ALT U.S. Marine Corps drill instructors with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, rush into a squad bay during a Series Commander Inspection at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, Sept. 11, 2026. The Series Commander Inspection is the second in a series of inspections designed to assess a recruit\u2019s knowledge, bearing, and attention to detail. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rihanna Bryant)

ALT A U.S. Marine with the chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense element, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, inspects a hard drive during sensitive site exploitation training on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 10, 2026. This training event refined the Marines\u2019 ability to conduct reconnaissance, surveying, sampling, technical decontamination, and emergency extraction during SSE operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joaquin Dela Torre)

ALT A U.S. Marine with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, fires an M27 infantry automatic rifle during night squad attacks at Combined Arms Training Center,\u202FCamp Fuji, Japan, Sep. 1, 2026. Through rigorous squad-level exercises, small-unit leaders and rifle squads enhance tactical proficiency, improve combat readiness, and strengthen unit cohesion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Camila Garibay)\n\n

ALT U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joseph Lynch, a mortarman with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force \u2013 Darwin 26, provides security during a force-on-force exercise as part of Exercise Super Garuda Shield 26 near\u202FLampung, Indonesia,\u202FSept. 9, 2026.\u202FSuper Garuda Shield is an annual exercise between the Indonesian National Armed Forces and\u202FU.S. Military designed\u202Fto strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, and cooperation. Lynch is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps\u202Fphoto\u202Fby Sgt. Kyle Chan)\n\n