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U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare to fly at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., June 6, 2019. In a dynamic display of combat power that featured over 40 aircraft in MAG-16’s mass flight, the aircraft showcased the tactical capabilities and power that the Marine Air Ground Task Force uses to defend the nation.

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare to fly at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., June 6, 2019. In a dynamic display of combat power that featured over 40 aircraft in MAG-16’s mass flight, the aircraft showcased the tactical capabilities and power that the Marine Air Ground Task Force uses to defend the nation.

Photo by Sgt. Jake McClung

An AV-8B Harrier with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is staged aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer during night flight operations. The Marines and Sailors of the 11th MEU are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to support regional stability, reassure partners and allies, and maintain a presence postured to respond to any crisis ranging from humanitarian assistance to contingency operations.

An AV-8B Harrier with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is staged aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer during night flight operations. The Marines and Sailors of the 11th MEU are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to support regional stability, reassure partners and allies, and maintain a presence postured to respond to any crisis ranging from humanitarian assistance to contingency operations.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dalton Swanbeck

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to land an AH-1Z Viper aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha. The Marines and Sailors of the 11th MEU are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to support regional stability, reassure partners and allies, and maintain a presence postured to respond to any crisis ranging from humanitarian assistance to contingency operations.

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to land an AH-1Z Viper aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha. The Marines and Sailors of the 11th MEU are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to support regional stability, reassure partners and allies, and maintain a presence postured to respond to any crisis ranging from humanitarian assistance to contingency operations.

Photo by Cpl. Jason Monty

Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing participate in a formation run at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, May 28, 2019. Over 1,000 Marines and Sailors attended a 3 mile run around the air station flight line in order to review, refocus and recommit Marines to the mission after Memorial Day. As the aviation combat element of III Marine Expeditionary Force, 1st MAW Marines and Sailors must have the physical and mental endurance to advance in environments of extreme hardship, complexity, and pressure to perform. Motivational runs prepare 1st MAW service members to remain healthy and sustain the criteria for deployment, retention, and continued military service.

Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing participate in a formation run at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, May 28, 2019. Over 1,000 Marines and Sailors attended a 3 mile run around the air station flight line in order to review, refocus and recommit Marines to the mission after Memorial Day. As the aviation combat element of III Marine Expeditionary Force, 1st MAW Marines and Sailors must have the physical and mental endurance to advance in environments of extreme hardship, complexity, and pressure to perform. Motivational runs prepare 1st MAW service members to remain healthy and sustain the criteria for deployment, retention, and continued military service.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Laura Gauna

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, swap pilots for an AH-1Z Viper aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha. The Marines and Sailors of the 11th MEU are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to support regional stability, reassure partners and allies, and maintain a presence postured to respond to any crisis ranging from humanitarian assistance to contingency operations.

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, swap pilots for an AH-1Z Viper aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha. The Marines and Sailors of the 11th MEU are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to support regional stability, reassure partners and allies, and maintain a presence postured to respond to any crisis ranging from humanitarian assistance to contingency operations.

Photo by Cpl. Jason Monty

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, lands during external-lift training at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, April 18, 2019. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Africa and promote regional stability by conducting military-to-military training exercises throughout Europe and Africa.

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, lands during external-lift training at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, April 18, 2019. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Africa and promote regional stability by conducting military-to-military training exercises throughout Europe and Africa.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Mark Morrow

The U.S. Navy flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels, perform during the 2019 Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Air Show. MCAS Beaufort hosts the air show in order to bring the community together and demonstrate U.S. Marine Corps Aviation Combat Element and Marine Air-Ground Task Force capabilities.

The U.S. Navy flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels, perform during the 2019 Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Air Show. MCAS Beaufort hosts the air show in order to bring the community together and demonstrate U.S. Marine Corps Aviation Combat Element and Marine Air-Ground Task Force capabilities.

Photo by Cpl. Ashley Phillips

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, attached to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Central Command, disembark an MV-22 Osprey during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel exercise at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, April 28, 2019. The SPMAGTF-CR-CC is a multiple force provider designed to employ ground, logistics and air capabilities throughout the Central Command area of responsibility.

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, attached to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Central Command, disembark an MV-22 Osprey during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel exercise at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, April 28, 2019. The SPMAGTF-CR-CC is a multiple force provider designed to employ ground, logistics and air capabilities throughout the Central Command area of responsibility.

Photo by Sgt. Justin Huffty

Pilots with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 fly the F-35B Lightning II during the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Air Show, April 27. MCAS Beaufort hosts the air show in order to bring the community together and demonstrate U.S. Marine Corps Aviation Combat Element and Marine Air-Ground Task Force capabilities.

Pilots with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 fly the F-35B Lightning II during the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Air Show, April 27. MCAS Beaufort hosts the air show in order to bring the community together and demonstrate U.S. Marine Corps Aviation Combat Element and Marine Air-Ground Task Force capabilities.

Photo by Warrant Officer Bobby Yarbrough

The Geico Skytypers, also known as the T-6 Texans, practice routine flight patterns above Marine Corps Air Station during the 2019 MCAS Beaufort Air Show, April 27. MCAS Beaufort hosts the air show in order to bring the community together and demonstrate U.S. Marine Corps Aviation Combat Element and Marine Air-Ground Task Force capabilities.

The Geico Skytypers, also known as the T-6 Texans, practice routine flight patterns above Marine Corps Air Station during the 2019 MCAS Beaufort Air Show, April 27. MCAS Beaufort hosts the air show in order to bring the community together and demonstrate U.S. Marine Corps Aviation Combat Element and Marine Air-Ground Task Force capabilities.

Photo by Sgt. Brittney Vella

The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, perform during the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort hosts the air show in order to bring the community together and demonstrate U.S. Marine Corps Aviation Combat Element and Marine Air-Ground Task Force capabilities.

The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, perform during the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort hosts the air show in order to bring the community together and demonstrate U.S. Marine Corps Aviation Combat Element and Marine Air-Ground Task Force capabilities.

Photo by Cpl. Vivien Alstad

The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, perform during the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Air Show, April 27. MCAS Beaufort hosts the air show in order to bring the community together and demonstrate U.S. Marine Corps Aviation Combat Element and Marine Air-Ground Task Force capabilities.

The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, perform during the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Air Show, April 27. MCAS Beaufort hosts the air show in order to bring the community together and demonstrate U.S. Marine Corps Aviation Combat Element and Marine Air-Ground Task Force capabilities.

Photo by Warrant Officer Bobby Yarbrough

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Kelsey Casey stands in front of an AV-8B Harrier at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, March 27, 2019. Casey, 30, is from San Francisco and is a 2011 graduate of San Francisco State University. She is the only female AV-8B Harrier pilot in the Marine Corps. She recently deployed with Marine Attack Squadron 311 to the Middle East as part of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command. This is a rotational deployment that began in 2013 where Marines support U.S and allied operations within U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility, most notably, coalition operations against ISIS and other terrorist organizations. Upon the completion of her deployment, she will begin training on the new Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35B Lightning II.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Kelsey Casey stands in front of an AV-8B Harrier at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, March 27, 2019. Casey, 30, is from San Francisco and is a 2011 graduate of San Francisco State University. She is the only female AV-8B Harrier pilot in the Marine Corps. She recently deployed with Marine Attack Squadron 311 to the Middle East as part of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command. This is a rotational deployment that began in 2013 where Marines support U.S and allied operations within U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility, most notably, coalition operations against ISIS and other terrorist organizations. Upon the completion of her deployment, she will begin training on the new Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35B Lightning II.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Nygaard

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. David Law sits on the ramp of a KC-130 while flying over the Philippines near Colonel Ernesto Ravina Air Base, during Exercise Balikatan, April 8, 2019. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the U.S. and the Philippines and comes from a Tagalog phrase meaning "shoulder-to-shoulder," representing the partnership between the two countries. The exercise promotes regional security and humanitarian efforts for U.S. allies and partners. Law is a crewmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152.

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. David Law sits on the ramp of a KC-130 while flying over the Philippines near Colonel Ernesto Ravina Air Base, during Exercise Balikatan, April 8, 2019. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the U.S. and the Philippines and comes from a Tagalog phrase meaning "shoulder-to-shoulder," representing the partnership between the two countries. The exercise promotes regional security and humanitarian efforts for U.S. allies and partners. Law is a crewmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Harmon

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Susan Plunkett, left, and Capt. John Coutoumas prepare for take off in a KC-130J Super Hercules at Clark Air Base, Philippines, April 4, 2019, during Exercise Balikatan. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the U.S. and the Philippines and comes from a Tagalog phrase meaning "shoulder-to-shoulder," representing the partnership between the two countries. The exercise promotes regional security and humanitarian efforts for U.S. allies and partners. Plunkett and Coutoumas are KC-130 pilots with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Susan Plunkett, left, and Capt. John Coutoumas prepare for take off in a KC-130J Super Hercules at Clark Air Base, Philippines, April 4, 2019, during Exercise Balikatan. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the U.S. and the Philippines and comes from a Tagalog phrase meaning "shoulder-to-shoulder," representing the partnership between the two countries. The exercise promotes regional security and humanitarian efforts for U.S. allies and partners. Plunkett and Coutoumas are KC-130 pilots with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Harmon

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Austin Wright, tiltrotor airframe mechanic, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, walks across the wing of an MV-22 Osprey aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, April 4, 2019. Maintenance is performed around-the-clock to ensure aircraft operating out of MCAS Camp Pendleton are at maximum readiness for future flight operations.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Austin Wright, tiltrotor airframe mechanic, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, walks across the wing of an MV-22 Osprey aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, April 4, 2019. Maintenance is performed around-the-clock to ensure aircraft operating out of MCAS Camp Pendleton are at maximum readiness for future flight operations.

Photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon

A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Air Wing, lifts a Humvee with during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel training event with 2nd Transportation Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 2, 2019. 2nd TSB held the training to maintain proficiency in day-to-night-external lifts.

A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Air Wing, lifts a Humvee with during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel training event with 2nd Transportation Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 2, 2019. 2nd TSB held the training to maintain proficiency in day-to-night-external lifts.

Photo by Courtesy Photo

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christian R. Smith observes a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lift a training block on Landing Zone Swan, Okinawa, Japan March 29, 2019. Helicopter Support Team operations are conducted to train landing support specialists and pilots for transferring heavy equipment and supplies using helicopters. Smith, a landing support specialist with Headquarters and Service Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, is a native of Gainesville, Georgia.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christian R. Smith observes a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lift a training block on Landing Zone Swan, Okinawa, Japan March 29, 2019. Helicopter Support Team operations are conducted to train landing support specialists and pilots for transferring heavy equipment and supplies using helicopters. Smith, a landing support specialist with Headquarters and Service Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, is a native of Gainesville, Georgia.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Armando Elizalde

U.S. Marines Corps landing support specialists with Headquarters and Service Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, prepare a training block to be lifted by a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter on Landing Zone Swan, Okinawa, Japan March 29, 2019. Helicopter support team operations are conducted to train landing support specialists and pilots for transferring heavy equipment and supplies using helicopters.

U.S. Marines Corps landing support specialists with Headquarters and Service Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, prepare a training block to be lifted by a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter on Landing Zone Swan, Okinawa, Japan March 29, 2019. Helicopter support team operations are conducted to train landing support specialists and pilots for transferring heavy equipment and supplies using helicopters.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Armando Elizalde

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron and U.S. Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp prepare for flight operations in international airspace March 29, 2019 in the Philippine Sea. The U.S. is proud to participate in the Philippines-led exercise in order to conduct capabilities development training that enhances our forces' tactics, techniques and procedures across a wide range of military operations.

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron and U.S. Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp prepare for flight operations in international airspace March 29, 2019 in the Philippine Sea. The U.S. is proud to participate in the Philippines-led exercise in order to conduct capabilities development training that enhances our forces' tactics, techniques and procedures across a wide range of military operations.

Photo by Cpl. Richard Limone