Marine Corps Cpl. Makayla Keating, a Muncie, Indiana, native and a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, poses for a photo during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 12, 2022. “I get to have experiences and learn things I can't get anywhere else,” said Keating “the people around me are what really makes it great.” The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the unit’s combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

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