Cpl. Christopher Hanley, a radio operator with Kilo

Cpl. Christopher Hanley, a radio operator with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and a native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, checks communications in preparation for a simulated boat raid at Kin Red, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 16, 2020. Kilo Company conducted the raid in the dark to enhance proficiency for night operations during MEU Exercise. 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 premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brienna Tuck)