U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Romero, a Pompano Beach, Florida native, infantry Marine with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, provides security with an M27 automatic rifle. - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Romero, a Pompano Beach, Florida native, infantry Marine with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, provides security with an M27 automatic rifle during a Marine Air-Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise as part of Service Level Training Exercise 2-24 at Range 220, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 22, 2024. MWX is the culminating event of SLTE 2-24, that improves U.S. and allied service members' operational capabilities and lethality as a MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan Willcox)