U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael S. Cederholm, commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force speaks with bs participants of the Advanced Professional Executive Senior Executive Orientation Program at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 8, 2024. The APEX program is designed to provide newly appointed executives with a practical and theoretical understanding of jointness, DOD organization and mission critical processes. I MEF provides the Marine Corps a globally responsive, expeditionary, and fully scalable Marine Air-Ground Task Force, capable of generating, deploying, and employing ready forces and formations for crisis response, forward presence, major combat operations, and campaigns. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Gabrielle Zagorski)