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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joseph McDonnell, a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts pre-flight maintenance on a CH-53E Super Stallion at Lake Havasu City, Arizona, Feb. 27, 2024. HMH-462 conducted unit deployment training to increase combat effectiveness, build flight leadership, and enhance aircrew proficiency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joseph McDonnell, a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts pre-flight maintenance on a CH-53E Super Stallion at Lake Havasu City, Arizona, Feb. 27, 2024. HMH-462 conducted unit deployment training to increase combat effectiveness, build flight leadership, and enhance aircrew proficiency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct post-flight maintenance on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at Lake Havasu City, Arizona, Feb. 26, 2024. HMH-462 conducted unit deployment training to increase combat effectiveness, build flight leadership, and enhance aircrew proficiency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct post-flight maintenance on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at Lake Havasu City, Arizona, Feb. 26, 2024. HMH-462 conducted unit deployment training to increase combat effectiveness, build flight leadership, and enhance aircrew proficiency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joseph McDonnell, a CH-53E Super Stallion crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts post-flight maintenance on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at Lake Havasu City, Arizona, Feb. 26, 2024. HMH-462 conducted unit deployment training to increase combat effectiveness, build flight leadership, and enhance aircrew proficiency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joseph McDonnell, a CH-53E Super Stallion crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts post-flight maintenance on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at Lake Havasu City, Arizona, Feb. 26, 2024. HMH-462 conducted unit deployment training to increase combat effectiveness, build flight leadership, and enhance aircrew proficiency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Emery Farrow, a CH-53E Super Stallion crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, observes while a Marine ties down the rotor blades of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at Lake Havasu City, Arizona, Feb. 26, 2024. HMH-462 conducted unit deployment training to increase combat effectiveness, build flight leadership, and enhance aircrew proficiency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Emery Farrow, a CH-53E Super Stallion crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, observes while a Marine ties down the rotor blades of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at Lake Havasu City, Arizona, Feb. 26, 2024. HMH-462 conducted unit deployment training to increase combat effectiveness, build flight leadership, and enhance aircrew proficiency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kenneth Carter, a CH-53E Super Stallion mechanic with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, attaches a rope to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter rotor blade at Lake Havasu City, Arizona, Feb. 26, 2024. HMH-462 conducted unit deployment training to increase combat effectiveness, build flight leadership, and enhance aircrew proficiency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kenneth Carter, a CH-53E Super Stallion mechanic with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, attaches a rope to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter rotor blade at Lake Havasu City, Arizona, Feb. 26, 2024. HMH-462 conducted unit deployment training to increase combat effectiveness, build flight leadership, and enhance aircrew proficiency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Air Wing, flies over Camp Pendleton, California, during a familiarization tour with U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael S. Cederholm, commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, March 6, 2024. Cederholm assumed command of I MEF in February 2024. He has flown operational tours in all four Marine Aircraft Wings and flown every operational type-model aircraft in the Marine Corps inventory, to include the F-35B, CH-53K, and VH-92. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicholas Johnson)

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Air Wing, flies over Camp Pendleton, California, during a familiarization tour with U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael S. Cederholm, commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, March 6, 2024. Cederholm assumed command of I MEF in February 2024. He has flown operational tours in all four Marine Aircraft Wings and flown every operational type-model aircraft in the Marine Corps inventory, to include the F-35B, CH-53K, and VH-92. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicholas Johnson)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nicholas Johnson

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Air Wing, flies over Camp Pendleton during a familiarization tour of Camp Pendleton, California, with U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael S. Cederholm, commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, March 6, 2024. Cederholm assumed command of I MEF in February 2024. He has flown operational tours in all four Marine Aircraft Wings and flown every operational type-model aircraft in the Marine Corps inventory, to include the F-35B, CH-53K, and VH-92. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicholas Johnson)

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Air Wing, flies over Camp Pendleton during a familiarization tour of Camp Pendleton, California, with U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael S. Cederholm, commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, March 6, 2024. Cederholm assumed command of I MEF in February 2024. He has flown operational tours in all four Marine Aircraft Wings and flown every operational type-model aircraft in the Marine Corps inventory, to include the F-35B, CH-53K, and VH-92. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicholas Johnson)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nicholas Johnson

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Air Wing, flies in formation during a familiarization tour with U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael S. Cederholm, commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Pendleton, California, March 6, 2024. Cederholm assumed command of I MEF in February 2024. He has flown operational tours in all four Marine Aircraft Wings and flown every operational type-model aircraft in the Marine Corps inventory, to include the F-35B, CH-53K, and VH-92. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicholas Johnson)

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Air Wing, flies in formation during a familiarization tour with U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael S. Cederholm, commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Pendleton, California, March 6, 2024. Cederholm assumed command of I MEF in February 2024. He has flown operational tours in all four Marine Aircraft Wings and flown every operational type-model aircraft in the Marine Corps inventory, to include the F-35B, CH-53K, and VH-92. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicholas Johnson)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nicholas Johnson

U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venoms with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Air Wing, fly over Del Mar, during a familiarization tour with U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael S. Cederholm, commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Pendleton, California, March 6, 2024. Cederholm assumed command of I MEF in February 2024. He has flown operational tours in all four Marine Aircraft Wings and flown every operational type-model aircraft in the Marine Corps inventory, to include the F-35B, CH-53K, and VH-92. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicholas Johnson)

U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venoms with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Air Wing, fly over Del Mar, during a familiarization tour with U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael S. Cederholm, commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Pendleton, California, March 6, 2024. Cederholm assumed command of I MEF in February 2024. He has flown operational tours in all four Marine Aircraft Wings and flown every operational type-model aircraft in the Marine Corps inventory, to include the F-35B, CH-53K, and VH-92. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicholas Johnson)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nicholas Johnson

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing lands on the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 13, 2024. HMH-462 transported passengers from Naval Air Station North Island to the Abraham Lincoln, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, and provided assault support for routine operations in the Third Fleet area of operations. Landing on an aircraft carrier was a rare opportunity for the Marines of HMH-462, as CH-53E Super Stallions deploy at sea aboard amphibious assault ships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nayomi Koepke)

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing lands on the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 13, 2024. HMH-462 transported passengers from Naval Air Station North Island to the Abraham Lincoln, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, and provided assault support for routine operations in the Third Fleet area of operations. Landing on an aircraft carrier was a rare opportunity for the Marines of HMH-462, as CH-53E Super Stallions deploy at sea aboard amphibious assault ships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nayomi Koepke)

Photo by Cpl. Nayomi Koepke

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, flies to the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 13, 2024. HMH-462 transported passengers from Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, to the Abraham Lincoln, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, and provided assault support for routine operations in the Third Fleet area of responsibility. Landing on an aircraft carrier was a rare opportunity for the Marines of HMH-462, as CH-53E Super Stallions deploy at sea aboard amphibious assault ships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nayomi Koepke)

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, flies to the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 13, 2024. HMH-462 transported passengers from Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, to the Abraham Lincoln, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, and provided assault support for routine operations in the Third Fleet area of responsibility. Landing on an aircraft carrier was a rare opportunity for the Marines of HMH-462, as CH-53E Super Stallions deploy at sea aboard amphibious assault ships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nayomi Koepke)

Photo by Cpl. Nayomi Koepke

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel Hart, a CH-53E Super Stallion crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, leads passengers to the helicopters at Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, California, Feb. 13, 2024. HMH-462 transported passengers from NAS North Island to the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, and provided assault support for routine operations in the Third Fleet area of responsibility. Landing on an aircraft carrier was a rare opportunity for the Marines of HMH-462, as CH-53E Super Stallions deploy at sea aboard amphibious assault ships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nayomi Koepke)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel Hart, a CH-53E Super Stallion crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, leads passengers to the helicopters at Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, California, Feb. 13, 2024. HMH-462 transported passengers from NAS North Island to the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, and provided assault support for routine operations in the Third Fleet area of responsibility. Landing on an aircraft carrier was a rare opportunity for the Marines of HMH-462, as CH-53E Super Stallions deploy at sea aboard amphibious assault ships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nayomi Koepke)

Photo by Cpl. Nayomi Koepke

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, lands at Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, California, Feb. 13, 2024. HMH-462 transported passengers from NAS North Island to the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, and provided assault support for routine operations in the Third Fleet area of responsibility. Landing on an aircraft carrier was a rare opportunity for the Marines of HMH-462, as CH-53E Super Stallions deploy at sea aboard amphibious assault ships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nayomi Koepke)

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, lands at Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, California, Feb. 13, 2024. HMH-462 transported passengers from NAS North Island to the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, and provided assault support for routine operations in the Third Fleet area of responsibility. Landing on an aircraft carrier was a rare opportunity for the Marines of HMH-462, as CH-53E Super Stallions deploy at sea aboard amphibious assault ships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nayomi Koepke)

Photo by Cpl. Nayomi Koepke

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel Hart, a CH-53E Super Stallion crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, observes an adjacent CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a flight to Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Feb. 13, 2024. HMH-462 transported passengers from NAS North Island to the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, and provided assault support for routine operations in the Third Fleet area of responsibility. Landing on an aircraft carrier was a rare opportunity for the Marines of HMH-462, as CH-53E Super Stallions deploy at sea aboard amphibious assault ships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nayomi Koepke)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel Hart, a CH-53E Super Stallion crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, observes an adjacent CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a flight to Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Feb. 13, 2024. HMH-462 transported passengers from NAS North Island to the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, and provided assault support for routine operations in the Third Fleet area of responsibility. Landing on an aircraft carrier was a rare opportunity for the Marines of HMH-462, as CH-53E Super Stallions deploy at sea aboard amphibious assault ships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nayomi Koepke)

Photo by Cpl. Nayomi Koepke

A U.S. Marine with (unit) fires a Gun Aircraft Unit 17/A spins while shooting on a UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, during Integrated Training Exercise 2-24 at Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 9, 2024. HMLA-267 was tasked to execute a series of different mission sets, centered around close air support, to support Marines on the ground in a simulated combat environment. ITX is designed to provide large forces the opportunity to command and control their Marines through a live-fire program incorporating every element of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)

A U.S. Marine with (unit) fires a Gun Aircraft Unit 17/A spins while shooting on a UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, during Integrated Training Exercise 2-24 at Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 9, 2024. HMLA-267 was tasked to execute a series of different mission sets, centered around close air support, to support Marines on the ground in a simulated combat environment. ITX is designed to provide large forces the opportunity to command and control their Marines through a live-fire program incorporating every element of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nicky Drury, a UH-1Y Venom crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, performs an ammo can change on a M240D machine gun during a banking maneuver during Integrated Training Exercise 2-24 at Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 9, 2024. HMLA-267 was tasked to execute a series of different mission sets, centered around close air support, to support Marines on the ground in a simulated combat environment. ITX is designed to provide large forces the opportunity to command and control their Marines through a live-fire program incorporating every element of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nicky Drury, a UH-1Y Venom crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, performs an ammo can change on a M240D machine gun during a banking maneuver during Integrated Training Exercise 2-24 at Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 9, 2024. HMLA-267 was tasked to execute a series of different mission sets, centered around close air support, to support Marines on the ground in a simulated combat environment. ITX is designed to provide large forces the opportunity to command and control their Marines through a live-fire program incorporating every element of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nicky Drury, a UH-1Y Venom crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, scans the horizon on takeoff during Integrated Training Exercise 2-24 at Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 9, 2024. HMLA-267 was tasked to execute a series of different mission sets, centered around close air support, to support Marines on the ground in a simulated combat environment. ITX is designed to provide large forces the opportunity to command and control their Marines through a live-fire program incorporating every element of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nicky Drury, a UH-1Y Venom crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, scans the horizon on takeoff during Integrated Training Exercise 2-24 at Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 9, 2024. HMLA-267 was tasked to execute a series of different mission sets, centered around close air support, to support Marines on the ground in a simulated combat environment. ITX is designed to provide large forces the opportunity to command and control their Marines through a live-fire program incorporating every element of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, await transport with an ultra-light tactical vehicle, during Marine Air-Ground Task Force Distributed Exercise (MDMX) at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 10, 2024. The Marines with 1st Recon began MDMX by conducting a tactical night insertion into an austere environment. MDMX is a maneuver exercise that incorporates ground, air, and logistics operations over several days. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, await transport with an ultra-light tactical vehicle, during Marine Air-Ground Task Force Distributed Exercise (MDMX) at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 10, 2024. The Marines with 1st Recon began MDMX by conducting a tactical night insertion into an austere environment. MDMX is a maneuver exercise that incorporates ground, air, and logistics operations over several days. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

Photo by Sgt. Sean Potter

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, await transport with an ultra-light tactical vehicle, during Marine Air-Ground Task Force Distributed Exercise (MDMX) at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 10, 2024. The Marines with 1st Recon began MDMX by conducting a tactical night insertion into an austere environment. MDMX is a maneuver exercise that incorporates ground, air, and logistics operations over several days. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, await transport with an ultra-light tactical vehicle, during Marine Air-Ground Task Force Distributed Exercise (MDMX) at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 10, 2024. The Marines with 1st Recon began MDMX by conducting a tactical night insertion into an austere environment. MDMX is a maneuver exercise that incorporates ground, air, and logistics operations over several days. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

Photo by Sgt. Sean Potter

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, insert with an Ultra-Light Tactical Vehicle during Marine Air-Ground Task Force Distributed Exercise (MDMX) at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 10, 2024. The Marines with 1st Recon began MDMX by conducting a tactical night insertion into an austere environment. MDMX is a maneuver exercise that incorporates ground, air, and logistics operations over several days. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, insert with an Ultra-Light Tactical Vehicle during Marine Air-Ground Task Force Distributed Exercise (MDMX) at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 10, 2024. The Marines with 1st Recon began MDMX by conducting a tactical night insertion into an austere environment. MDMX is a maneuver exercise that incorporates ground, air, and logistics operations over several days. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush