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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Angel Caldero, a fire support Marine with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, posts security during Certification Exercise 24.3 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 17, 2024.

(Cpl. Bridgette Rodriguez, U.S. Marine Corps)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Angel Caldero, a fire support Marine with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, posts security during Certification Exercise 24.3 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 17, 2024. CERTEX 24.3 is a training exercise designed to assess, evaluate, and certify 5th ANGLICO’s ability to coordinate fires and effects, integrate with ally and partner forces, and operate independently in dynamic and challenging environments. Caldero is a native of Pennsylvania.

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