KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (Oct. 1, 2021) A Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112 F/A-18 Hornet takes off during exercise Noble Jaguar 2021, a combined-arms exercise with 3d Marine Expeditionary Force and U.S. Navy 7th Fleet, September 29, 2021. The Marine Corps and Navy leverage integrated command and control and joint sensors to expand battlefield awareness, share targeting data, and conduct long-range precision strikes in support of sea control and sea denial in contested and distributed maritime environments. III Marine Expeditionary Force executed these actions as a part of an integrated operation with 7th fleet to maintain readiness and demonstrate U.S. resolve to preserve regional security. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Booker T. Thomas III)