Sgt. Cordell Martindale, a Marine Corps Martial Arts

Sgt. Cordell Martindale, a Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor with Combined Anti-Armor Team 1, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, supervises Marines grappling during a High Intensity Tactical Training event on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 30, 2019. High Intensity Tactical Training strengthens Marines’ mental and physical endurance to prepare for the rigors of a combat environment. 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. Joshua Sechser)