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Santa flies in a UH-1Y Venom helicopter assigned to Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169 over Okinawa, Japan, Dec 01, 2021. HMLA-169 conducted the flight to help Santa get to Okinawa and deliver presents. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Branden J. Bourque)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 174, conducts an activation ceremony at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Nov. 8, 2021. Marine Wing Support Detachment (MWSD) 24, re-designated on October 15, 2021. For historical purposes, the re-designation of MWSD-24 will reactivate MWSS-174, which will restore the complete lineage and honors of the previous MWSS-174.

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, support exercise Raven 22-2 in Gulfport, Mississippi, Oct. 24-28, 2021. HMH-772 supported exercise Raven 22-2 by providing a platform via their CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters to conduct aerial raids, casualty evacuations, and military free-fall training. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Trystan Taft)

U.S. Marines and Sailors from units: 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company; Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269; 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion; 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion; Special Boat Team - 22, Naval Special Warfare Command Team; 2nd Transportation Battalion; 2nd Marine Division; 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing; 2nd Marine Logistics Group; 1st Marine Division; I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group; I Marine Expeditionary Force; II Marine Expeditionary Force; U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South; U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve, and U.S. Southern Command came together to form Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - UNITAS in support of exercise UNITAS 21. UNITAS is the world's longest-running maritime exercise. Hosted this year by Peru, it brought together multinational forces from twenty countries and included 29 ships, four submarines, and twenty aircraft conducting operations off the coast of Lima and in the jungles of Iquitos. The exercise trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations and focuses on strengthening partnerships and increasing interoperability and capability between participating naval and marine forces. UNITAS 21 consisted of a maritime, amphibious, and amazon phase, which included a series of training events to build trust, enhance confidence, and strengthen interoperability to better prepare us for a combined, multinational response to emerging crises or natural disasters. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Camila Melendez)

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division conduct a rapid response drill, with support from 3rd Marine Logistics Group, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and the U.S. Air Force, within the first island chain, Sept. 4, 2021. III Marine Expeditionary Force executed these actions as part of a series of integrated no-notice drills to maintain their high state of readiness and demonstrate U.S. resolve to maintain regional security. The drill refined command and control, communication and coordination of joint fires. 2/3 is forward-deployed under 4th Marines as a part of the Unit Deployment Program. Voice of Lt. Col. Brandon Turner, commanding officer, 2/3. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Joshua Brittenham)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, outgoing commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing relinquishes command to Maj. Gen. Bradford J. Gering during a change of command ceremony on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, July 30, 2021.The change of command ceremony represents the official passing of authority from the outgoing commander, to the incoming commander. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

“U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Liaison Kadena (MWLK), Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron-1, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing housed Marine Wing Fighter Attack Squadron-242 at the MWLK hangar on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan July 22, 2021. MWLK works with their Navy and Air Force counterparts on Kadena Air Base in order to allow UDP and transient Marine Corps units to accomplish their missions and training exercises partaking in and around Okinawa Prefecture. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Ryan H. Pulliam)”

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) celebrate their 80th anniversary at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, July 7, 2021. 1st MAW was activated on July 7th 1941 at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, has since been located at MCAS Miramar, MCAS Iwakuni, and MCAS Futenma. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Dalton J. Payne)

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing attend a retirement ceremony for Lt. Col. Mark Hamilton, Wing Command Inspector General, on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, April 30, 2021. Hamilton is retiring after 21 years of honorable service to the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Dalton J. Payne)

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing attend a retirement ceremony for Lt. Col. Mark Hamilton, Wing Command Inspector General, on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, April 30, 2021. Hamilton is retiring after 21 years of honorable service to the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Dalton J. Payne)

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron (MASS) 2, Marine Air Control Group (MACG) 18 execute communication systems training in support of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) held by Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 172 on Ie Shima training facility, Okinawa, Japan, April 16, 2021. MASS-2 tested new systems and technology to direct the fires of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267 in an expeditionary manner that incorporated joint warfighting concepts. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Colin Kelly, an aircraft communications technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron (VMMT) 204, sits down to talk about his day-to-day work life at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, March 19, 2021. Kelly is a leader within his unit and truly understands the importance of teamwork and dedication to his craft. VMMT-204 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, which is the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Chelsi Woodman)

II Marine Expeditionary Force is mobile, postured, and prepared to meet any adversary on any battlefield. Footage Courtesy of Lance Cpl Noah Ralphs and Lance Cpl Gavin Umboh Music: Demise by Ethan Meixsell