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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Patrick Johnson poses for a photograph on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, August 13, 2019. Johnson, an ammunition clerk with G-4, Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, is a native of Johnson City, Tennessee. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Carla E. O) - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Patrick Johnson poses for a photograph on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, August 13, 2019. Johnson, an ammunition clerk with G-4, Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, is a native of Johnson City, Tennessee. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Carla E. O)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bryan Mata, left, instructs Marines during a machine gun range on Range 7, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 20, 2019. During the range, Marines with Communications Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, trained to improve field communications skills while employing M249 light machine guns, M240B medium machine guns and .50 caliber machine guns. Mata, a native of Kearns, Utah, is a weapons instructor with Tactical Readiness and Training Platoon, CLR-37, 3rd MLG. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Pinkney) - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bryan Mata, left, instructs Marines during a machine gun range on Range 7, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 20, 2019. During the range, Marines with Communications Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, trained to improve field communications skills while employing M249 light machine guns, M240B medium machine guns and .50 caliber machine guns. Mata, a native of Kearns, Utah, is a weapons instructor with Tactical Readiness and Training Platoon, CLR-37, 3rd MLG. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Pinkney)

U.S. Marine Corps air delivery specialists prepare to board an MV-22 Osprey for an air delivery exercise June 6, 2019 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. Air delivery specialists with Air Delivery Platoon, Landing Support Company, 3rd Transportation Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, employed the Joint Precision Airdrop System to enhance mission readiness by providing hands-on rehearsals. The JPADS is an autonomous system designed to provide accurate delivery of cargo and supplies to ground component forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mark Fike) - U.S. Marine Corps air delivery specialists prepare to board an MV-22 Osprey for an air delivery exercise June 6, 2019 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. Air delivery specialists with Air Delivery Platoon, Landing Support Company, 3rd Transportation Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, employed the Joint Precision Airdrop System to enhance mission readiness by providing hands-on rehearsals. The JPADS is an autonomous system designed to provide accurate delivery of cargo and supplies to ground component forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mark Fike)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Alex Arnold set up communication gear and equipment during Marine Expeditionary Force Exercise 19 April 22 through May 9, 2019, at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. MEFEX 19 is a command post exercise that allows III Marine Expeditionary Force commanders and staff to practice their ability to execute command and control within a notional scenario. Arnold, a native of Columbus, Georgia, is a networking chief with Networking Platoon, Communications Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Terry Wong) - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Alex Arnold set up communication gear and equipment during Marine Expeditionary Force Exercise 19 April 22 through May 9, 2019, at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. MEFEX 19 is a command post exercise that allows III Marine Expeditionary Force commanders and staff to practice their ability to execute command and control within a notional scenario. Arnold, a native of Columbus, Georgia, is a networking chief with Networking Platoon, Communications Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Terry Wong)

U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Michael T. Williams advises 3rd Marine Logistics Group on mortuary affairs operations as part of MEFEX 19 on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, May 9, 2019. MEFEX 19 is a command post exercise that allows III Marine Expeditionary Force commanders and staff to practice their ability to execute command and control within a notional scenario. Williams, a native of Rome, Georgia, is a mortuary affairs capabilities chief with Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Terry Wong) - U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Michael T. Williams advises 3rd Marine Logistics Group on mortuary affairs operations as part of MEFEX 19 on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, May 9, 2019. MEFEX 19 is a command post exercise that allows III Marine Expeditionary Force commanders and staff to practice their ability to execute command and control within a notional scenario. Williams, a native of Rome, Georgia, is a mortuary affairs capabilities chief with Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Terry Wong)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Chad R. Cruz stands in front of an MTVR 7-ton truck at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan on April 23, 2019. Cruz was awarded the Motor Transportation Operator of the Year award for his hard work and enthusiasm as a motor transportation operator. Cruz, a native of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, is with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Supply Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Armando Elizalde) - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Chad R. Cruz stands in front of an MTVR 7-ton truck at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan on April 23, 2019. Cruz was awarded the Motor Transportation Operator of the Year award for his hard work and enthusiasm as a motor transportation operator. Cruz, a native of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, is with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Supply Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Armando Elizalde)

190218-M-LO635-1154.JPG - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Kevin Syphanthavong and a Royal Thai explosive ordnance disposal technician stage old anti-personnel mines for detonation on an explosives range in the Kingdom of Thailand during Cobra Gold 19 Feb. 18, 2019. U.S. Marines assist the Royal Thai Armed Forces in teaching explosive ordnance disposal courses and disposing landmines. Syphanthavong, an EOD technician with 3rd EOD Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, is a native of Lynn, Massachussettes. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jamin M. Powell)

Cpl. Gregory L. Simmons is a bulk fuel specialist with 2nd Platoon, Bulk Fuel Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group. Marines with 2nd Plt., Bulk Fuel Co., 9th ESB, 3rd MLG, assembled fuel sites across Central Training Area to enhance their training and readiness within a harsh environment on Jan. 28, 2019 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The bulk fuel specialists set up and maintained their bulk fuel equipment during a week-long training evolution. Simmons is a native of Spring Hill, Kansas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Armando Elizalde) - Cpl. Gregory L. Simmons is a bulk fuel specialist with 2nd Platoon, Bulk Fuel Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group. Marines with 2nd Plt., Bulk Fuel Co., 9th ESB, 3rd MLG, assembled fuel sites across Central Training Area to enhance their training and readiness within a harsh environment on Jan. 28, 2019 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The bulk fuel specialists set up and maintained their bulk fuel equipment during a week-long training evolution. Simmons is a native of Spring Hill, Kansas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Armando Elizalde)

Combat engineers navigate across the water in bridge erection boats (BEBs) and a combat rubber raid craft Jan. 29, 2019 at Naha Military Port. The Marines with Improved Ribbon Bridge Platoon, Bridge Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group are designated as BEB operators, who were tested on a series of maneuvers at the port in order to attain BEB licenses. BEBS are used to move and connect Improved Ribbon Bridge (IRB) bays, which is a tactical bridging system that can span across wet-gaps greater than 100 meters or can function as a raft to ferry vehicles and equipment across larger bodies of water. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards) - Combat engineers navigate across the water in bridge erection boats (BEBs) and a combat rubber raid craft Jan. 29, 2019 at Naha Military Port. The Marines with Improved Ribbon Bridge Platoon, Bridge Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group are designated as BEB operators, who were tested on a series of maneuvers at the port in order to attain BEB licenses. BEBS are used to move and connect Improved Ribbon Bridge (IRB) bays, which is a tactical bridging system that can span across wet-gaps greater than 100 meters or can function as a raft to ferry vehicles and equipment across larger bodies of water. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards)

An MV-22B Osprey lifts cargo during night operations with assistance from a helicopter support team at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 14, 2019. Landing Support Company, 3rd Transportation Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group supported Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing during external lift training, which ensures pilots and landing support specialists are able to communicate as well as transport gear from one location to another. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. André T. Peterson Jr.) - An MV-22B Osprey lifts cargo during night operations with assistance from a helicopter support team at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 14, 2019. Landing Support Company, 3rd Transportation Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group supported Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing during external lift training, which ensures pilots and landing support specialists are able to communicate as well as transport gear from one location to another. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. André T. Peterson Jr.)