(Photo by Cpl. Daniel Childs)
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jesse Benavente, station commander of Recruiting Sub-Station Guam, Recruiting Station San Diego, 12th Marine Corps District Headquarters and a native of Guam, speaks with Palau High School students during a Marine Corps recruitment presentation as part of exercise Koa Moana 24, at Palau High School, Koror, Palau, Aug. 22, 2024. This event is the first time Marine Corps recruiters have visited Palau in several years to discuss Marine Corps opportunities with the local community. During Koa Moana’s deployment throughout the Indo-Pacific region, U.S. Marines and Sailors from I Marine Expeditionary Force work to strengthen alliances and partnerships with development of interoperable capabilities, combined operations, theater security cooperation, and capacity-building efforts.
