Cpl. Michael D. Chavez (Left) acts as a position safety

Cpl. Michael D. Chavez (Left) acts as a position safety officer during a live-fire range involving buddy rushes on a 300 meter range, July 26, 2016, on Motutapu Island, Tonga, during a multi-national, bilateral exercise as part of Task Force Koa Moana’s deployment in the Asia-Pacific region. The service members conducted basic infantry and live-fire range training, with assistance from combat rubber raiding crafts to operationalize USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2), to increase interoperability and relations. Chavez, from Miami, Florida, is an infantryman with Task Force Koa Moana, originally assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Hester/ Released)