Lance Cpl. Julian E. Johnson, a mortarman with Weapons

Lance Cpl. Julian E. Johnson, a mortarman with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, stands at the ready position during marksmanship training aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), underway in the East China Sea, Oct. 15, 2018. Johnson, a native of Shawnee, Kansas, graduated from Mill Valley High School in May 2017 before enlisting August 2017. Weapons Co. Marines conducted sustainment training to refine marksmanship skills throughout the fall patrol. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide-range of military operations in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis B. Betances/Released)