
ALT U.S. Reconnaissance Marines with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, conduct Close Quarters Tactics (CQT) with Tunisian Regiment Commandos Marine (RCM) as part of African Lion 23 in Bizerte, Tunisia on May 25, 2023. CQT consist of training in a close quarters environment with explosive and ballistic breaching tactics, techniques, and procedures. African Lion is part of an ongoing military cooperation between the United States and Tunisia, which aims to enhance security in Tunisia. Eighteen nations and approximately 8,000 personnel will participate in African Lion 2023, U.S. Africa Command’s largest annual combined, joint exercise that will take place in multiple countries to include Tunisia from May 13 – June 18, 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Major Lara Soto)

ALT U.S. Reconnaissance Marines with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, conduct Close Quarters Tactics (CQT) with Tunisian Regiment Commandos Marine (RCM) as part of African Lion 23 in Bizerte, Tunisia on May 25, 2023. CQT consist of training in a close quarters environment with explosive and ballistic breaching tactics, techniques, and procedures. African Lion is part of an ongoing military cooperation between the United States and Tunisia, which aims to enhance security in Tunisia. Eighteen nations and approximately 8,000 personnel will participate in African Lion 2023, U.S. Africa Command’s largest annual combined, joint exercise that will take place in multiple countries to include Tunisia from May 13 – June 18, 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Major Lara Soto)

ALT U.S. Reconnaissance Marines with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, conduct Close Quarters Tactics (CQT) with Tunisian Regiment Commandos Marine (RCM) as part of African Lion 23 in Bizerte, Tunisia on May 25, 2023. CQT consist of training in a close quarters environment with explosive and ballistic breaching tactics, techniques, and procedures. African Lion is part of an ongoing military cooperation between the United States and Tunisia, which aims to enhance security in Tunisia. Eighteen nations and approximately 8,000 personnel will participate in African Lion 2023, U.S. Africa Command’s largest annual combined, joint exercise that will take place in multiple countries to include Tunisia from May 13 – June 18, 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Major Lara Soto)

ALT U.S. Reconnaissance Marines with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, conduct Close Quarters Tactics (CQT) with Tunisian Regiment Commandos Marine (RCM) as part of African Lion 23 in Bizerte, Tunisia on May 25, 2023. CQT consist of training in a close quarters environment with explosive and ballistic breaching tactics, techniques, and procedures. African Lion is part of an ongoing military cooperation between the United States and Tunisia, which aims to enhance security in Tunisia. Eighteen nations and approximately 8,000 personnel will participate in African Lion 2023, U.S. Africa Command’s largest annual combined, joint exercise that will take place in multiple countries to include Tunisia from May 13 – June 18, 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Major Lara Soto)

ALT U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Nathan Ryan, a platoon commander, and Sgt. Malcolm Rowe Jr., a squad leader with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, are seen carving a pig's head during the Jungle Amphibious Training School at Tradewinds 2023. The training took place at the Jungle Area Training Site in Guyana on July 23, 2023. Tradewinds, sponsored by the U.S. Southern Command, aims to bolster partnerships and interoperability, advocate human rights, and boost training capacity for planning, mitigating, and responding to crises and security threats. Ryan hails from Greenwood, New York, and is a Coastal Carolina University graduate with a degree in recreation and sports management. Rowe, a native of Fairfield, Connecticut, is a student at the University of New Haven. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Schmid)

ALT U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Henry Flanagan, a rifleman with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, and a member of the Canadian Armed Forces, are seen skinning a fish during the Jungle Amphibious Training School at Tradewinds 2023. The training was conducted at the Jungle Area Training Site in Guyana on July 21, 2023. Tradewinds, sponsored by the U.S. Southern Command, is intended to enhance partnerships and interoperability, advocate for human rights, and boost all participants' capacity to plan for, mitigate, and respond to crises and security threats. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Schmid)

ALT U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jonathan Lojacalle, a rifleman with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, takes a bite of chicken during the Jungle Amphibious Training School as part of Tradewinds 2023 at the Jungle Area Training Site in Guyana, July 23, 2023. Tradewinds, sponsored by the U.S. Southern Command, aims to enhance partnerships and interoperability, promote human rights, and expand training capacities to plan for, mitigate and respond to crises and security threats. Lojacalle, a Bristol, Connecticut native, works as a security guard at Ally Universal and studies at Tunxis Community College. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Schmid)

ALT U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Mark Rodriguez, right, a squad leader with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, is seen receiving "jungle soup" at the Jungle Amphibious Training School during Tradewinds 2023. The event took place at the Jungle Area Training Site in Guyana on July 23, 2023. Tradewinds, a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise, aims to bolster partnerships and interoperability, advocate for human rights and enhance all participants' capacity to mitigate, plan for and react to crises and security threats. A native of South Hadley, Massachusetts, Rodriguez serves as a state trooper. He is a graduate of South Hadley High School. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Schmid)

ALT U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, military members from Guyana Defence Force and a military member from Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force, learn about collecting water and starting fires in Jungle Amphibious Training School during Tradewinds 2023 at Jungle Area Training Site, Guyana, July 22, 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by. Cpl. Ryan Schmid)

ALT U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, and military members from Guyana Defence Force, create a shelter in Jungle Amphibious Training School during Tradewinds 2023 at Jungle Area Training Site, Guyana, July 22, 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by. Cpl. Ryan Schmid)

ALT U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, military members from Guyana Defence Force and a military member from Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force, learn about creating traps in Jungle Amphibious Training School during Tradewinds 2023 at Jungle Area Training Site, Guyana, July 22, 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by. Cpl. Ryan Schmid)

ALT U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Ian Constable, company commander of Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, starts a fire in Jungle Amphibious Training School during Tradewinds 2023 at Jungle Area Training Site, Guyana, July 22, 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by. Cpl. Ryan Schmid)

ALT U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Trequell Roberts, a rifleman with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment and Mexican Marines pose for a picture at Jungle Amphibious Training School (JATS) during Tradewinds 23 at the Jungle Area Training Site, Guyana, July 16, 2023. Tradewinds is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise designed to strengthen partnerships and interoperability, promote human rights, as well as increase all participants' training capacity and capability to mitigate, plan for and respond to crises and security threats. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by. Cpl. Ryan Schmid)

ALT U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment and military members from Guyana Defence Force create improvised flotation devices using different techniques taught in Jungle Amphibious Training School (JATS) during Tradewinds 23 at the Jungle Area Training Site, Guyana, July 16, 2023. Tradewinds is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise designed to strengthen partnerships and interoperability, promote human rights, as well as increase all participants' training capacity and capability to mitigate, plan for and respond to crises and security threats. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by. Cpl. Ryan Schmid)

ALT U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, conducts marksmanship drills at Jungle Amphibious Training School (JATS) during Tradewinds 23 at the Jungle Area Training Site, Guyana, July 18, 2023. Tradewinds is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise designed to strengthen partnerships and interoperability, promote human rights, as well as increase all participants’ training capacity and capability to mitigate, plan for and respond to crises and security threats. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by. Cpl. Ryan Schmid)

ALT U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Miles Simpson, a rifleman with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, scans for targets while conducting a jungle patrol drill during Jungle Amphibious Training School (JATS) Tradewinds 23 at the Jungle Area Training Site, Guyana, July 18, 2023. Tradewinds is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise designed to strengthen partnerships and interoperability, promote human rights, as well as increase all participants’ training capacity and capability to mitigate, plan for and respond to crises and security threats. Simpson is a native of Springfield, Massachusetts and is a system manager at Florence Bank. Simpson graduated from Commerce High School. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by. Cpl. Ryan Schmid)

ALT U.S. Marines with 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, and members of partner nation special operation forces conduct helicopter rope suspension tactics training from a U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom during UNITAS LXIV at Cartagena, Colombia, July 13, 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Colton K. Garrett)

ALT Peruvian Marines clear a room during visit board search and seizure training during UNITAS LXIV at Cartagena, Colombia, July 12, 2023. During UNITAS, reconnaissance and special operation force Marines and sailors from 11 partnered and allied nations conducted multilateral special operations training consisting of fast roping, room clearing, VBSS, jungle patrolling, low level static line jumping, and small arms tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Colton K. Garrett)

ALT A Brazilian Marine provides rear security during visit board search and seizure training during UNITAS LXIV at Cartagena, Colombia, July 12, 2023. During UNITAS, reconnaissance and special operation force Marines and sailors from 11 partnered and allied nations conducted multilateral special operations training consisting of fast roping, room clearing, VBSS, jungle patrolling, low level static line jumping, and small arms tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Colton K. Garrett)

ALT U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ethan Walker, a crew chief, with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA-775), Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, steps out of a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during a simulated medical evacuation exercise for UNITAS LXIV in Coveñas, Colombia, July 14, 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Kohlmann)

ALT U.S. Navy Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 8 (CLB-8), Combat Logistics Regiment 2 (CLR-2), 2nd Marine Logistics Group (2nd MLG), strap a simulated casualty securely during a simulated medical evacuation exercise for UNITAS LXIV in Cartagena, Colombia, July 14, 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Kohlmann)

ALT U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA-775), Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, wait in a UH-1Y Venom helicopter for a simulated casualty to be transported during a simulated medical evacuation exercise for UNITAS LXIV in Cartagena, Colombia, July 14, 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Kohlmann)

ALT U.S. Navy Chief Hospital Corpsman Jonathan Bootan with 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marines, 4th Marine Division, shakes hands with Colombian Navy medical personnel, during a simulated medical evacuation exercise for UNITAS LXIV in Cartagena, Colombia, July 14, 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Kohlmann)













































