U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Inori Hayashi (left), a native of Osaka, Japan, a section chief, and Pfc. Katelyn Ramirez (right), a native of Middletown, N.Y., a recorder, both with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), conduct a fire mission as part of their Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 7, 2021. A MCCRE is an exercise designed to formally evaluate a unit’s combat readiness and if successful, the unit will achieve apex status and is deemed ready for global employment.
*U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer E. Reyes