U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Scott Aubuchon ()
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Miguel Vega sights in with a command launch unit for a Javelin shoulder-fired anti-tank missile while prepare for an ambush during Stand-in Force Exercise 24 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Dec. 5, 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. Vega, a native of North Ridgeville, Ohio, is an antitank missile gunner with 2d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment. 2/7 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.
