U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 369 provide overhead escort and simulated close air support in a AH-1Z Viper during Stand-in Force Exercise 24 over Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Dec. 2, 2023. SIFEX 24 is a division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a rehearsal for rapidly projecting combat power in defense of allies and partners in the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sav Ford)