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A UC-9B Skytrain launches down a Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. runway April 8, 2014. The C-9 is a Marine Transport Squadron 1 asset and is used for the transportation of essential personnel and equipment. Following 51 years of safety initiatives, high quality maintenance and consistent focus on the basics, VMR-1 was recognized for surpassing 250,000 Class A mishap-free flight hours. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrea Cleopatra Dickerson/Released) - A UC-9B Skytrain launches down a Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. runway April 8, 2014. The C-9 is a Marine Transport Squadron 1 asset and is used for the transportation of essential personnel and equipment. Following 51 years of safety initiatives, high quality maintenance and consistent focus on the basics, VMR-1 was recognized for surpassing 250,000 Class A mishap-free flight hours. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrea Cleopatra Dickerson/Released)

Competitors bear crawl through a mud pit during the annual Marine Special Operations Command All-Terrain Competition at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Oct. 30, 2015. Eleven teams of Marines and Sailors from the air station competed in the more than seven-mile competition. The first place winners were the Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 14 Honey Badgers. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Jimenez/Released) - Competitors bear crawl through a mud pit during the annual Marine Special Operations Command All-Terrain Competition at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Oct. 30, 2015. Eleven teams of Marines and Sailors from the air station competed in the more than seven-mile competition. The first place winners were the Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 14 Honey Badgers. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Jimenez/Released)