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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Xavier C. Vialva, a rifleman with Golf Company (G Co.), 2d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, holds security while on a patrol during Marine Air-Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise 1-22 (MWX 1-22) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 26, 2021. Marines with G Co. set up a defensive position in support of adjacent friendly units during MWX 1-22. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jamin M. Powell)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Xavier C. Vialva, a rifleman with Golf Company (G Co.), 2d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, holds security while on a patrol during Marine Air-Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise 1-22 (MWX 1-22) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 26, 2021. Marines with G Co. set up a defensive position in support of adjacent friendly units during MWX 1-22. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jamin M. Powell)

Photo by Cpl. Jamin Powell

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Anthony X. Labrake, a rifleman with Golf Company (G Co.), 2d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, holds security while on a patrol during Marine Air-Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise 1-22 (MWX 1-22) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 26, 2021. Marines with G Co. set up a defense in support of adjacent friendly units during MWX 1-22. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jamin M. Powell)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Anthony X. Labrake, a rifleman with Golf Company (G Co.), 2d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, holds security while on a patrol during Marine Air-Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise 1-22 (MWX 1-22) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 26, 2021. Marines with G Co. set up a defense in support of adjacent friendly units during MWX 1-22. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jamin M. Powell)

Photo by Cpl. Jamin Powell

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kolton J. Lewis, a rifleman with Golf Company (G Co.), 2d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, sets up a Puma Unmanned Aerial System during Marine Air-Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise 1-22 (MWX 1-22) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 26, 2021. Marines with G Co. set up a defensive position and executed reconnaissance flights to locate enemy movement during MWX 1-22. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jamin M. Powell)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kolton J. Lewis, a rifleman with Golf Company (G Co.), 2d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, sets up a Puma Unmanned Aerial System during Marine Air-Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise 1-22 (MWX 1-22) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 26, 2021. Marines with G Co. set up a defensive position and executed reconnaissance flights to locate enemy movement during MWX 1-22. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jamin M. Powell)

Photo by Cpl. Jamin Powell

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A UH-1Y Venom helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, sits on the flight line at the Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands the ability to maintain and enhance their combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

A UH-1Y Venom helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, sits on the flight line at the Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands the ability to maintain and enhance their combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley

U.S. Marine Cpl. Robert Sponable, a UH-1Y Venom helicopter crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, engages targets with an M2 .50-caliber heavy machine gun from the side door of a Venom helicopter during a training exercise on Range 440Z at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands the ability to maintain and enhance their combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

U.S. Marine Cpl. Robert Sponable, a UH-1Y Venom helicopter crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, engages targets with an M2 .50-caliber heavy machine gun from the side door of a Venom helicopter during a training exercise on Range 440Z at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands the ability to maintain and enhance their combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley

An AH-1Z Viper helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, flies over Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands the ability to maintain and enhance their combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

An AH-1Z Viper helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, flies over Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands the ability to maintain and enhance their combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley

U.S. Marine Cpl. Robert Sponable, a UH-1Y Venom helicopter crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, scans the sky around a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during a training exercise at Range 440Z on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands the ability to maintain and enhance their combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

U.S. Marine Cpl. Robert Sponable, a UH-1Y Venom helicopter crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, scans the sky around a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during a training exercise at Range 440Z on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands the ability to maintain and enhance their combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Ryan Deming, a weapons and tactics instructor with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, scans the sky around a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during a training exercise at Range 440Z on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands the ability to maintain and enhance their combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Ryan Deming, a weapons and tactics instructor with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, scans the sky around a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during a training exercise at Range 440Z on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands the ability to maintain and enhance their combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley

U.S. Marine Cpl. Robert Sponable, a UH-1Y Venom helicopter crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, marks the location of targets on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands the ability to maintain and enhance their combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

U.S. Marine Cpl. Robert Sponable, a UH-1Y Venom helicopter crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, marks the location of targets on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands the ability to maintain and enhance their combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley

An M134 GAU-17/A minigun rests on a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during a training exercise at Range 440Z on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands the ability to maintain and enhance their combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

An M134 GAU-17/A minigun rests on a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during a training exercise at Range 440Z on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands the ability to maintain and enhance their combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley

U.S. Marine Cpl. Robert Sponable, a UH-1Y Venom helicopter crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, loads ammunition into an ammo can aboard a Venom during a training exercise on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands the ability to maintain and enhance their combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

U.S. Marine Cpl. Robert Sponable, a UH-1Y Venom helicopter crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, loads ammunition into an ammo can aboard a Venom during a training exercise on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 4, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands the ability to maintain and enhance their combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Hope Straley

Participants of the Oceanside Ironman 70.3 cycle through the 22 Area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 30, 2021. The Ironman 70.3 is a competition consisting of a 13.1-mile run, a 1.2-mile swim and a 56-mile bike. This year Oceanside held the Ironman in conjunction with Camp Pendleton, which hosted the vast majority of the bike course. The riders entered at Del Mar Housing Gate, rode to the 62 Area and then looped back around to Del Mar. Cyclists were able to see the School of Infantry - West, the Santa Margarita Ranch House, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton and open training areas during the race. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)

Participants of the Oceanside Ironman 70.3 cycle through the 22 Area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 30, 2021. The Ironman 70.3 is a competition consisting of a 13.1-mile run, a 1.2-mile swim and a 56-mile bike. This year Oceanside held the Ironman in conjunction with Camp Pendleton, which hosted the vast majority of the bike course. The riders entered at Del Mar Housing Gate, rode to the 62 Area and then looped back around to Del Mar. Cyclists were able to see the School of Infantry - West, the Santa Margarita Ranch House, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton and open training areas during the race. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie

Participants of the Oceanside Ironman 70.3 cycle through the 22 Area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 30, 2021. The Ironman 70.3 is a competition consisting of a 13.1-mile run, a 1.2-mile swim and a 56-mile bike. This year Oceanside held the Ironman in conjunction with Camp Pendleton, which hosted the vast majority of the bike course. The riders entered at Del Mar Housing Gate, rode to the 62 Area and then looped back around to Del Mar. Cyclists were able to see the School of Infantry - West, the Santa Margarita Ranch House, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton and open training areas during the race. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)

Participants of the Oceanside Ironman 70.3 cycle through the 22 Area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 30, 2021. The Ironman 70.3 is a competition consisting of a 13.1-mile run, a 1.2-mile swim and a 56-mile bike. This year Oceanside held the Ironman in conjunction with Camp Pendleton, which hosted the vast majority of the bike course. The riders entered at Del Mar Housing Gate, rode to the 62 Area and then looped back around to Del Mar. Cyclists were able to see the School of Infantry - West, the Santa Margarita Ranch House, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton and open training areas during the race. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie

Participants of the Oceanside Ironman 70.3 cycle through the 22 Area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 30, 2021. The Ironman 70.3 is a competition consisting of a 13.1-mile run, a 1.2-mile swim and a 56-mile bike. This year Oceanside held the Ironman in conjunction with Camp Pendleton, which hosted the vast majority of the bike course. The riders entered at Del Mar Housing Gate, rode to the 62 Area and then looped back around to Del Mar. Cyclists were able to see the School of Infantry - West, the Santa Margarita Ranch House, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton and open training areas during the race. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)

Participants of the Oceanside Ironman 70.3 cycle through the 22 Area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 30, 2021. The Ironman 70.3 is a competition consisting of a 13.1-mile run, a 1.2-mile swim and a 56-mile bike. This year Oceanside held the Ironman in conjunction with Camp Pendleton, which hosted the vast majority of the bike course. The riders entered at Del Mar Housing Gate, rode to the 62 Area and then looped back around to Del Mar. Cyclists were able to see the School of Infantry - West, the Santa Margarita Ranch House, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton and open training areas during the race. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie

U.S. Marines with Weapons Co., 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fire an M252A2 81mm mortar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 20, 2021. Each company in the battalion conducted simultaneous training scenarios during the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Connor Hancock)

U.S. Marines with Weapons Co., 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fire an M252A2 81mm mortar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 20, 2021. Each company in the battalion conducted simultaneous training scenarios during the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Connor Hancock)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Connor Hancock

U.S. Marine Corps a machine gunner with Weapons Co., 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fires an M2 Browning machine gun at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 20, 2021. During the training, Weapons Co. focused on combined arms tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Connor Hancock)

U.S. Marine Corps a machine gunner with Weapons Co., 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fires an M2 Browning machine gun at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 20, 2021. During the training, Weapons Co. focused on combined arms tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Connor Hancock)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Connor Hancock

U.S. Marine Corps a machine gunner with Weapons Co., 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fires an M2 Browning machine gun at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 20, 2021. During the training, Weapons Co. focused on combined arms tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Connor Hancock)

U.S. Marine Corps a machine gunner with Weapons Co., 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fires an M2 Browning machine gun at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 20, 2021. During the training, Weapons Co. focused on combined arms tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Connor Hancock)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Connor Hancock

U.S. Marine Corps a rifleman with Kilo Co., 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, participate sight-in down range during a platoon-level attack at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 19, 2021. During the training, India Co. focused on attacking an enemy trench. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Connor Hancock)

U.S. Marine Corps a rifleman with Kilo Co., 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, participate sight-in down range during a platoon-level attack at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 19, 2021. During the training, India Co. focused on attacking an enemy trench. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Connor Hancock)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Connor Hancock

U.S. Marine Corps riflemen with India Co., 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, participate in a platoon-level attack at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 19, 2021. Each company in the battalion conducted simultaneous training during the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Connor Hancock)

U.S. Marine Corps riflemen with India Co., 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, participate in a platoon-level attack at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 19, 2021. Each company in the battalion conducted simultaneous training during the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Connor Hancock)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Connor Hancock