Cpl. Tomas X. Martinez with the Offload Preparation

Cpl. Tomas X. Martinez with the Offload Preparation Party ensures all parts are operational on the Assault Amphibious Vehicles aboard the Maritime Prepositioning Force ship, USNS Pililaau, Feb. 6. The OPP Marines conducted pre-operation checks on all of the vehicles aboard the ship. Their mission is to prepare and offload the equipment from ship to shore for use during Exercise Cobra Gold 2015. Cobra Gold is an annual Thailand /United States, co-sponsored multinational and joint theater security cooperation exercise, conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand. This year 25 nations are participating. Martinez is an AAV crewman with with General Support Platoon, and a San Francisco, California, native. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mandaline Hatch/Released)