U.S. Marine Cpl. Gabriel Khan stages gear before an

U.S. Marine Cpl. Gabriel Khan stages gear before an air assault training event on October 31, 2017 at Marine Corps Air Station Fuetenma, Okinawa, Japan. Marines with Charlie Co. were carried from Futenma to Ie Shima, where they carried out platoon attacks with machine gun emplacements in support of Blue Chromite 18. The central location of Blue Chromite 18 allows the Navy-Marine Corps team to conduct high-level training without degrading its ability to rapidly respond to crises and disaster throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Khan, a Gilmer, Texas native, is a machine gunner with Charlie Co., 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ally Beiswanger)