U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nathan K. Bowers, a bachelor enlisted quarters manager with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 39, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, reviews Operation Clean Sweep IV brief slides at the 24-area barracks at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 16, 2026. OCS IV, part of the ongoing Barracks 360 Reset initiative, demonstrates a collective commitment to improving living conditions through shared ownership, sustained accountability and measurable improvements to barracks habitability. Bowers is a native of Fernandina, Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Morgan L. R. Burgess)
U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 26, fire FIM-92 Stinger missile systems during a combined live fire event as part of Exercise Balikatan 2026 in Aporawan, Palawan, Philippines, April 27, 2026. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military that represents the strength of our alliance, improves our capable combined force, and demonstrates our commitment to regional peace and prosperity. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Grant Schirmer)
