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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

Cpl. Cody Vitols, 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

Lance Cpl. Jacob Burnette, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 302, looks out the window as he 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 onto the CH-53E Super Stallion allowing the pilot to solely focus on maneuvering the aircraft.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Erick Galera

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 2 prepare to conduct external lifts in conjunction with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 302 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 6, 2016. The Marines with CLB-2 are responsible for directing the aircraft from the ground and attaching the load with help from the crew chief.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Erick Galera

CH-53E Super Stallion hovers over the landing zone prior to conducting external lifts in conjunction with Combat Logistics Battalion 2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 6, 2016. The CH-53E is the go to aircraft in the Marine Corps for lifting heavy loads of cargo of up to 16 tons for 50 miles and back.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Erick Galera

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 2 conduct external lifts in conjunction with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 302 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 6, 2016. The Marines with CLB 2 are responsible for directing the aircraft from the ground and attaching the load with the help from the crew chief, thus giving them the capability to move heavy loads in a combat environment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Erick Galera

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 2 conduct external lifts in conjunction with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 302 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 6, 2016. The Marines with CLB 2 are responsible for directing the aircraft from the ground and attaching the load with the help from the crew chief, thus giving them the capability to move heavy loads in a combat environment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Erick Galera

Lance Cpl. Homero Campos, left, and Lance Cpl. Chara J. Savoey, set up a hasty communications tower at Bombing Target Range 11, Piney Island, N.C., Dec. 18, 2014. Campos is an unmanned aerial vehicle maintainer with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 and native of Kingston, N.Y. Savoey is a field radio operator with the squadron and is native of Oakland, Calif.

Photo by Cpl. J. R. Heins

A UH-1Y Venom waits to perform a simulated close air support Hell Fire missile mission at Bombing Target Range 11, Piney Island, N.C., Dec. 18, 2014. Marines with Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167, HMLA-467 and Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 assisted 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion during an integrated training mission. The Venom belongs HMLA-167 at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C.

Photo by Cpl. J. R. Heins

South Carolina's silent victims of domestic violence during 2013 are represented in the halls of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. South Carolina ranks number one in women killed by their male partners.

Photo by Cpl. Sarah Cherry

A CH-53E Super Stallion carries an M777 Howitzer that Marines with Landing Support Platoon, Truck Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 5, attached to the helicopter as it hovered above them during Exercise Steel Knight 2015 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twenty-nine Palms, Calif., Dec. 9, 2014. The exercise gave the Marines the opportunity to refine and rehearse essential skills needed in a combat environment. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that includes elements from the entire I Marine Expeditionary Force. The exercise focuses on conventional operations and provides realistic training that prepares Marine for overseas operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher J. Moore/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Christopher J. Moore

A CH-53E Super Stallion carries an M777 Howitzer that Marines with Landing Support Platoon, Truck Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 5, attached to the helicopter as it hovered above them during Exercise Steel Knight 2015 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twenty-nine Palms, Calif., Dec. 9, 2014. The exercise gave the Marines the opportunity to refine and rehearse essential skills needed in a combat environment. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that includes elements from the entire I Marine Expeditionary Force. The exercise focuses on conventional operation and provides realistic training that prepares Marine for overseas operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher J. Moore/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Christopher J. Moore

A CH-53E Super Stallion hovers over an M777 Howitzer where Marines with Landing Support Platoon, Truck Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 5, prepare to attach an M777 Howitzer to a CH-53E Super Stallion as it hovered over the gun during Exercise Steel Knight 2015 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twenty-nine Palms, Calif., Dec. 9, 2014. The exercise gave the Marines the opportunity to refine and rehearse essential skills needed in a combat environment. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that includes elements from the entire I Marine Expeditionary Force. The exercise focuses on conventional operation and provides realistic training that prepares Marine for overseas operations.

Photo by Cpl. Christopher J. Moore

The final nine 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Marines to serve in Afghanistan walk down the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Dec. 6. 2014. The Marines belong to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467 stationed at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., and served more than seven months in Afghanistan.

Photo by Cpl. J. R. Heins

The final nine Marines representing the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing’s involvement in Afghanistan walk down the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Dec. 6, 2014. The Marines belong to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467 stationed at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., and served more than seven months in Afghanistan.

Photo by Cpl. J. R. Heins

Maj. James S. Tanis lands an AV-8B Harrier during field carrier landing practice sustainment training at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., Dec. 5, 2014. Marine Attack Squadron 231 is slated to deploy with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced) during an upcoming deployment with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Tanis is a naval aviator and executive officer of VMM-365 (Rein).

Photo by Cpl. J. R. Heins