U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah Murphy ()
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Caleb Eden, a scout sniper with Battalion Landing Team 1/1, fires on a target during a sniper range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 6, 2023. Marines with the scout sniper platoon rehearse engaging targets as a team to build cohesion in a tactical scenario. 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 as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.