A sign illustrates the 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, leadership during a Reserve Mobilization Exercise, San Diego, California, March 3, 2026. The week-long exercise validates the battalion’s ability to rapidly activate personnel and equipment, ensuring the unit can deliver ready forces in response to a national crisis. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Claire Cheney)
U.S. Marines and Sailors with 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, conduct a Reserve Mobilization Exercise 26 in East Miramar, California, March 1-7, 2026. The week-long exercise validates the battalion's ability to rapidly activate personnel and equipment, ensuring the unit can deliver ready forces in response to a national crisis. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Kanoa Thomas)
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