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The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) sails off the coast of Southern California, Oct. 25, 2024. A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 466, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, delivered a Mobile Cleaning Recovery Recycle System, a specialized cleaning system for restoring friction- on flight deck non-skid surfaces, to the JS Kaga in support of F-35B Lightning II developmental testing.

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) sails off the coast of Southern California, Oct. 25, 2024. A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 466, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, delivered a Mobile Cleaning Recovery Recycle System, a specialized cleaning system for restoring friction- on flight deck non-skid surfaces, to the JS Kaga in support of F-35B Lightning II developmental testing.

Photo by Cpl. Daniel Childs

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force sailors fuel a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 466, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, onboard the Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184), off the coast of Southern California, Oct. 25, 2024. The CH-53E aircrew transported a Mobile Cleaning Recovery Recycle System, a specialized cleaning system for restoring friction on flight deck non-skid surfaces, to the JS Kaga in support of F-35B Lightning II developmental testing.

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force sailors fuel a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 466, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, onboard the Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184), off the coast of Southern California, Oct. 25, 2024. The CH-53E aircrew transported a Mobile Cleaning Recovery Recycle System, a specialized cleaning system for restoring friction on flight deck non-skid surfaces, to the JS Kaga in support of F-35B Lightning II developmental testing.

Photo by Cpl. Daniel Childs

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 466, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, delivers a Mobile Cleaning Recovery Recycle System to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184), off the coast of Southern California, Oct. 25, 2024. The CH-53E aircrew transported the MCRRS, a specialized cleaning system for restoring friction on flight deck non-skid surfaces, in support of F-35B Lightning II developmental testing onboard the JS Kaga.

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 466, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, delivers a Mobile Cleaning Recovery Recycle System to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184), off the coast of Southern California, Oct. 25, 2024. The CH-53E aircrew transported the MCRRS, a specialized cleaning system for restoring friction on flight deck non-skid surfaces, in support of F-35B Lightning II developmental testing onboard the JS Kaga.

Photo by Cpl. Daniel Childs

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen James Wellons, left, commanding general, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) awards Staff Sgt. Nicholas Bevan, right, airframes mechanic, MALS-13, 3rd MAW at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 9, 2024. Bevan received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (NAM) for designing a 3D printable maintenance tool that will be used to help maintain aircrafts for years to come. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen James Wellons, left, commanding general, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) awards Staff Sgt. Nicholas Bevan, right, airframes mechanic, MALS-13, 3rd MAW at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 9, 2024. Bevan received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (NAM) for designing a 3D printable maintenance tool that will be used to help maintain aircrafts for years to come. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen James Wellons, commanding general, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) visits Marine Air Logistics Squadron (MALS) 13 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 9, 2024. Wellons visits was to observed a 3D printable maintenance tool that will be used to help maintain aircrafts for years to come. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen James Wellons, commanding general, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) visits Marine Air Logistics Squadron (MALS) 13 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 9, 2024. Wellons visits was to observed a 3D printable maintenance tool that will be used to help maintain aircrafts for years to come. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher

U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Maj. Cyprian Johnson, left, sergeant major, Marine Aircraft Group 13, congratulates Staff Sgt. Nicholas Bevan, right, airframes mechanic, MALS-13, 3rd MAW (right) at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 9, 2024. Bevan received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (NAM) for designing a 3D printable maintenance tool that will be used to help maintain aircrafts for years to come. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher)

U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Maj. Cyprian Johnson, left, sergeant major, Marine Aircraft Group 13, congratulates Staff Sgt. Nicholas Bevan, right, airframes mechanic, MALS-13, 3rd MAW (right) at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 9, 2024. Bevan received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (NAM) for designing a 3D printable maintenance tool that will be used to help maintain aircrafts for years to come. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen James Wellons, commanding general, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) visits Marine Air Logistics Squadron (MALS) 13 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 9, 2024. Wellons visits was to observed a 3D printable maintenance tool that will be used to help maintain aircrafts for years to come. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen James Wellons, commanding general, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) visits Marine Air Logistics Squadron (MALS) 13 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 9, 2024. Wellons visits was to observed a 3D printable maintenance tool that will be used to help maintain aircrafts for years to come. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher

U.S Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Nicholas Bevan, center, airframes mechanic, MALS-13, 3rd MAW gets award at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 9, 2024. Bevan received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (NAM) for designing a 3D printable maintenance tool that will be used to help maintain aircrafts for years to come. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher)

U.S Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Nicholas Bevan, center, airframes mechanic, MALS-13, 3rd MAW gets award at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 9, 2024. Bevan received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (NAM) for designing a 3D printable maintenance tool that will be used to help maintain aircrafts for years to come. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen James Wellons, right, commanding general, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) visits Marine Air Logistics Squadron (MALS) 13 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 9, 2024. Wellons observed a 3D printable maintenance tool that will be used to help maintain aircrafts for years to come. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen James Wellons, right, commanding general, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) visits Marine Air Logistics Squadron (MALS) 13 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 9, 2024. Wellons observed a 3D printable maintenance tool that will be used to help maintain aircrafts for years to come. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher

UH-1Y Venoms and AH-1Z Vipers attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, are staged in the hangar bay of the expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) in the Philippine Sea Sept. 23, 2024. Elements of the 15th MEU are embarked aboard Miguel Keith conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Agostini)

UH-1Y Venoms and AH-1Z Vipers attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, are staged in the hangar bay of the expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) in the Philippine Sea Sept. 23, 2024. Elements of the 15th MEU are embarked aboard Miguel Keith conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Agostini)

Photo by Cpl. Luis Agostini

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 26, 2024) U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Vipers and UH-1Y Venoms attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, rest on the flight deck of the expeditionary sea base Miguel Keith (ESB 5) while underway in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 26, 2024. Elements of the 15th MEU are embarked aboard Miguel Keith conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. ESB-class ships, like Miguel Keith, enable sea-based expeditionary forces, such as the 15th MEU, to maintain forward presence with the capability to quickly deploy forces, supplies and warfighting capabilities. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Staci Morris)

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 26, 2024) U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Vipers and UH-1Y Venoms attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, rest on the flight deck of the expeditionary sea base Miguel Keith (ESB 5) while underway in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 26, 2024. Elements of the 15th MEU are embarked aboard Miguel Keith conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. ESB-class ships, like Miguel Keith, enable sea-based expeditionary forces, such as the 15th MEU, to maintain forward presence with the capability to quickly deploy forces, supplies and warfighting capabilities. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Staci Morris)

Photo by Capt. Staci Morris

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 28, 2024) A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to land aboard the expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 28, 2024. Elements of the 15th MEU are embarked aboard Miguel Keith conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. ESB-class ships, like Miguel Keith, enable sea-based expeditionary forces, such as the 15th MEU, to maintain forward presence with the capability to quickly deploy forces, supplies and warfighting capabilities. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Staci Morris)

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 28, 2024) A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to land aboard the expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 28, 2024. Elements of the 15th MEU are embarked aboard Miguel Keith conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. ESB-class ships, like Miguel Keith, enable sea-based expeditionary forces, such as the 15th MEU, to maintain forward presence with the capability to quickly deploy forces, supplies and warfighting capabilities. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Staci Morris)

Photo by Capt. Staci Morris

U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, load a Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System into a CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft during a ground-based air defense exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-25 at Tacts Airfield near Wellton, Arizona, Oct. 10, 2024. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine aviation in support of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, Joint and Coalition Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Thompson)

U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, load a Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System into a CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft during a ground-based air defense exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-25 at Tacts Airfield near Wellton, Arizona, Oct. 10, 2024. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine aviation in support of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, Joint and Coalition Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Thompson)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Thompson

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, flies during a ground-based air defense exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-25 at Tacts Airfield near Wellton, Arizona, Oct. 10, 2024. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine aviation in support of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, Joint and Coalition Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Thompson)

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, flies during a ground-based air defense exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-25 at Tacts Airfield near Wellton, Arizona, Oct. 10, 2024. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine aviation in support of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, Joint and Coalition Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Thompson)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Thompson

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Julian Johnson, left, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native, and Lance Cpl. Daylon Godsey, a San Bernardino, California native, low altitude air defense gunners assigned to 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing operate a Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System during a ground-based air defense exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-25 at Tacts Airfield near Wellton, Arizona, Oct. 10, 2024. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine aviation in support of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, Joint and Coalition Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Thompson)

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Julian Johnson, left, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native, and Lance Cpl. Daylon Godsey, a San Bernardino, California native, low altitude air defense gunners assigned to 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing operate a Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System during a ground-based air defense exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-25 at Tacts Airfield near Wellton, Arizona, Oct. 10, 2024. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine aviation in support of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, Joint and Coalition Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Thompson)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Thompson

U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, watch for nearby unmanned aerial systems using a Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System during a ground-based air defense exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-25 at Tacts Airfield near Wellton, Arizona, Oct. 10, 2024. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine aviation in support of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, Joint and Coalition Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Thompson)

U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, watch for nearby unmanned aerial systems using a Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System during a ground-based air defense exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-25 at Tacts Airfield near Wellton, Arizona, Oct. 10, 2024. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine aviation in support of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, Joint and Coalition Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Thompson)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Thompson

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Angel LopezLopez a Phoenix, Arizona native and a low altitude air defense gunner assigned to 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, guides a Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System during a ground-based air defense exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-25 at Tacts Airfield near Wellton, Arizona, Oct. 10, 2024. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine aviation in support of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, Joint and Coalition Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Thompson)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Angel LopezLopez a Phoenix, Arizona native and a low altitude air defense gunner assigned to 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, guides a Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System during a ground-based air defense exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-25 at Tacts Airfield near Wellton, Arizona, Oct. 10, 2024. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine aviation in support of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, Joint and Coalition Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Thompson)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Thompson

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jacob Hardin, left, an Evansville, Indiana native and Lance Cpl. Brayden Westcott, left, a Midland, Texas native, both low altitude air defense gunners assigned to 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, participate in a ground-based air defense exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-25 at Tacts Airfield, near Wellton, Arizona, Oct. 10, 2024. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine aviation in support of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, Joint and Coalition Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Maurion Moore)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jacob Hardin, left, an Evansville, Indiana native and Lance Cpl. Brayden Westcott, left, a Midland, Texas native, both low altitude air defense gunners assigned to 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, participate in a ground-based air defense exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-25 at Tacts Airfield, near Wellton, Arizona, Oct. 10, 2024. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine aviation in support of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, Joint and Coalition Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Maurion Moore)

Photo by Cpl. Maurion Moore

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brayden Westcott, left, a Midland, Texas native and Cpl. Jacob Hardin an Evansville, Indiana native, both low altitude air defense gunners assigned to 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, observe for simulated enemy aircraft during a ground-based air defense exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-25 at Tacts Airfield, near Wellton, Arizona, Oct. 10, 2024. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine aviation in support of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, Joint and Coalition Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Maurion Moore)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brayden Westcott, left, a Midland, Texas native and Cpl. Jacob Hardin an Evansville, Indiana native, both low altitude air defense gunners assigned to 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, observe for simulated enemy aircraft during a ground-based air defense exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-25 at Tacts Airfield, near Wellton, Arizona, Oct. 10, 2024. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine aviation in support of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, Joint and Coalition Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Maurion Moore)

Photo by Cpl. Maurion Moore

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brayden Westcott, a Midland, Texas native and a low altitude air defense gunner assigned to 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, observes for simulated enemy aircraft during a ground-based air defense exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-25 at Tacts Airfield, near Wellton, Arizona, Oct. 10, 2024. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine aviation in support of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, Joint and Coalition Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Maurion Moore)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brayden Westcott, a Midland, Texas native and a low altitude air defense gunner assigned to 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, observes for simulated enemy aircraft during a ground-based air defense exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-25 at Tacts Airfield, near Wellton, Arizona, Oct. 10, 2024. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine aviation in support of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, Joint and Coalition Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Maurion Moore)

Photo by Cpl. Maurion Moore