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Lance Cpl. Carson Batterton, a fixed-wing aircraft mechanic, salutes the pilot of an AV-8B Harrier II as he departs the staging area at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Feb. 18, 2021. Marines with Marine Attack Training Squadron 203 (VMAT-203) trained with ordnance in an unfamiliar environment in order to increase proficiency in critical mission skills such as low altitude tactics, complex maneuvers, and close air support. VMAT-203 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Servante R. Coba)

Lance Cpl. Carson Batterton, a fixed-wing aircraft mechanic, salutes the pilot of an AV-8B Harrier II as he departs the staging area at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Feb. 18, 2021. Marines with Marine Attack Training Squadron 203 (VMAT-203) trained with ordnance in an unfamiliar environment in order to increase proficiency in critical mission skills such as low altitude tactics, complex maneuvers, and close air support. VMAT-203 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Servante R. Coba)

Photo by Sgt. Servante R Coba

A Marine lands an AV-8B Harrier II after returning from a flight at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Feb. 18, 2021. Marines with Marine Attack Training Squadron 203 (VMAT-203) trained with ordnance in an unfamiliar environment in order to increase proficiency in critical mission skills such as low altitude tactics, complex maneuvers, and close air support. VMAT-203 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Servante R. Coba)

A Marine lands an AV-8B Harrier II after returning from a flight at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Feb. 18, 2021. Marines with Marine Attack Training Squadron 203 (VMAT-203) trained with ordnance in an unfamiliar environment in order to increase proficiency in critical mission skills such as low altitude tactics, complex maneuvers, and close air support. VMAT-203 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Servante R. Coba)

Photo by Sgt. Servante R Coba

A CH-53K "King Stallion" conducts an external lift of a 4,000 pound concrete block at Marine Corps Outlying Field Camp Davis, North Carolina, Feb. 3, 2021. Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VMX-1) tested the CH-53K’s heavy lifting capabilities in order to enhance their skills and proficiency with cargo movement and operations. The CH-53K will replace the CH-53E “Super Stallion,” which has served the Marine Corps for 40 years, and will transport Marines, heavy equipment and supplies during ship-to-shore movement in support of amphibious assault and subsequent operations ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Damaris Arias)

A CH-53K "King Stallion" conducts an external lift of a 4,000 pound concrete block at Marine Corps Outlying Field Camp Davis, North Carolina, Feb. 3, 2021. Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VMX-1) tested the CH-53K’s heavy lifting capabilities in order to enhance their skills and proficiency with cargo movement and operations. The CH-53K will replace the CH-53E “Super Stallion,” which has served the Marine Corps for 40 years, and will transport Marines, heavy equipment and supplies during ship-to-shore movement in support of amphibious assault and subsequent operations ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Damaris Arias)

Photo by Cpl. Damaris Arias

Staff Sgt. Joshua Milne looks out the port window of a CH-53E while in flight at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Feb. 3, 2021. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 (HMH-464) were refueled by a KC-130J, which offers a 60,000 pound fuel capacity that it can allocate between its own offload capacity using its wing and external tanks while in the air. HMH-464 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, which is the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb Stelter)

Staff Sgt. Joshua Milne looks out the port window of a CH-53E while in flight at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Feb. 3, 2021. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 (HMH-464) were refueled by a KC-130J, which offers a 60,000 pound fuel capacity that it can allocate between its own offload capacity using its wing and external tanks while in the air. HMH-464 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, which is the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb Stelter)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb Stelter

A KC-130J Super Hercules flies over Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 2, 2021. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 (VMGR-252) trained in an unfamiliar environment in order to increase proficiency in critical mission skills such as aerial refueling, complex maneuvers, and logistical support. VMGR-252 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, which is the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Servante R. Coba)

A KC-130J Super Hercules flies over Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 2, 2021. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 (VMGR-252) trained in an unfamiliar environment in order to increase proficiency in critical mission skills such as aerial refueling, complex maneuvers, and logistical support. VMGR-252 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, which is the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Servante R. Coba)

Photo by Sgt. Servante R Coba

Marines train with Air National Guard in frigid Michigan weather: Close Air Support with A-10sMarines with HMLA-167 trained with soldiers from the Michigan Air National Guard to conduct expeditionary operations in a cold weather environment. HMLA-167 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, which is the air combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

Marines train with Air National Guard in frigid Michigan weather: Close Air Support with A-10sMarines with HMLA-167 trained with soldiers from the Michigan Air National Guard to conduct expeditionary operations in a cold weather environment. HMLA-167 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, which is the air combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elias Pimentel

Lance Cpl. Anabella Hindman, an airframe mechanic, washes the AV- 8B harrier II at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Jan. 25, 2021. Marines with Marine Attack Training Squadron 203 (VMAT-203) trained with ordnance in an unfamiliar environment in order to increase proficiency in critical mission skills such as low altitude tactics, complex maneuvers, and close air support. VMAT-203 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the air combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Servante R. Coba)

Lance Cpl. Anabella Hindman, an airframe mechanic, washes the AV- 8B harrier II at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Jan. 25, 2021. Marines with Marine Attack Training Squadron 203 (VMAT-203) trained with ordnance in an unfamiliar environment in order to increase proficiency in critical mission skills such as low altitude tactics, complex maneuvers, and close air support. VMAT-203 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the air combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Servante R. Coba)

Photo by Sgt. Servante R Coba

Corporal Lillian Beam, an avionics technician, repairs a cable on the AV-8B Harrier II at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Jan. 25, 2021. Marines with Marine Attack Training Squadron 203 (VMAT-203) trained with ordnance in an unfamiliar environment in order to increase proficiency in critical mission skills such as low altitude tactics, complex maneuvers, and close air support. VMAT-203 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the air combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Servante R. Coba)

Corporal Lillian Beam, an avionics technician, repairs a cable on the AV-8B Harrier II at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Jan. 25, 2021. Marines with Marine Attack Training Squadron 203 (VMAT-203) trained with ordnance in an unfamiliar environment in order to increase proficiency in critical mission skills such as low altitude tactics, complex maneuvers, and close air support. VMAT-203 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the air combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Servante R. Coba)

Photo by Sgt. Servante R Coba

Marines perform nightly checks of the AV-8B Harrier II at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Jan. 25, 2021. Marines with Marine Attack Training Squadron 203 (VMAT-203) trained with ordnance in an unfamiliar environment in order to increase proficiency in critical mission skills such as low altitude tactics, complex maneuvers, and close air support. VMAT-203 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the air combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Servante R. Coba)

Marines perform nightly checks of the AV-8B Harrier II at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Jan. 25, 2021. Marines with Marine Attack Training Squadron 203 (VMAT-203) trained with ordnance in an unfamiliar environment in order to increase proficiency in critical mission skills such as low altitude tactics, complex maneuvers, and close air support. VMAT-203 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the air combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Servante R. Coba)

Photo by Sgt. Servante R Coba

Corporal Lake M. Keating, a UH-1Y Huey crew chief, fires an M240B machine gun at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, January 25, 2021. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 (HMLA-167) trained with soldiers from the Michigan Air National Guard to conduct expeditionary operations in a cold weather environment. HMLA-167 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, which is the air combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

Corporal Lake M. Keating, a UH-1Y Huey crew chief, fires an M240B machine gun at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, January 25, 2021. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 (HMLA-167) trained with soldiers from the Michigan Air National Guard to conduct expeditionary operations in a cold weather environment. HMLA-167 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, which is the air combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elias Pimentel

Cpl. Lydia C. Rhyner, a helicopter airframe mechanic, tightens an AH-1Z Viper’s rotor safety bolt at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, January 23, 2021. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 (HMLA-167) trained with soldiers from the Michigan Air National Guard to conduct expeditionary operations in a cold weather environment. HMLA-167 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, which is the air combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

Cpl. Lydia C. Rhyner, a helicopter airframe mechanic, tightens an AH-1Z Viper’s rotor safety bolt at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, January 23, 2021. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 (HMLA-167) trained with soldiers from the Michigan Air National Guard to conduct expeditionary operations in a cold weather environment. HMLA-167 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, which is the air combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elias Pimentel

Lance Cpl. Alyssa David answer questions from local media at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, January 22, 2021. Davis, a native of Bridgeport, Connecticut, serves as a maintenance administrative specialist at Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167. On the night of September 25, 2020, David came upon the scene of a vehicle collision where a tractor trailer struck a truck along Kinston Highway in Jacksonville, North Carolina. She immediately took charge of the scene, directed bystanders to call 911, and was able to triage and extract a toddler from the backseat of the vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Yuritzy Gomez)

Lance Cpl. Alyssa David answer questions from local media at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, January 22, 2021. Davis, a native of Bridgeport, Connecticut, serves as a maintenance administrative specialist at Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167. On the night of September 25, 2020, David came upon the scene of a vehicle collision where a tractor trailer struck a truck along Kinston Highway in Jacksonville, North Carolina. She immediately took charge of the scene, directed bystanders to call 911, and was able to triage and extract a toddler from the backseat of the vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Yuritzy Gomez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Yuritzy Gomez

Private First Class JennaMarie Drinkwater, an aircraft ordnance technician, disassembles the part of wing that hold the ordnance of the AV- 8B Harrier II at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, January 21, 2021. Marines with Marine Attack Training Squadron 203 (VMAT-203) trained with ordnance in an unfamiliar environment in order to increase proficiency in critical mission skills such as low altitude tactics, complex maneuvers, and close air support. VMAT-203 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, which is the air combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Servante R. Coba)

Private First Class JennaMarie Drinkwater, an aircraft ordnance technician, disassembles the part of wing that hold the ordnance of the AV- 8B Harrier II at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, January 21, 2021. Marines with Marine Attack Training Squadron 203 (VMAT-203) trained with ordnance in an unfamiliar environment in order to increase proficiency in critical mission skills such as low altitude tactics, complex maneuvers, and close air support. VMAT-203 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, which is the air combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Servante R. Coba)

Photo by Sgt. Servante R Coba

MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 conduct aerial operations at Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, Georgia, Dec. 10, 2020. VMM-261 trained with airmen in shore-based operations in an unfamiliar environment prior to an upcoming deployment in Spring 2021. VMM-261 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the air combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Yuritzy Gomez)

MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 conduct aerial operations at Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, Georgia, Dec. 10, 2020. VMM-261 trained with airmen in shore-based operations in an unfamiliar environment prior to an upcoming deployment in Spring 2021. VMM-261 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the air combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Yuritzy Gomez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Yuritzy Gomez

Airmen with the 165th Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS) disembark a MV-22B Osprey during a casualty evacuation exercise at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia, Dec. 10, 2020. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (VMM-261) trained with airmen in shore-based operations in an unfamiliar environment prior to an upcoming deployment in Spring 2021. VMM-261 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the air combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Yuritzy Gomez)

Airmen with the 165th Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS) disembark a MV-22B Osprey during a casualty evacuation exercise at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia, Dec. 10, 2020. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (VMM-261) trained with airmen in shore-based operations in an unfamiliar environment prior to an upcoming deployment in Spring 2021. VMM-261 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the air combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Yuritzy Gomez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Yuritzy Gomez

Pilots and students assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 conduct a max effort launch with 21 F-35B Lightning II aircraft aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Nov. 24. The training allowed the unit to conduct a days-worth of flights in a single launch. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Brittney Vella)

Pilots and students assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 conduct a max effort launch with 21 F-35B Lightning II aircraft aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Nov. 24. The training allowed the unit to conduct a days-worth of flights in a single launch. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Brittney Vella)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Brittney Vella

Pilots and students assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 conduct a max effort launch with 21 F-35B Lightning II aircraft aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Nov. 24. The training allowed the unit to conduct a days-worth of flights in a single launch. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Brittney Vella)

Pilots and students assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 conduct a max effort launch with 21 F-35B Lightning II aircraft aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Nov. 24. The training allowed the unit to conduct a days-worth of flights in a single launch. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Brittney Vella)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Brittney Vella

U.S. Marine Sgt. Christopher Borghese poses for a photo at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, April 30, 2019. Borghese was awarded the Gaines B. Gilbert Award, Ordnance Marine of the year, from the Marine Corps Aviation Association (MCAA). The MCAA awards Marines who are nominated by their superiors and vetted through Headquarters Marine Corps for their professional excellence. Borghese is an aviation ordnance systems technician assigned to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 26, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jailine L AliceaSantiago)

U.S. Marine Sgt. Christopher Borghese poses for a photo at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, April 30, 2019. Borghese was awarded the Gaines B. Gilbert Award, Ordnance Marine of the year, from the Marine Corps Aviation Association (MCAA). The MCAA awards Marines who are nominated by their superiors and vetted through Headquarters Marine Corps for their professional excellence. Borghese is an aviation ordnance systems technician assigned to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 26, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jailine L AliceaSantiago)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jailine L AliceaSantiago

Amelia Clark poses for a photo while waiting for her father’s return home during a homecoming ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 25, 2019. Marines from Marine Attack Squadron 223 returned from a deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Africa 19.1. Amelia Clark is the daughter of Mitchell Clark, an aircraft intermediate level hydraulic/pneumatic mechanic with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 14, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cody Rowe)

Amelia Clark poses for a photo while waiting for her father’s return home during a homecoming ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 25, 2019. Marines from Marine Attack Squadron 223 returned from a deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Africa 19.1. Amelia Clark is the daughter of Mitchell Clark, an aircraft intermediate level hydraulic/pneumatic mechanic with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 14, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cody Rowe)

Photo by Cpl. Cody Rowe

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 receive Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) defense training at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 19, 2019. This training is intended to familiarize Marines with the proper procedures on conducting decontamination protocol on the flight line. VMGR-252 is a subordinate unit of Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Gavin T. Umboh)

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 receive Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) defense training at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 19, 2019. This training is intended to familiarize Marines with the proper procedures on conducting decontamination protocol on the flight line. VMGR-252 is a subordinate unit of Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Gavin T. Umboh)

Photo by Pfc. Gavin T. Umboh

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