OCT 26, 2023 U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Dana Beesley, center, a communication strategy and operations chief, with I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, photographs a Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and a Singapore Guardsman from 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade, taking cover from a controlled explosion during Exercise Valiant Mark 2023 at Camp Pendleton, CA, Oct. 13, 2023. Valiant Mark 23 is an annual, bilateral training exercise conducted between the Singapore Armed Forces and I Marine Expeditionary Force, designed to enhance interoperability, improve combined arms and amphibious warfighting skills, and strengthen military-to-military relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Nicolas Atehortua)