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Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) observe as an F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft conducts flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 5, 2019. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps` only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay)

Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) observe as an F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft conducts flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 5, 2019. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps` only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay

F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft, with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) standby during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 5, 2019. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps` only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay)

F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft, with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) standby during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 5, 2019. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps` only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay

An F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) prepares to take off during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 5, 2019. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps` only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay)

An F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) prepares to take off during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 5, 2019. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps` only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay

An F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) prepares to land during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 5, 2019. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps` only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay)

An F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) prepares to land during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 5, 2019. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps` only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay

Pilots of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) prepare for take-off during flight operations aboard the USS Wasp (LHD 1) while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 5, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps` only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay)

Pilots of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) prepare for take-off during flight operations aboard the USS Wasp (LHD 1) while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 5, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps` only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay

An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) takes off during flight operations aboard the USS Wasp (LHD 1) while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 5, 2019.The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps` only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay)

An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) takes off during flight operations aboard the USS Wasp (LHD 1) while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 5, 2019.The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps` only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay

An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) prepares for take-off during flight operations aboard the USS Wasp (LHD 1) while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 5, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps` only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay)

An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) prepares for take-off during flight operations aboard the USS Wasp (LHD 1) while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 5, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps` only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay

Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) unload supplies from an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 5, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps` only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay)

Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) unload supplies from an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during flight operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 5, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps` only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay

A Sailor sits in an MH-60S Seahawk during flight operations aboard the USS Wasp (LHD 1) while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 5, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps` only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay)

A Sailor sits in an MH-60S Seahawk during flight operations aboard the USS Wasp (LHD 1) while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 5, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps` only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay

A Sailor guides an MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during flight operations aboard the USS Wasp (LHD 1) while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 5, 2019. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps` only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay)

A Sailor guides an MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during flight operations aboard the USS Wasp (LHD 1) while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 5, 2019. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps` only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay

An MH-60S Seahawk prepares to land during flight operations aboard the USS Wasp (LHD 1) while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 5, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps` only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay)

An MH-60S Seahawk prepares to land during flight operations aboard the USS Wasp (LHD 1) while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 5, 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps` only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kenny Nunez Bigay

Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, plot target points during training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 28, 2019. Weapons Company maintains a variety of heavy and medium machine guns, grenade launchers and rockets. BLT 2/1 is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron E. Parks/Released)

Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, plot target points during training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 28, 2019. Weapons Company maintains a variety of heavy and medium machine guns, grenade launchers and rockets. BLT 2/1 is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron E. Parks/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron Parks

Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, prepare to fire a Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher during training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 28, 2019. Weapons Company maintains a variety of heavy and medium machine guns, grenade launchers and rockets. BLT 2/1 is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron E. Parks/Released)

Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, prepare to fire a Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher during training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 28, 2019. Weapons Company maintains a variety of heavy and medium machine guns, grenade launchers and rockets. BLT 2/1 is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron E. Parks/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron E. Parks

Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, sets up a Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher during training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 28, 2019. Weapons Company maintains a variety of heavy and medium machine guns, grenade launchers and rockets. BLT 2/1 is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron E. Parks/Released)

Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, sets up a Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher during training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 28, 2019. Weapons Company maintains a variety of heavy and medium machine guns, grenade launchers and rockets. BLT 2/1 is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron E. Parks/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron Parks

Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, fire a Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher during training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 28, 2019. Weapons Company maintains a variety of heavy and medium machine guns, grenade launchers and rockets. BLT 2/1 is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron E. Parks/Released)

Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, fire a Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher during training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 28, 2019. Weapons Company maintains a variety of heavy and medium machine guns, grenade launchers and rockets. BLT 2/1 is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron E. Parks/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron Parks

Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, fire a Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher during training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 28, 2019. Weapons Company maintains a variety of heavy and medium machine guns, grenade launchers and rockets. BLT 2/1 is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron E. Parks/Released)

Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, fire a Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher during training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 28, 2019. Weapons Company maintains a variety of heavy and medium machine guns, grenade launchers and rockets. BLT 2/1 is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron E. Parks/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron Parks

Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines fire a Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher during training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 28, 2019. Weapons Company maintains a variety of heavy and medium machine guns, grenade launchers and rockets. BLT 2/1 is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parish/Released)

Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines fire a Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher during training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 28, 2019. Weapons Company maintains a variety of heavy and medium machine guns, grenade launchers and rockets. BLT 2/1 is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parish/Released)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parish

Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, fire a Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher during training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 28, 2019. Weapons Company maintains a variety of heavy and medium machine guns, grenade launchers and rockets. BLT 2/1 is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron E. Parks/Released)

Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, fire a Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher during training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 28, 2019. Weapons Company maintains a variety of heavy and medium machine guns, grenade launchers and rockets. BLT 2/1 is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron E. Parks/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron Parks

Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, fire a Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher during training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 28, 2019. Weapons Company maintains a variety of heavy and medium machine guns, grenade launchers and rockets. BLT 2/1 is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron E. Parks/Released)

Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, fire a Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher during training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 28, 2019. Weapons Company maintains a variety of heavy and medium machine guns, grenade launchers and rockets. BLT 2/1 is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron E. Parks/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron Parks

Joshua F. Battin is an adventurer. Hailing from San Jose, California, the lance corporal joined the Marine Corps as a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense specialist in 2017. In the Marine Corps, Battin has gone beyond the call of duty and set himself apart from his peers, by volunteering for assignments and searching for every opportunity to better himself as a Marine. His drive has earned him the responsibility of a CBRN decontamination team leader with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit – the Marine Corps’ premier crisis-response force in the Indo-Pacific region. While traveling with the 31st MEU, Battin has expanded his knowledge of cultures and places not familiar to him, always looking for the next adventure. Before the Marines, Battin graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in 2012. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan M. Priest/Released)

Joshua F. Battin is an adventurer. Hailing from San Jose, California, the lance corporal joined the Marine Corps as a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense specialist in 2017. In the Marine Corps, Battin has gone beyond the call of duty and set himself apart from his peers, by volunteering for assignments and searching for every opportunity to better himself as a Marine. His drive has earned him the responsibility of a CBRN decontamination team leader with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit – the Marine Corps’ premier crisis-response force in the Indo-Pacific region. While traveling with the 31st MEU, Battin has expanded his knowledge of cultures and places not familiar to him, always looking for the next adventure. Before the Marines, Battin graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in 2012. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan M. Priest/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron Parks