U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Lizbeth Acostamota, a maintenance management specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, and Crystal Flores, a merchandise execution team supervisor with the Home Depot Foundation, apply new stain to a gazebo during Operation Clean Sweep II at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 2, 2025. Part of the larger Barracks 360 Reset initiative, OCS II builds upon the success of the first iteration by sustaining improved barracks conditions and further transforming I MEF’s organizational culture by reinvesting our time, resources, training and efforts into the barracks. Acostamota is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jordan Searls)
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3 offload MV-22B Ospreys assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 (reinforced), MRF-D, at Darwin Port, Darwin, Australia, April 5, 2025. MRF-D is an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and allies and partners and provide a forward-postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Anita Ramos)