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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Mariela Mederoa secures supplies in a combat rubber raiding craft during a Maritime Operators (MOP) course at White Beach Naval Facility, April 14, 2025. The MOP course is a six-week, multi-phase course that includes open water safety swimmer, scout swimmer, maritime navigation, combat rubber raiding craft operator, and full mission profile training. MOP is developed by the Expeditionary Operations Training Group and designed to support operations with the Autonomous Low-Profile Vessel capability. Mederoa, a native of California, is a logistics specialist with 12th Littoral Logistics Battalion, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Morales)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Morales

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel VillegasPerez runs during a jungle endurance test at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, March 18, 2025. The endurance test, consisting of a ruck run, maximum pull-ups, and overhead presses, marked the start of the Basic Jungle Skills Course. The course prepares Marines to operate with confidence and effectiveness in an austere jungle environment. VillegasPerez, a native of California, is a rifleman with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. JVonnta Taylor)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel VillegasPerez runs during a jungle endurance test at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, March 18, 2025. The endurance test, consisting of a ruck run, maximum pull-ups, and overhead presses, marked the start of the Basic Jungle Skills Course. The course prepares Marines to operate with confidence and effectiveness in an austere jungle environment. VillegasPerez, a native of California, is a rifleman with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. JVonnta Taylor)

Photo by Staff Sgt. JVonnta Taylor

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division execute M777 Howitzer dry-fire missions during Korea Marine Exercise Program 25.1 at Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex, South Korea, March 18, 2025. KMEP is a semi-annual exercise that provides iterative opportunities for ROK Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps units to train together, improving their combined capabilities to deter threats and maintain peace on the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rodney Frye)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division execute M777 Howitzer dry-fire missions during Korea Marine Exercise Program 25.1 at Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex, South Korea, March 18, 2025. KMEP is a semi-annual exercise that provides iterative opportunities for ROK Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps units to train together, improving their combined capabilities to deter threats and maintain peace on the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rodney Frye)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rodney Frye

A U.S. Marine Corps High Mobility Artillery Rocket System disembarks from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster during a HIMARS Rapid Infiltration training on Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan, March 17, 2025. The training demonstrates 3d Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment’s ability to rapidly deploy long-range fire throughout the Indo-Pacific. A HIRAIN is the process of identifying a target, seizing key terrain, inserting HIMARS, destroying the target and retrograding back to a secure location. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Morales)

A U.S. Marine Corps High Mobility Artillery Rocket System disembarks from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster during a HIMARS Rapid Infiltration training on Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan, March 17, 2025. The training demonstrates 3d Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment’s ability to rapidly deploy long-range fire throughout the Indo-Pacific. A HIRAIN is the process of identifying a target, seizing key terrain, inserting HIMARS, destroying the target and retrograding back to a secure location. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Morales)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Morales

U.S. Marines advance towards the top of a hill during a live-fire squad attack on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, March 13, 2025. Squad-level live-fire training strengthens combat readiness by sharpening the skills and cohesion of Marine Corps rifle squads. This training enhances tactical proficiency while fostering small-unit leadership and decision-making under realistic conditions. The Marines are with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John Simpson)

U.S. Marines advance towards the top of a hill during a live-fire squad attack on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, March 13, 2025. Squad-level live-fire training strengthens combat readiness by sharpening the skills and cohesion of Marine Corps rifle squads. This training enhances tactical proficiency while fostering small-unit leadership and decision-making under realistic conditions. The Marines are with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John Simpson)

Photo by Cpl. John Simpson

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, emplace an M777 Howitzer during a river crossing mission for Korean Marine Exercise Program 25.1 at Hantan River, South Korea, March 11, 2025. KMEP is a semi-annual exercise that provides iterative opportunities for Republic of Korea Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps units to train together, improving their combined capabilities to deter threats and maintain peace on the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tucker Mocan)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, emplace an M777 Howitzer during a river crossing mission for Korean Marine Exercise Program 25.1 at Hantan River, South Korea, March 11, 2025. KMEP is a semi-annual exercise that provides iterative opportunities for Republic of Korea Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps units to train together, improving their combined capabilities to deter threats and maintain peace on the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tucker Mocan)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tucker Mocan

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Evan Goodrich carries a simulated casualty during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program course on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March. 10, 2025. The Marines are training to advance to green belts, refining their combat skills and warrior mindset. MCMAP enhances unit readiness and lethality while fostering leadership, mental discipline, and character development. Goodrich, a native of Texas, is a ground electronics transmission systems maintainer with 12th Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Morales)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Evan Goodrich carries a simulated casualty during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program course on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March. 10, 2025. The Marines are training to advance to green belts, refining their combat skills and warrior mindset. MCMAP enhances unit readiness and lethality while fostering leadership, mental discipline, and character development. Goodrich, a native of Texas, is a ground electronics transmission systems maintainer with 12th Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Morales)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Morales

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Peter Eltringham, right, passes the 12th Littoral Combat Teams colors to Lt. Col. Jacob Godby during the designation ceremony of 12th LCT on Camp Hansen Okinawa, Japan, March 3, 2025. During the ceremony, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment welcomed its third and final subordinate element, 12th LCT. The establishment of this renowned unit strengthens the MLR's ability to integrate sensing, fires, and maneuver to support maritime campaigns and reinforces the Marine Corps’ commitment to countering evolving threats in the Indo-Pacific. Eltringham, a native of Rhode Island is the commanding officer of 12th MLR and Godby, a native of Virginia, is the commanding officer of 12th LCT, 12th MLR, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. JVonnta Taylor)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Peter Eltringham, right, passes the 12th Littoral Combat Teams colors to Lt. Col. Jacob Godby during the designation ceremony of 12th LCT on Camp Hansen Okinawa, Japan, March 3, 2025. During the ceremony, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment welcomed its third and final subordinate element, 12th LCT. The establishment of this renowned unit strengthens the MLR's ability to integrate sensing, fires, and maneuver to support maritime campaigns and reinforces the Marine Corps’ commitment to countering evolving threats in the Indo-Pacific. Eltringham, a native of Rhode Island is the commanding officer of 12th MLR and Godby, a native of Virginia, is the commanding officer of 12th LCT, 12th MLR, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. JVonnta Taylor)

Photo by Staff Sgt. JVonnta Taylor

Lt. Col. Jacob R. Godby

Lt. Col. Jacob R. Godby

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Sgt. Maj. Andrew R. Kissick

Sgt. Maj. Andrew R. Kissick

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U.S. Marines and Sailors assess a simulated casualty during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Monitor, Surveillance, and Decontamination certification course at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 28, 2025. Service members with 12th Littoral Anti-Air Battalion trained with CBRN specialists to enhance their skills in threat recognition, equipment use, and decontamination procedures. The training focused on team monitoring, surveying, and responding to different simulated airborne and absorbent hazardous attacks. The service members are with 12th LAAB, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John Simpson)

U.S. Marines and Sailors assess a simulated casualty during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Monitor, Surveillance, and Decontamination certification course at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 28, 2025. Service members with 12th Littoral Anti-Air Battalion trained with CBRN specialists to enhance their skills in threat recognition, equipment use, and decontamination procedures. The training focused on team monitoring, surveying, and responding to different simulated airborne and absorbent hazardous attacks. The service members are with 12th LAAB, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John Simpson)

Photo by Cpl. John Simpson

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Sarah Euyoque, right, discusses the capabilities of a Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System with members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force during Artillery Relocation Training Program 24.4 at Hijudai Maneuver Area, Oita, Japan, Feb. 26, 2025. ARTP is an annual training exercise held to strengthen the defense of Japan and the U.S. Japan Alliances as the cornerstone of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region. The skills developed at ARTP increase the proficiency and readiness of the only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit in the Marine Corps, enabling them to provide indirect fires. Euyoque, a native of California, is a logistics officer 12th Littoral Logistics Battalion, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shayla Kuhn)

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Sarah Euyoque, right, discusses the capabilities of a Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System with members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force during Artillery Relocation Training Program 24.4 at Hijudai Maneuver Area, Oita, Japan, Feb. 26, 2025. ARTP is an annual training exercise held to strengthen the defense of Japan and the U.S. Japan Alliances as the cornerstone of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region. The skills developed at ARTP increase the proficiency and readiness of the only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit in the Marine Corps, enabling them to provide indirect fires. Euyoque, a native of California, is a logistics officer 12th Littoral Logistics Battalion, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shayla Kuhn)

Photo by Cpl. Shayla Kuhn

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Anthony Pascucci climbs over an obstacle during a battalion-level squad competition on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 19, 2025. The squad competition tested the Marines' physical fitness, teamwork, and core infantry skills to determine the 12th Marine Littoral Regiment’s top-performing squad. Designed to evaluate tactics, techniques, and procedures, the event also promotes professional growth and camaraderie through healthy competition. Pascucci, a native of New York, is a rifleman with 12th MLR, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thomas Sheng)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Anthony Pascucci climbs over an obstacle during a battalion-level squad competition on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 19, 2025. The squad competition tested the Marines' physical fitness, teamwork, and core infantry skills to determine the 12th Marine Littoral Regiment’s top-performing squad. Designed to evaluate tactics, techniques, and procedures, the event also promotes professional growth and camaraderie through healthy competition. Pascucci, a native of New York, is a rifleman with 12th MLR, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thomas Sheng)

Photo by Cpl. Thomas Sheng

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jackson Bracken fires an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during a live-fire range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 14, 2025. The four-day field exercise focused on marksmanship skills and fire team fire and movement, strengthening the unit’s combat capabilities. Live-fire ranges give Marines the opportunity to engage and destroy targets in a dynamic environment, enhancing battlefield effectiveness. Bracken, a native of Texas, is an infantry rifleman with 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rodney Frye)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jackson Bracken fires an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during a live-fire range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 14, 2025. The four-day field exercise focused on marksmanship skills and fire team fire and movement, strengthening the unit’s combat capabilities. Live-fire ranges give Marines the opportunity to engage and destroy targets in a dynamic environment, enhancing battlefield effectiveness. Bracken, a native of Texas, is an infantry rifleman with 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rodney Frye)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rodney Frye

U.S. Marines buddy rush during a live-fire range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 14, 2025. The four-day field exercise focused on marksmanship skills and fire team fire and movement, strengthening the unit’s combat capabilities. Live-fire ranges give Marines the opportunity to engage and destroy targets in a dynamic environment, enhancing battlefield effectiveness. The Marines are with 12th MLR, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anna Geier)

U.S. Marines buddy rush during a live-fire range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 14, 2025. The four-day field exercise focused on marksmanship skills and fire team fire and movement, strengthening the unit’s combat capabilities. Live-fire ranges give Marines the opportunity to engage and destroy targets in a dynamic environment, enhancing battlefield effectiveness. The Marines are with 12th MLR, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anna Geier)

Photo by Cpl. Anna Geier

A U.S. Marine with 3d Marine Division bounds during a live-fire range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 14, 2025. The four-day field exercise focused on marksmanship skills and fire team fire and movement, strengthening the unit’s combat capabilities. Live-fire ranges give Marines the opportunity to engage and destroy targets in a dynamic environment, enhancing battlefield effectiveness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rodney Frye)

A U.S. Marine with 3d Marine Division bounds during a live-fire range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 14, 2025. The four-day field exercise focused on marksmanship skills and fire team fire and movement, strengthening the unit’s combat capabilities. Live-fire ranges give Marines the opportunity to engage and destroy targets in a dynamic environment, enhancing battlefield effectiveness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rodney Frye)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rodney Frye

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpman 3rd Class Thaddeus Hyatt poses for a photo during a patrol at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 3, 2025. Marines with 12th Marine Littoral Regiment refine their patrolling skills through offensive and defensive exercises, as well as reconnaissance operations, to enhance operational proficiency. By rehearsing patrols, these Marines improve their ability to move swiftly and efficiently, minimizing the risk of detection while strengthening unit cohesion and teamwork. Hyatt, a native of California, is a corpsman with 12th MLR, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rodney Frye)

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpman 3rd Class Thaddeus Hyatt poses for a photo during a patrol at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 3, 2025. Marines with 12th Marine Littoral Regiment refine their patrolling skills through offensive and defensive exercises, as well as reconnaissance operations, to enhance operational proficiency. By rehearsing patrols, these Marines improve their ability to move swiftly and efficiently, minimizing the risk of detection while strengthening unit cohesion and teamwork. Hyatt, a native of California, is a corpsman with 12th MLR, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rodney Frye)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rodney Frye

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Danielle Cristobal, left, and Col. Peter B. Eltringham tie into the mainline of detonating cord during a demolition range at the Central Training Area, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, on Jan. 25, 2025. On a demolition range, Marines practice clearing obstacles, establishing defenses and creating pathways to simulate real world scenarios. Cristobal, a native of Michigan, is a combat engineer with 12th Littoral Logistics Battalion, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. Eltringham, a native of Rhode Island, is the commanding officer of 12th MLR. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rodney Frye)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Danielle Cristobal, left, and Col. Peter B. Eltringham tie into the mainline of detonating cord during a demolition range at the Central Training Area, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, on Jan. 25, 2025. On a demolition range, Marines practice clearing obstacles, establishing defenses and creating pathways to simulate real world scenarios. Cristobal, a native of Michigan, is a combat engineer with 12th Littoral Logistics Battalion, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. Eltringham, a native of Rhode Island, is the commanding officer of 12th MLR. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rodney Frye)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rodney Frye

U.S. Marines stand in formation during the 12th Littoral Anti-Air Battalion activation ceremony on Camp Hansen Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 5, 2024. The activation of this storied unit reflects the next historic chapter in the Marine Corps’ legacy and builds on its reputation as a versatile, agile, and lethal warfighting organization. The LAAB is organized, trained, and equipped to support sea control and sea denial operations within actively contested maritime spaces as part of a modernized force integrated with the U.S. Navy, other elements of the Joint Force, and allied and partnered force. The Marines are with 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Morales)

U.S. Marines stand in formation during the 12th Littoral Anti-Air Battalion activation ceremony on Camp Hansen Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 5, 2024. The activation of this storied unit reflects the next historic chapter in the Marine Corps’ legacy and builds on its reputation as a versatile, agile, and lethal warfighting organization. The LAAB is organized, trained, and equipped to support sea control and sea denial operations within actively contested maritime spaces as part of a modernized force integrated with the U.S. Navy, other elements of the Joint Force, and allied and partnered force. The Marines are with 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Morales)

Photo by LCpl. Matthew Morales

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Justin Gates, left, and Lt. Col. Leo Spaeder uncase the 12th Littoral Logistics Battalion unit colors during a ceremony on Oct. 3, 2024, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The ceremony marks the redesignation of Combat Logistics Battalion 12 to 12th Littoral Logistics Battalion. 12th LLB’s redesignation is the next milestone in 12th Marine Littoral Regiment’s continued evolution in support of the Marine Corps’ Force Design initiative. 12th LLB’s redesignation is vital for sustaining 12th MLR by providing forward-deployed logistics support to ensure the regiment is prepared to effectively respond to a wide variety of operations, from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to full-spectrum military operations. Gates, a native of Texas, is the command senior enlisted leader and Spaeder, a native of Pennsylvania, is the commanding officer of 12th LLB, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Evelyn Doherty

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Justin Gates, left, and Lt. Col. Leo Spaeder uncase the 12th Littoral Logistics Battalion unit colors during a ceremony on Oct. 3, 2024, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The ceremony marks the redesignation of Combat Logistics Battalion 12 to 12th Littoral Logistics Battalion. 12th LLB’s redesignation is the next milestone in 12th Marine Littoral Regiment’s continued evolution in support of the Marine Corps’ Force Design initiative. 12th LLB’s redesignation is vital for sustaining 12th MLR by providing forward-deployed logistics support to ensure the regiment is prepared to effectively respond to a wide variety of operations, from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to full-spectrum military operations. Gates, a native of Texas, is the command senior enlisted leader and Spaeder, a native of Pennsylvania, is the commanding officer of 12th LLB, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Evelyn Doherty

Photo by Lance Cpl. Evelyn Doherty

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