Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Derek Felix, left, and Lance Cpl. John Hyatt, both machine gunners with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, operate an M240B machinegun for a quick reaction force training event during exercise Iron Defender 21, March 13, 2021. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and 15th MEU provide numbered fleet and combatant commanders with a responsive, flexible and forward-deployed asset capable of maritime power projection, contingency operations and crisis response.

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