(From left) U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Daniel A. Soto,

(From left) U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Daniel A. Soto, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Sergeant Major, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma, and Col. Henry Dolberry Jr., commanding officer, MCAS Futenma, salute Gen. David H. Berger, the 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps at MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 16, 2020. The Okinawa-based III MEF is the only forward deployed MEF, and its thousands of Marines and sailors stand ready to support contingency operations, crisis response, and theater security cooperation events. The unit seeks to strengthen allies and partners to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)