Sgt. Alejandro Pena, an imagery analyst with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to fire a M9A1 9 mm service pistol at a target during prequalification at Range 106, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 26, 2019. Pena, a native of Corona, California, graduated from Centennial High School in June 2006 before enlisting from RS Santa Ana in November 2009. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations across the Indo-Pacific region.

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