surveillance insert from Camp Pendleton to Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, as part of a bilateral training exercise developed to strengthen the relationship, mission readiness and interoperability between 2RAR and 1st Recon Bn. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Taylor)

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares to land at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 26, 2023. Members of 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, worked alongside 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, to execute a reconnaissance and surveillance insert from Camp Pendleton to Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, as part of a bilateral training exercise developed to strengthen the relationship, mission readiness and interoperability between 2RAR and 1st Recon Bn. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Taylor)

Photo by Sgt. Amanda Taylor

U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, present the colors during the 81st annual Evening Colors Ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 20, 2023. The annual ceremony is held to recognize the base’s history, legacy, importance and the commemoration of the official dedication of Camp Pendleton. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the installation Sept. 25, 1942, in honor of World War I Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who had long advocated the establishment of a West Coast training base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni).

U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, present the colors during the 81st annual Evening Colors Ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 20, 2023. The annual ceremony is held to recognize the base’s history, legacy, importance and the commemoration of the official dedication of Camp Pendleton. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the installation Sept. 25, 1942, in honor of World War I Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who had long advocated the establishment of a West Coast training base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni).

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni

U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, present the colors during the 81st annual Evening Colors Ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 20, 2023. The annual ceremony is held to recognize the base’s history, legacy, importance and the commemoration of the official dedication of Camp Pendleton. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the installation Sept. 25, 1942, in honor of World War I Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who had long advocated the establishment of a West Coast training base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni)

U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, present the colors during the 81st annual Evening Colors Ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 20, 2023. The annual ceremony is held to recognize the base’s history, legacy, importance and the commemoration of the official dedication of Camp Pendleton. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the installation Sept. 25, 1942, in honor of World War I Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who had long advocated the establishment of a West Coast training base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni

U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, fold the U.S. flag during the 81st annual Evening Colors Ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on MCB Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 20, 2023. The annual ceremony is held to recognize the base’s history, legacy, importance and the commemoration of the official dedication of Camp Pendleton. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the installation Sept. 25, 1942, in honor of World War I Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who had long advocated the establishment of a West Coast training base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni)

U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, fold the U.S. flag during the 81st annual Evening Colors Ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on MCB Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 20, 2023. The annual ceremony is held to recognize the base’s history, legacy, importance and the commemoration of the official dedication of Camp Pendleton. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the installation Sept. 25, 1942, in honor of World War I Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who had long advocated the establishment of a West Coast training base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni

U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, present the colors during the 81st annual Evening Colors Ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 20, 2023. The annual ceremony is held to recognize the base’s history, legacy, importance and the commemoration of the official dedication of Camp Pendleton. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the installation Sept. 25, 1942, in honor of World War I Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who had long advocated the establishment of a West Coast training base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni)

U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, present the colors during the 81st annual Evening Colors Ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 20, 2023. The annual ceremony is held to recognize the base’s history, legacy, importance and the commemoration of the official dedication of Camp Pendleton. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the installation Sept. 25, 1942, in honor of World War I Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who had long advocated the establishment of a West Coast training base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni

U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, fold the U.S. flag during the 81st annual Evening Colors Ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on MCB Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 20, 2023. The annual ceremony is held to recognize the base’s history, legacy, importance and the commemoration of the official dedication of Camp Pendleton. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the installation Sept. 25, 1942, in honor of World War I Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who had long advocated the establishment of a West Coast training base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni)

U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, fold the U.S. flag during the 81st annual Evening Colors Ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on MCB Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 20, 2023. The annual ceremony is held to recognize the base’s history, legacy, importance and the commemoration of the official dedication of Camp Pendleton. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the installation Sept. 25, 1942, in honor of World War I Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who had long advocated the establishment of a West Coast training base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Jason Woodworth, the commanding general for Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, delivers remarks during the 81st annual Evening Colors Ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on MCB Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 20, 2023. The annual ceremony is held to recognize the base’s history, legacy, importance and the commemoration of the official dedication of Camp Pendleton. President

Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the installation Sept. 25, 1942, in honor of World War I Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who had long advocated the establishment of a West Coast training base. Woodworth is a native of Suffield, Connecticut. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Jason Woodworth, the commanding general for Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, delivers remarks during the 81st annual Evening Colors Ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on MCB Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 20, 2023. The annual ceremony is held to recognize the base’s history, legacy, importance and the commemoration of the official dedication of Camp Pendleton. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the installation Sept. 25, 1942, in honor of World War I Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who had long advocated the establishment of a West Coast training base. Woodworth is a native of Suffield, Connecticut. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni

U.S. Marines assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, engage their targets during a battle sight zero range as part of Realistic Urban Training exercise at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona, Aug. 16, 2023. RUT is a land-based predeployment exercise which enhances the integration and collective capability of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force while providing the 15th MEU an opportunity to train and execute operations in an urban environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Peyton Kahle)

U.S. Marines assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, engage their targets during a battle sight zero range as part of Realistic Urban Training exercise at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona, Aug. 16, 2023. RUT is a land-based predeployment exercise which enhances the integration and collective capability of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force while providing the 15th MEU an opportunity to train and execute operations in an urban environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Peyton Kahle)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Peyton Kahle

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Roman Elizondo, a grenadier assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M32 grenade launcher during a live-fire range as part of Realistic Urban Training exercise at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona, Aug. 18, 2023. RUT is a land-based predeployment exercise which enhances the integration and collective capability of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force while providing the 15th MEU an opportunity to train and execute operations in an urban environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kahle)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Roman Elizondo, a grenadier assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M32 grenade launcher during a live-fire range as part of Realistic Urban Training exercise at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona, Aug. 18, 2023. RUT is a land-based predeployment exercise which enhances the integration and collective capability of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force while providing the 15th MEU an opportunity to train and execute operations in an urban environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kahle)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Peyton Kahle

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Bryan Leon, a squad leader assigned to Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, sights in with an M4 carbine for a battle sight zero range during Realistic Urban Training exercise at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona, Aug. 16, 2023. RUT is a land-based predeployment exercise which enhances the integration and collective capability of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force while providing the 15th MEU an opportunity to train and execute operations in an urban environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kahle)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Bryan Leon, a squad leader assigned to Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, sights in with an M4 carbine for a battle sight zero range during Realistic Urban Training exercise at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona, Aug. 16, 2023. RUT is a land-based predeployment exercise which enhances the integration and collective capability of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force while providing the 15th MEU an opportunity to train and execute operations in an urban environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kahle)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Peyton Kahle

U.S. Marines assigned to Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, maneuver through a field to board MV-22B Ospreys attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th MEU, following a long range raid during Realistic Urban Training exercise at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, Aug. 24, 2023. RUT is a land-based predeployment exercise which enhances the integration and collective capability of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force while providing the 15th MEU an opportunity to train and execute operations in an urban environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Smith)

U.S. Marines assigned to Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, maneuver through a field to board MV-22B Ospreys attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th MEU, following a long range raid during Realistic Urban Training exercise at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, Aug. 24, 2023. RUT is a land-based predeployment exercise which enhances the integration and collective capability of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force while providing the 15th MEU an opportunity to train and execute operations in an urban environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Smith)

Photo by Sgt. Sydney Smith

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Luke Boyd, the company commander for Charlie Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, fires an M27 infantry automatic rifle during a live-fire range as part of the division’s first company commander course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2023. The course, which will be held twice a year, is designed to better prepare incoming captains for company and battery command. Boyd is a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jones)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Luke Boyd, the company commander for Charlie Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, fires an M27 infantry automatic rifle during a live-fire range as part of the division’s first company commander course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2023. The course, which will be held twice a year, is designed to better prepare incoming captains for company and battery command. Boyd is a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jones)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Keegan Jones

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Mariah Klenke, a company commander with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, fires an M27 infantry automatic rifle during a live-fire range as part of the division’s first company commander course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2023. The course, which will be held twice a year, is designed to better prepare incoming captains for company and battery command. Klenke is a native of Highland, Illinois. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jones)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Mariah Klenke, a company commander with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, fires an M27 infantry automatic rifle during a live-fire range as part of the division’s first company commander course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2023. The course, which will be held twice a year, is designed to better prepare incoming captains for company and battery command. Klenke is a native of Highland, Illinois. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jones)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Keegan Jones

A U.S. Navy special operations independent duty corpsman assigned to Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares for a raid during the ground interoperability exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 24, 2023. The ground interoperability training integrates Reconnaissance Company and supporting elements into a raid force to conduct land-based, specialized limited-scale raids in preparation for more complex amphibious and maritime operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Helms)

A U.S. Navy special operations independent duty corpsman assigned to Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares for a raid during the ground interoperability exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 24, 2023. The ground interoperability training integrates Reconnaissance Company and supporting elements into a raid force to conduct land-based, specialized limited-scale raids in preparation for more complex amphibious and maritime operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Helms)

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms

A U.S. Navy special operations independent duty corpsman assigned to Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares for a raid during the ground interoperability exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 24, 2023. The ground interoperability training integrates Reconnaissance Company and supporting elements into a raid force to conduct land-based, specialized limited-scale raids in preparation for more complex amphibious and maritime operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Helms)

A U.S. Navy special operations independent duty corpsman assigned to Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares for a raid during the ground interoperability exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 24, 2023. The ground interoperability training integrates Reconnaissance Company and supporting elements into a raid force to conduct land-based, specialized limited-scale raids in preparation for more complex amphibious and maritime operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Helms)

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms