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U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Carmen Christman, right, a logistics mobility chief with the USS Essex, and Lance Cpl. Angela Chang, an embark specialist with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, review flight plans aboard the Essex during Exercise Dawn Blitz, Oct. 27, 2017. Dawn Blitz is a scenario-driven amphibious exercise conducted between Expeditionary Strike Group 3 and 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade, testing their ability to conduct amphibious operations in response to global crises and to project power ashore as part of a Navy-Marine Corps team.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Roderick Jacquote

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Carmen Christman, a logistics mobility chief with the USS Essex, gives instructions to Marines and Sailors about embarking procedures during Exercise Dawn Blitz, Oct. 27, 2017. Dawn Blitz is a scenario-driven amphibious exercise conducted between Expeditionary Strike Group 3 and 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade, testing their ability to conduct amphibious operations in response to global crises and to project power ashore as part of a Navy-Marine Corps team.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Roderick Jacquote

A Marine tests the enhanced vision capability—part of an upgrade to the Light Armored Vehicle’s Anti-Tank Weapon System—during new equipment training Sept. 18-29, at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Marine Corps Systems Command completed its first fielding of four upgraded ATWS in September.

Photo by Kaitlin Kelly

Several 3-D-printed assault vehicle models sit on display in the General Support Maintenance Company (GSM), 3rd Maintenance Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, as a display of advanced capabilities, Nov. 21 2017, at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan. The Dreamer Flashforge 3-D printer is regularly used at GSM to test form, fit and functionality of equipment and military systems before the finished product is produced out of metal.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Isabella Ortega

Gunnery Sgt. Justin A. Horn, the General Support Maintenance Company metal shop chief, holds untapped replacements for the removed, old rusty bolts, which will be fabricated to match the originals, Nov. 21, 2017, at Camp Kinser Okinawa, Japan. Marines at the GSM, 3rd Maintenance Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, make replacement hardware by using the TM1 CNC Mill machine, a mobile unit which allows the GSM Marines to accomplish their mission both at their duty stations and on exercise or deployment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Isabella Ortega

Gunnery Sgt. Justin A. Horn, right, the General Support Maintenance Company metal shop chief and native of Greene, N.Y., and Lance Cpl. Jason Lowes, left, a repair shop machinist and native of Marion, Mich., use software programs to draft their metal work before manufacturing it, Nov. 21, 2017, at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan. Marines at the GSM, 3rd Maintenance Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, use computer-aided drafting programs that generate and send codes to their machines in order to fabricate hardware.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Isabella Ortega

Cpl. Devin Perrell, a repair shop machinist and native of Bear Creek, N.C., removes a bolt stuck in a Humvee's pitman arm by drilling a hole through it and using an extractor to pull it out, Nov. 21, 2017, at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan. The pitman arm is the piece of a vehicle that holds the wheel hub to the vehicle itself. The vehicle hardware was given to General Support Maintenance Company (GSM), 3rd Maintenance Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group for repairs.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Isabella Ortega

Individual Weapons project officer Gunnery Sgt. Brian Nelson prepares to draw the M007 concealed carry weapon. The M007 offers enhanced concealed carry capabilities, which includes a smaller frame, ambidextrous slide stop lever and flared magazine well. Marine Corps Systems Command recently fielded the M007 to Marine and civilian CID agents and members of Helicopter Squadron One.

Photo by Jennifer Napier

Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer announced the Navy's newest Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) ship, T-ESB 5, will be named in honor of Marine Corps Vietnam veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Miguel Keith during a ceremony in National Harbor, Maryland, Nov. 4.

Photo by Secretary of the Navy Public Affairs

The 3-D printer from 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment begins to form the base layer of pack clips at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 6, 2017. 2/8 is the first infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps to utilize a 3-D printer to ensure battalion readiness in the event of equipment malfunctions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley Mclaughlin

The 3-D printer from 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment prints pack clips at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 6, 2017. 2/8 is the first infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps to utilize a 3-D printer to ensure battalion readiness in the event of equipment malfunctions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin

The 3-D printer from 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment prints pack clips at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 6, 2017. The printer heats the material to 205 degrees Fahrenheit and uses three fans to immediately cool to 60 degrees Fahrenheit. 2/8 is the first infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps to utilize a 3-D printer to ensure battalion readiness in the event of equipment malfunctions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin

Buckled pack clips from 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment’s 3-D printer at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 6, 2017. 2/8 is the first infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps to utilize a 3-D printer to ensure battalion readiness in the event of equipment malfunctions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin

A Marine takes control of a small unmanned aerial system during flight testing at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 27, 2017. Marines and technicians from the U.S. Army tested the craft to learn its capabilities and practical application in field environments.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Taylor Cooper

Marines prepare to test a small unmanned aerial system at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 27, 2017. Technicians from the United States Army Research Lab demonstrated to the Marines how easy the system is to create and have it fully operational with little to no training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Taylor W. Cooper)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Taylor Cooper

A Marine looks through first person view goggles connected to a, small unmanned aerial system at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 27, 2017. Marines performed a practical application to test the systems’ operation as well as the performance of the new craft in a field environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Taylor W. Cooper)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Taylor Cooper

U.S. Marine Pfc. Olivia Rutherford, an ammo technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 5 (CLB-5), Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, counts out ammunition during Mountain Training Exercise 4-17 at Mountain Warfare Training Center, August 4, 2017. Blanks were handed to Marines to be used on the convoys in case of simulated enemy contacts. Throughout the training evolution, Marines with CLB-5 received over 9000 blank ammunition for the M16A4 service rifle for practical experience and utilizing their weapons. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy Shoemaker)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy Shoemaker

Local Japanese media interview U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Robert Vuolo, left, the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni operations officer, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Lt. Col. Kotaro Hyodo, commander of the 2nd Air Defense Missile Group, during Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) deployment training at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 29, 2017. PAC-3 protects ground forces and critical assets at all echelons from advanced aircraft to cruise missiles and tactical-ballistic missiles. This training displays the strength of the U.S.-Japan alliance, and demonstrates the JASDF’s ability to rapidly deploy multiple defense assets to U.S. military installations across Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson)

Photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson

Local Japanese media interview U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Robert Vuolo, left, the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni operations officer, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Lt. Col. Kotaro Hyodo, commander of the 2nd Air Defense Missile Group, during Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) deployment training at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 29, 2017. PAC-3 protects ground forces and critical assets at all echelons from advanced aircraft to cruise missiles and tactical-ballistic missiles. This training displays the strength of the U.S.-Japan alliance, and demonstrates the JASDF’s ability to rapidly deploy multiple defense assets to U.S. military installations across Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson)

Photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson

Local Japanese media interview U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Robert Vuolo, left, the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni operations officer, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Lt. Col. Kotaro Hyodo, commander of the 2nd Air Defense Missile Group, during Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) deployment training at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 29, 2017. PAC-3 protects ground forces and critical assets at all echelons from advanced aircraft to cruise missiles and tactical-ballistic missiles. This training displays the strength of the U.S.-Japan alliance, and demonstrates the JASDF’s ability to rapidly deploy multiple defense assets to U.S. military installations across Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson)

Photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson