U.S. Marine Corps LtCol. Kyle Ellison, commanding officer

U.S. Marine Corps LtCol. Kyle Ellison, commanding officer with 7th Marine Regiment, gives a speech during the closing ceremony for exercise Valiant Mark 2018 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 12, 2018. Valiant Mark is an annual exercise conducted by U.S. Marines and the Singapore Armed Forces designed to increase interoperability and strengthen military-to-military relationships through combined-arms integration training (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Rhita Daniel).