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Lance Cpl. Zackary Bowen, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261, scans a field for anything that could damage the MV-22B Osprey he is in while landing. As a crew chief, Bowen and another crew chief constantly monitor the aircraft’s components and make changes as necessary to ensure the safety of the crew and personnel within.

Photo by Cpl. Shawn Valosin

Cpl. Larry W. Danley prepares to shut down equipment following live-burn training Feb. 21 at the training pit on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. Bulk fuel specialists dispensed fuel into the pit, and a Marine with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting ignited the fluid. ARFF and bulk fuel specialist Marines then worked together to contain and extinguish the fire while enhancing communication and teamwork. Danley is a Houston, Texas, native and a truck master with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Futenma.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Janessa Pon

A hard hat with a face shield rests on a fire truck used during live-burn training Feb. 21 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. Bulk fuel specialists dispensed fuel into a training pit, and a Marine with Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting ignited the fluid. The ARFF and bulk fuel specialist Marines then worked together to contain and extinguish the fire while enhancing communication and teamwork. The Marines are with ARFF, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Futenma, as well as Bulk Fuel Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Janessa Pon

Marines use water to extinguish a fuel fire at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma during live-burn training Feb. 21. Bulk fuel specialists dispensed fuel into the training pit, and a Marine with Aircraft Rescue Firefighting ignited the fluid. The ARFF and bulk fuel specialist Marines then worked together to contain and extinguish the fire while enhancing communication and teamwork. The Marines are with ARFF, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Futenma, as well as Bulk Fuel Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Janessa Pon

Marines use water to extinguish a fuel fire at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma during live-burn training Feb. 21. Bulk fuel specialists dispensed fuel into the training pit, and a Marine with Aircraft Rescue Firefighting ignited the fluid. ARFF and bulk fuel specialist Marines worked together to contain and extinguish the fire while enhancing communication and teamwork. The Marines are with ARFF, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Futenma, as well as Bulk Fuel Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Janessa Pon

Sgt. Dallas S. Liebe uses a blowtorch to ignite the training pit on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma Feb. 21 during live-burn training. Marines worked together to control and extinguish the fire while enhancing communication and teamwork. Liebe is a Fall City, Washington, native and an assistant section leader with ARFF, H&HS, MCAS Futenma.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Janessa Pon

Lance Cpl. Tyler Pratt, an ordnance technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323 “Death Rattlers,” attaches ordnance to an F/A-18C Hornet at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nev., Feb. 15. The Death Rattlers, one of two Marine Hornet squadrons to deploy aboard Navy aircraft carriers, trained at NAS Fallon to strengthen tactical air integration, fulfill predeployment requirements and build rapport with the Navy squadrons they will deploy with in summer 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens

Several F/A-18C Hornets with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323 “Death Rattlers” rest on the flight line prior to night operations at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nev., Feb. 15. The Death Rattlers, one of two Marine Hornet squadrons to deploy aboard Navy aircraft carriers, trained at NAS Fallon to strengthen tactical air integration, fulfill predeployment requirements and build rapport with the Navy squadrons they will deploy with in summer 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens

An F/A-18C Hornet with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323 “Death Rattlers” rests on the flight line prior to beginning night operations at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nev., Feb. 15. The Death Rattlers, one of two Marine Hornet squadrons to deploy aboard Navy aircraft carriers, trained at NAS Fallon to strengthen tactical air integration, fulfill predeployment requirements and build rapport with the Navy squadrons they will deploy with in summer 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens

An F/A-18C Hornet with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323 “Death Rattlers” waits to conduct night operations at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nev., Feb. 15. The Death Rattlers, one of two Marine Hornet squadrons to deploy aboard Navy aircraft carriers, trained at NAS Fallon to strengthen tactical air integration, fulfill predeployment requirements and build rapport with the Navy squadrons they will deploy with in summer 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens

Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323 “Death Rattlers” inspect an F/A-18C Hornet at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nev., Feb. 15. The Death Rattlers, one of two Marine Hornet squadrons to deploy aboard Navy aircraft carriers, trained at NAS Fallon to strengthen tactical air integration, fulfill predeployment requirements and build rapport with the Navy squadrons they will deploy with in summer 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens

U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey from Medium Tilt-Rotor Squadron 262, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, comes in for landing during flight deck operations aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard, at sea, Feb. 2, 2015. Flight operations allow the sailors and Marines to properly and safely land and launch aircraft aboard the ship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bekkala/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bekkala

Nick Thomson, base firefighter and paramedica, helps Layne Jackson, base firefighter and emergency medical technician, into his gear to show students hazardous waste protective gear during the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response course aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Jan. 14. HAZWOPER training is vital for safety aboard the Air Station, which has many hazardous waste risks.

Photo by Cpl. Sarah Cherry

Nick Thomson, base firefighter and paramedica, helps Layne Jackson, base firefighter and emergency medical technician, into his gear to show students hazardous waste protective gear during the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response course aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Jan. 14. HAZWOPER training is vital for safety aboard the Air Station, which has many hazardous waste risks.

Photo by Cpl. Sarah Cherry

Ray Barnard, base firefighter, helps Layne Jackson, base firefighter and emergency medical technician, into protective gear used in hazardous waste emergency operations during a Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response course aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Jan. 14. The course, which is required for certain Marines and civilians the Air Station, has changes this year which reduce the cost from $600 to $1,000 per student to less than $50 per student.

Photo by Cpl. Sarah Cherry

Lance Cpl. Ronald Summerlin cranks a tape reel to pull back the arresting wire Jan. 9 during arrested landing safety training at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. Arrested landings are the use of equipment, such as a safety barrier or an arresting wire, to rapidly slow down an aircraft and ensure the landing path is straight and clear. During the training, Marines demonstrated proficiency in the use of arresting equipment while ensuring the safety of personnel and equipment on the airstrip. Summerlin is a Virginia Beach, Virginia, native and an expeditionary airfield systems technician with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Futenma, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Janessa Pon

Lance Cpl. Ronald Summerlin prepares to reset equipment following the landing of an FA-18D Hornet Jan. 9 during arrested landing safety training on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. Arrested landings are the use of equipment, such as a safety barrier or an arresting wire, to rapidly slow down aircraft and ensure the landing path is straight and clear. During the training, Marines demonstrated proficiency in the use of arresting equipment while ensuring the safety of personnel and equipment on the airstrip. Summerlin is a Virginia Beach, Virginia, native and an expeditionary airfield systems technician with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Futenma, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Janessa Pon

Lance Cpl. Ronald Summerlin adjusts flight line equipment during arrested landing safety training Jan. 9 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. Arrested landings are the use of equipment, such as a safety barrier or an arresting wire, to rapidly decelerate an aircraft and ensure the landing path is straight and clear. During the training, Marines demonstrated proficiency in the use of arresting equipment while ensuring the safety of personnel and equipment on the airstrip. Summerlin is a Virginia Beach, Virginia, native and an expeditionary airfield systems technician with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Futenma, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Janessa Pon

An FA-18D Hornet lands during arrested landing safety training Jan. 9 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. The equipment used in arrested landings help aircraft land within a limited distance, such as on an aircraft carrier. The Marines are expeditionary airfield systems technicians with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Futenma, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan. The aircraft is with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533, Marine Aircraft Group 31, which is currently assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unit deployment program.

Photo by Cpl. Joey Holeman

Lance Cpl. Jacob Burnette, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 302, prepares to conduct external lifts in conjunction with Combat Logistics Battalion 2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 6, 2016. The crew chief’s responsibilities when conducting external lifts are to direct the pilot and co-pilot as they attach the load to the CH-53E Super Stallion allowing the pilot to solely focus on maneuvering the aircraft.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Erick Galera