A Marine fires an M240B medium machine gun during a full mission profile defense of the amphibious task force exercise aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). - A Marine fires an M240B medium machine gun during a full mission profile defense of the amphibious task force exercise aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6).

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bryan Mata, left, instructs Marines during a machine gun range on Range 7, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 20, 2019. During the range, Marines with Communications Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, trained to improve field communications skills while employing M249 light machine guns, M240B medium machine guns and .50 caliber machine guns. Mata, a native of Kearns, Utah, is a weapons instructor with Tactical Readiness and Training Platoon, CLR-37, 3rd MLG. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Pinkney) - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bryan Mata, left, instructs Marines during a machine gun range on Range 7, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 20, 2019. During the range, Marines with Communications Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, trained to improve field communications skills while employing M249 light machine guns, M240B medium machine guns and .50 caliber machine guns. Mata, a native of Kearns, Utah, is a weapons instructor with Tactical Readiness and Training Platoon, CLR-37, 3rd MLG. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Pinkney)

U.S. Marine pilots prepare to disembark an AH-1Z Viper at U-Tapao International Airport, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 10, 2018. The Marines of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 ‘Gunfighters’ arrive to the Kingdom of Thailand to participate in Cobra Gold, one of the largest theater security cooperation exercises in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. HMLA-369, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, is currently forward deployed under the unit deployment program with MAG-36, 1st MAW. Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 is an annual exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand held from Feb. 13-23 with seven full participating nations. - U.S. Marine pilots prepare to disembark an AH-1Z Viper at U-Tapao International Airport, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 10, 2018. The Marines of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 ‘Gunfighters’ arrive to the Kingdom of Thailand to participate in Cobra Gold, one of the largest theater security cooperation exercises in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. HMLA-369, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, is currently forward deployed under the unit deployment program with MAG-36, 1st MAW. Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 is an annual exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand held from Feb. 13-23 with seven full participating nations.