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An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 prepares to land during French-Caribbean exercise Caraibes 22 near San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 13, 2022. Caraibes 22 is a French-led, large-scale, joint-training exercise in the Caribbean involving naval, air, and land assets from the French, U.S., and regional forces focused on responding to simulated-natural disasters. VMM-266 is a subordinate unit to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, which is the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Caleb Stelter)

An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 prepares to land during French-Caribbean exercise Caraibes 22 near San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 13, 2022. Caraibes 22 is a French-led, large-scale, joint-training exercise in the Caribbean involving naval, air, and land assets from the French, U.S., and regional forces focused on responding to simulated-natural disasters. VMM-266 is a subordinate unit to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, which is the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Caleb Stelter)

Photo by Cpl. Caleb Stelter

An F-35B Lightning II, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501, takes off at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, June 9, 2022. VMFAT-501 trains pilots to be proficient and combat ready to serve in their future-fleet units and conduct aviation operations globally. VMFAT-501 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Servante R. Coba)

An F-35B Lightning II, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501, takes off at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, June 9, 2022. VMFAT-501 trains pilots to be proficient and combat ready to serve in their future-fleet units and conduct aviation operations globally. VMFAT-501 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Servante R. Coba)

Photo by Sgt. Servante Coba

An F/A-18D Hornet assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 115 taxis to the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, June 7, 2022. VMFA-115 supports the Marine Air-Ground Task Force commander by providing supporting arms coordination, conducting multi-sensor imagery reconnaissance, and destroying surface targets and enemy aircraft, day or night, under all weather conditions, during expeditionary, joint, or combined operations. VMFA-115 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Servante R. Coba)

An F/A-18D Hornet assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 115 taxis to the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, June 7, 2022. VMFA-115 supports the Marine Air-Ground Task Force commander by providing supporting arms coordination, conducting multi-sensor imagery reconnaissance, and destroying surface targets and enemy aircraft, day or night, under all weather conditions, during expeditionary, joint, or combined operations. VMFA-115 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Servante R. Coba)

Photo by Sgt. Servante Coba

An F/A-18D Hornet assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 115 taxis to the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, June 7, 2022. VMFA-115 supports the Marine Air-Ground Task Force commander by providing supporting arms coordination, conducting multi-sensor imagery reconnaissance, and destroying surface targets and enemy aircraft, day or night, under all weather conditions, during expeditionary, joint, or combined operations. VMFA-115 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Servante R. Coba)

An F/A-18D Hornet assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 115 taxis to the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, June 7, 2022. VMFA-115 supports the Marine Air-Ground Task Force commander by providing supporting arms coordination, conducting multi-sensor imagery reconnaissance, and destroying surface targets and enemy aircraft, day or night, under all weather conditions, during expeditionary, joint, or combined operations. VMFA-115 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Servante R. Coba)

Photo by Sgt. Servante Coba

Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 and Marine Air Control Group 28 holds a realignment ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 1, 2022. This event saw the reassignment of MWSS-271, previously assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 14, to the command of MACG-28. This change took place in alignment with Force Design 2030, an effort to redesign the Marine Corps to better fulfill its role as the nation's naval expeditionary force-in-readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 and Marine Air Control Group 28 holds a realignment ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 1, 2022. This event saw the reassignment of MWSS-271, previously assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 14, to the command of MACG-28. This change took place in alignment with Force Design 2030, an effort to redesign the Marine Corps to better fulfill its role as the nation's naval expeditionary force-in-readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Christopher Denham and Col. Michael McCarthy, Marine Air Control Group 28 sergeant major and commanding officer, salute during a realignment ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 1, 2022. This event saw the reassignment of Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, previously assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 14, to the command of MACG-28. This change took place in alignment with Force Design 2030, an effort to redesign the Marine Corps to better fulfill its role as the nation's naval expeditionary force-in-readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Christopher Denham and Col. Michael McCarthy, Marine Air Control Group 28 sergeant major and commanding officer, salute during a realignment ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 1, 2022. This event saw the reassignment of Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, previously assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 14, to the command of MACG-28. This change took place in alignment with Force Design 2030, an effort to redesign the Marine Corps to better fulfill its role as the nation's naval expeditionary force-in-readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Marlin D. Williams, left, commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 14, and Lt. Col. Phillip T. Ash, commanding officer of Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223, pose for a photo with the Chief of Naval Operations 2020 Naval Aviation Safety Award at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, May 23, 2022. The chief of naval operations recognized the squadron for its outstanding safety record during aircraft operations in support of the United States Marine Corps Forces Command. MAG-14 and VMA-223 are subordinate units of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Marlin D. Williams, left, commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 14, and Lt. Col. Phillip T. Ash, commanding officer of Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223, pose for a photo with the Chief of Naval Operations 2020 Naval Aviation Safety Award at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, May 23, 2022. The chief of naval operations recognized the squadron for its outstanding safety record during aircraft operations in support of the United States Marine Corps Forces Command. MAG-14 and VMA-223 are subordinate units of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), the aviation 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

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 conduct preflight inspections on an MV-22B Osprey prior to flight during Exercise Raven (RavenEx) 22-5 at Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, May 8, 2022. VMM-365 provided assault support for Marine Forces Special Operations Command during a predeployment training exercise to enhance combat readiness in an unfamiliar expeditionary environment. VMM-365 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Cortez)

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 conduct preflight inspections on an MV-22B Osprey prior to flight during Exercise Raven (RavenEx) 22-5 at Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, May 8, 2022. VMM-365 provided assault support for Marine Forces Special Operations Command during a predeployment training exercise to enhance combat readiness in an unfamiliar expeditionary environment. VMM-365 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Cortez

U.S. Marines with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1 transport a Light Armored Vehicle 25 with a CH-53K King Stallion helicopter over Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 27, 2022. The CH-53K King Stallion, the Marine Corps’ newest heavy-lift helicopter, can lift up to 36,000 pounds of equipment, holds up to 30 troops, and features a computerized fly-by-wire system for semiautonomous piloting. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

U.S. Marines with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1 transport a Light Armored Vehicle 25 with a CH-53K King Stallion helicopter over Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 27, 2022. The CH-53K King Stallion, the Marine Corps’ newest heavy-lift helicopter, can lift up to 36,000 pounds of equipment, holds up to 30 troops, and features a computerized fly-by-wire system for semiautonomous piloting. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elias Pimentel

U.S. Marines with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1 transport a Light Armored Vehicle 25 with a CH-53K King Stallion helicopter at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 27, 2022. The CH-53K King Stallion, the Marine Corps’ newest heavy-lift helicopter, can lift up to 36,000 pounds of equipment, holds up to 30 troops, and features a computerized fly-by-wire system for semiautonomous piloting. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

U.S. Marines with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1 transport a Light Armored Vehicle 25 with a CH-53K King Stallion helicopter at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 27, 2022. The CH-53K King Stallion, the Marine Corps’ newest heavy-lift helicopter, can lift up to 36,000 pounds of equipment, holds up to 30 troops, and features a computerized fly-by-wire system for semiautonomous piloting. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elias Pimentel

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), takes off for flight from Łask Air Base, Poland, April 27, 2022. 2nd MAW units are deployed to enhance NATO's capabilities in Eastern Europe at the invitation of the host nation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam Henke)

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), takes off for flight from Łask Air Base, Poland, April 27, 2022. 2nd MAW units are deployed to enhance NATO's capabilities in Eastern Europe at the invitation of the host nation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam Henke)

Photo by Cpl. Adam Henke

A U.S. Marine Corps AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar system (G/ATOR), assigned to Marine Air Control Squadron 2, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), scans for and tracks aircraft at Siauliai Air Base, Lithuania, April 26, 2022. 2nd MAW units are deployed to enhance NATO's capabilities in Eastern Europe at the invitation of the host nation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam Henke)

A U.S. Marine Corps AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar system (G/ATOR), assigned to Marine Air Control Squadron 2, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), scans for and tracks aircraft at Siauliai Air Base, Lithuania, April 26, 2022. 2nd MAW units are deployed to enhance NATO's capabilities in Eastern Europe at the invitation of the host nation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam Henke)

Photo by Cpl. Adam Henke

A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules, assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), prepares to take off for flight from Łask Air Base, Poland, April 15, 2022. 2nd MAW units are deployed to enhance NATO's capabilities in Eastern Europe at the invitation of the host nation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam Henke)

A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules, assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), prepares to take off for flight from Łask Air Base, Poland, April 15, 2022. 2nd MAW units are deployed to enhance NATO's capabilities in Eastern Europe at the invitation of the host nation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam Henke)

Photo by Cpl. Adam Henke

An F-35B Lightning II fighter jet assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501 awaits clearance for departure at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, March 22, 2022. VMFAT-501 deployed to Mountain Home Air Force Base to train entry-level pilots to be proficient at close air-support and high-explosive ordnance drops to better support their future squadrons. VMFAT-501 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pvt. Rowdy Vanskike)

An F-35B Lightning II fighter jet assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501 awaits clearance for departure at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, March 22, 2022. VMFAT-501 deployed to Mountain Home Air Force Base to train entry-level pilots to be proficient at close air-support and high-explosive ordnance drops to better support their future squadrons. VMFAT-501 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pvt. Rowdy Vanskike)

Photo by Pvt. Rowdy Vanskike

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Clayton Hilemon (left) and Sgt. Alexander Locconielsen (right), a low-altitude air-defense gunners with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion (LAAD), points to a drone during a demonstration with the Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System, or L-MADIS, at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic, North Carolina, Oct. 18, 2022. The L-MADIS is an electronic-attack system that counters unmanned-aircraft system by nonkinetic capabilities to destroy or negate aerial threats. 2nd LAAD 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)

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Clayton Hilemon (left) and Sgt. Alexander Locconielsen (right), a low-altitude air-defense gunners with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion (LAAD), points to a drone during a demonstration with the Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System, or L-MADIS, at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic, North Carolina, Oct. 18, 2022. The L-MADIS is an electronic-attack system that counters unmanned-aircraft system by nonkinetic capabilities to destroy or negate aerial threats. 2nd LAAD 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 Coba

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Brittany Hartsfield and Maj. Kyliegh Cullen, pilots with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing, transport Marines with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion in a CH-53E Super Stallion, near Bardufoss Air Station, Norway, March 8, 2022. Exercise Cold Response 2022 is a biennial Norwegian national readiness and defense exercise that takes place across Norway, with participation from each of its military services, as well as from 26 additional North Atlantic Treaty Organization allied nations and regional partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Cortez)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Brittany Hartsfield and Maj. Kyliegh Cullen, pilots with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing, transport Marines with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion in a CH-53E Super Stallion, near Bardufoss Air Station, Norway, March 8, 2022. Exercise Cold Response 2022 is a biennial Norwegian national readiness and defense exercise that takes place across Norway, with participation from each of its military services, as well as from 26 additional North Atlantic Treaty Organization allied nations and regional partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Cortez

U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing take off in a KC-130J Super Hercules at Air Station, Bardufoss, March 5, 2022. Exercise Cold Response ’22 is a biennial exercise that takes place across Norway, with participation from each of its military services, as well as from 26 additional North Atlantic Treaty Organization allied nations and regional partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Bryan Nygaard)

U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing take off in a KC-130J Super Hercules at Air Station, Bardufoss, March 5, 2022. Exercise Cold Response ’22 is a biennial exercise that takes place across Norway, with participation from each of its military services, as well as from 26 additional North Atlantic Treaty Organization allied nations and regional partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Bryan Nygaard)

Photo by Chief Warrant Officer Bryan Nygaard

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Larry L. Buzzard, (left), and Lt. Col. Kenneth K. Rossman exchange squadron colors during a change of command ceremony for Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Feb. 3, 2022. The ceremony represented a transfer of responsibility and authority from Rossman to Buzzard. VMM-162 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Hernandez)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Larry L. Buzzard, (left), and Lt. Col. Kenneth K. Rossman exchange squadron colors during a change of command ceremony for Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Feb. 3, 2022. The ceremony represented a transfer of responsibility and authority from Rossman to Buzzard. VMM-162 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Hernandez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Hernandez

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Larry L. Buzzard, left, and Lt. Col. Kenneth K. Rossman stand in the reviewing area during a change of command ceremony for Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Feb. 3, 2022. The ceremony represented a transfer of responsibility and authority from Rossman to Buzzard. VMM-162 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Hernandez)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Larry L. Buzzard, left, and Lt. Col. Kenneth K. Rossman stand in the reviewing area during a change of command ceremony for Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Feb. 3, 2022. The ceremony represented a transfer of responsibility and authority from Rossman to Buzzard. VMM-162 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Hernandez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Hernandez

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Adam A. Horne (right), commanding officer of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, receives a ceremonial key to a CH-53K King Stallion from Lt. Col. Lucas S. Frank, assistant officer in charge of Marine Test and Evaluation Squadron 1, during a redesignation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Jan. 24, 2022. The squadron received its first CH-53K King Stallion, and the ceremony signified the beginning of the Marine Corps’ modernization from the CH-53E Super Stallion to the CH-53K King Stallion in support of the expeditionary warfare vision for future-force employment. The CH-53K is an optimized vertical, heavy-lift, sea-based, long-range solution for the Marine Corps and will provide three times the lift capability of its predecessor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Adam A. Horne (right), commanding officer of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, receives a ceremonial key to a CH-53K King Stallion from Lt. Col. Lucas S. Frank, assistant officer in charge of Marine Test and Evaluation Squadron 1, during a redesignation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Jan. 24, 2022. The squadron received its first CH-53K King Stallion, and the ceremony signified the beginning of the Marine Corps’ modernization from the CH-53E Super Stallion to the CH-53K King Stallion in support of the expeditionary warfare vision for future-force employment. The CH-53K is an optimized vertical, heavy-lift, sea-based, long-range solution for the Marine Corps and will provide three times the lift capability of its predecessor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elias Pimentel

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