New Zealand Army soldier Lance Bombardier Liam Philips

New Zealand Army soldier Lance Bombardier Liam Philips and U.S. Marines establish an observation post during Exercise Joint Assault Signals Company Black, Waiouru Training Area, New Zealand, Sep. 11, 2018. The Marines are radio operators and forward observers with 1st Brigade, 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group. Philips, a native of Wanganui, New Zealand, is a junior ack with 161 Battery,16th Field Regiment. A strategic vantage point of the enemy is essential when coordinating and controling offensive fire in varying climates and terrains. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani)