U.S. Army Spc. Caleb Lewis, a M249 Squad Automatic Weapon gunner with the Nevada Army National Guard’s 609th Engineer Company, instructs an Australian soldier on the functions of his weapon, as French and Australian Soldiers also conduct weapon familiarization, during Exercise Cartwheel 2024 in Fiji’s Nausori Highlands Sept. 12. The Nevada Guard members took the lead in rappel and squad live fire portions of the exercise, which is designed to enhance expeditionary partner force readiness and increase capabilities to respond to crises and contingencies throughout the Indo-Pacific.