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U. S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, take advantage of training with coalition forces during Red Flag-Alaska (RF-A) 19-1 over Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 18. RF-A 19-1 is a series of U.S. Pacific Air Force commander-directed field training exercise for U.S. and coalition forces to provide a realistic joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large-force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Charnelle A. Smith)

Maj. Stephen W. Pless commissioned in the United States Marine Corps as a second lieutenant in 1959. When he arrived in Da Nang, Republic of Vietnam as a captain, he would be given the chance to become the only Marine aviator of that conflict to receive the Medal of Honor. Pless, with the support of his crew, would disregard their own safety to save the lives of others--using their aircraft as a shield between an overwhelming Viet Cong force and four wounded U.S. Soldiers. During his tour in Vietnam, Pless was with Marine Observation Squadron 6, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Natalie Dillon)

U.S. Marines and families attend a change of command ceremony for Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Camp Pendleton at the Santa Margarita Ranch House, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 2, 2018. Col. Ian R Clark relinquished command of MCAS Camp Pendleton to Col. Richard T. Anderson after three years of serving as the commanding officer. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Pfc. Stephen Beard)

Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort tenant units worked side by side with the U.S. Navy, Naval Hospital Beaufort, Savannah Coast Guard and local first responders to conduct a Search and Rescue (SAR) exercise July 27. The training was the first SAR exercise involving F-35B Lightning II pilots. It not only increased mission readiness for each unit involved, but also increased interoperability between military and civilian first responders. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Christian E. Moreno Aponte with supporting b-roll from Cpl. Parker R. Golz)

U.S. Marines with VMFA-121 conduct Fleet Carrier Landing Practice aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C. July 25. FCLP training is a requirement for pilots that must be met prior to deploying aboard an aircraft carrier. (U.S. Marine Corps Motion Imagery by Cpl. Debra Sainer)

Squadron Leader Hugh Nichols with VMFAT-501 speaks about his career as a pilot aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C. August 2. Nichols flew his last flight before retiring from the Royal Air Force after 18.5 years of service. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Debra Sainer)

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Logistics Group coordinate and deliver a five-bay Medium Girder Bridge attached to a 32-foot Type V platform at Yuma Proving Ground, June 5, 2018. The five-bay MGB was dropped out of a KC-130J Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 in support of an aerial resupply training mission. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Conner Robbins)