U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua HernandezAlonzo,

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua HernandezAlonzo, a motor transportation operator with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific (MCIPAC), receives the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccination at the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 9, 2021. The vaccine is crucial in the fight against COVID-19 and is essential in mitigating further spread of the ongoing virus. MCIPAC leadership received their second dose of the vaccine as part of the Department of Defense’s phased approach to remain a lethal and ready expeditionary fighting force. HernandezAlonzo is a native of Austin, Texas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)