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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 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

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

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 rifleman with India Co., 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fires at a target during a platoon-level training event 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 rifleman with India Co., 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fires at a target during a platoon-level training event 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

A U.S. Marine MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 764, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, lands on Holtville Airfield during a combined training operation with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, MAG-41, 4th MAW, near El Centro, California, Oct. 17, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775, along with the other squadrons on the air station, provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands and visiting units to maintain and enhance their mission capabilities and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

A U.S. Marine MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 764, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, lands on Holtville Airfield during a combined training operation with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, MAG-41, 4th MAW, near El Centro, California, Oct. 17, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775, along with the other squadrons on the air station, provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands and visiting units to maintain and enhance their mission capabilities and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

Two U.S. Marine MV-22B Osprey’s with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 764, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, fly alongside an AH-1Z Viper helicopter from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, MAG-41, 4th MAW, to Holtville Airfield during a combined operation near El Centro, California, Oct. 17, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 and VMM-764, along with other active duty aviation squadrons on the West Coast, provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force units to maintain and enhance their mission capabilities and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Two U.S. Marine MV-22B Osprey’s with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 764, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, fly alongside an AH-1Z Viper helicopter from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, MAG-41, 4th MAW, to Holtville Airfield during a combined operation near El Centro, California, Oct. 17, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 and VMM-764, along with other active duty aviation squadrons on the West Coast, provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force units to maintain and enhance their mission capabilities and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

Two U.S. Marine MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 764, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, land on Holtville Airfield during a combined training operation with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, MAG-41, 4th MAW, near El Centro, California, Oct. 17, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 and VMM-764, along with other active duty aviation squadrons on the West Coast, provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force units to maintain and enhance their mission capabilities and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Two U.S. Marine MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 764, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, land on Holtville Airfield during a combined training operation with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, MAG-41, 4th MAW, near El Centro, California, Oct. 17, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775 and VMM-764, along with other active duty aviation squadrons on the West Coast, provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force units to maintain and enhance their mission capabilities and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

A U.S. Marine AH-1Z Viper helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, flies over El Centro, California, Oct. 17, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775, along with the other squadrons stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands and visiting units to maintain and enhance their mission capabilities and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

A U.S. Marine AH-1Z Viper helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, flies over El Centro, California, Oct. 17, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775, along with the other squadrons stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands and visiting units to maintain and enhance their mission capabilities and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

A U.S. Marine MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 764, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, lands on Holtville Airfield during a combined training operation with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, MAG-41, 4th MAW, near El Centro, California, Oct. 17, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775, along with the other squadrons on the air station, provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands and visiting units to maintain and enhance their mission capabilities and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

A U.S. Marine MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 764, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, lands on Holtville Airfield during a combined training operation with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, MAG-41, 4th MAW, near El Centro, California, Oct. 17, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775, along with the other squadrons on the air station, provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands and visiting units to maintain and enhance their mission capabilities and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

A U.S. Marine AH-1Z Viper helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, flies over El Centro, California, Oct. 17, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775, along with the other squadrons on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands and visiting units to maintain and enhance their mission capabilities and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

A U.S. Marine AH-1Z Viper helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, flies over El Centro, California, Oct. 17, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775, along with the other squadrons on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands and visiting units to maintain and enhance their mission capabilities and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

A U.S. Marine AH-1Z Viper helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, flies over El Centro, California, Oct. 17, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775, along with the other squadrons on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands and visiting units to maintain and enhance their mission capabilities and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

A U.S. Marine AH-1Z Viper helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, flies over El Centro, California, Oct. 17, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775, along with the other squadrons on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton tenant commands and visiting units to maintain and enhance their mission capabilities and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

A U.S. Marine UH-1Y Venom Helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, flies along the coastline of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Californina, Oct. 15, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775, along with the other squadrons on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton tenant commands and visiting units to maintain and enhance their mission capabilities and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

A U.S. Marine UH-1Y Venom Helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, flies along the coastline of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Californina, Oct. 15, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775, along with the other squadrons on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton tenant commands and visiting units to maintain and enhance their mission capabilities and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

A U.S. Marine UH-1Y Venom Helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, flies along the coastline of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Californina, Oct. 15, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775, along with the other squadrons on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton tenant commands and visiting units to maintain and enhance their mission capabilities and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

A U.S. Marine UH-1Y Venom Helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, flies along the coastline of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Californina, Oct. 15, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775, along with the other squadrons on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton tenant commands and visiting units to maintain and enhance their mission capabilities and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

Two U.S. Marine UH-1Y Venom helicopters with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, land in a helicopter landing zone at Red Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Californina, Oct. 15, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775, along with the other squadrons on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton tenant commands and visiting units to maintain and enhance their mission capabilities and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Two U.S. Marine UH-1Y Venom helicopters with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, land in a helicopter landing zone at Red Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Californina, Oct. 15, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775, along with the other squadrons on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton tenant commands and visiting units to maintain and enhance their mission capabilities and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

A U.S. Marine UH-1Y Venom helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, lands in a helicopter landing zone at Red Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Californina, Oct. 15, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775, along with the other squadrons on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton tenant commands and visiting units to maintain and enhance their mission capabilities and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

A U.S. Marine UH-1Y Venom helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, lands in a helicopter landing zone at Red Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Californina, Oct. 15, 2021. The reservists of HMLA-775, along with the other squadrons on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, provide aviation support that enables I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton tenant commands and visiting units to maintain and enhance their mission capabilities and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez

3rd MAW helo pulls Recon Marines out of water during wet SPIE rigging

3rd MAW helo pulls Recon Marines out of water during wet SPIE rigging

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie

246th USMC Birthday Logo

Photo by Jayme Kouioules

F-35s hot-pit refuel at MCAS Camp Pendleton

F-35s hot-pit refuel at MCAS Camp Pendleton

Photo by Cpl. Andrew Cortez