Marine Cpl. Elias Gass, a team leader for Alpha Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, posts security during a battalion competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 10, 2023. The competition was designed to evaluate the abilities and proficiency of the competing squads and will determine which squads will compete in the annual 1st MARDIV squad competition. Gass is a native of Springfield, Illinois.

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