U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, prepare to load onto the Merchant Vessel Green Lake Mobile, Alabama, on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Mar. 21, 2024. Marines used the vessel in order to transport vehicles and equipment for upcoming exercises such as Balikatan and Marine Aviation Support Activity. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Malia Sparks)
U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment executed exercise Korea Viper 24.1 in the Republic of Korea, Jan. 31- Feb. 29, 2024, while forward deployed under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division. Korea Viper is a new exercise series that allowed the Marines to practice expeditionary advanced base operations and also provided opportunities to train with Republic of Korea partners.
In a heartfelt ceremony, U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kaydan Smith made a profound commitment not only to his country, but to the memory of his late wife Emily. Amidst the grief of losing her in a tragic car accident, Smith, a network administrator with Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division, reenlisted among friends and fellow Marines at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 21, 2024.