U.S. Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit summarize the training and operations conducted with partner and ally nations during their seven month Western Pacific 2023 deployment. The 13th MEU embarked with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), conducted routine operations in the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Marcus E. Melara)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Abigail Hamilton and U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a Non-Combatant Evacuation Operation as part of Exercise Cobra Gold in Chonburi province, Kingdom of Thailand, March 5, 2023. Participating nations conducted operations simultaneously across multiple locations to refine command and control processes while fostering interoperability. Cobra Gold, now in its 42nd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the long-standing friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brendan Custer)

A U.S. Marine with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command 20.2, mentors his Marines in Jordan, Aug. 24, 2020. The SPMAGTF-CR-CC is a crisis response force, prepared to mobilize a variety of capabilities across the region. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Robert Kuehn)