U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kurt Florian IV, right, a native of New York and a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 271, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, consults Sgt. Jaime Delgado Jr., a native of Florida and a combat engineer with MWSS-271, during tree-felling operations at the U.S. Navy’s Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center, Andros Island, The Bahamas, Feb. 16, 2026.  Marine Aircraft Group 29 Distributed Aviation Operations Exercise is a multi-week exercise designed to distribute command and control of aviation forces, pushing authorities to the lowest levels while keeping forces moving between airfields and air sites. MAG-29 DAO Exercise is set to take place across the southeastern U.S. and the Caribbean, including North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida , and The Bahamas.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anakin Smith)