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U.S. Marines with 8th Communication Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, arrive at Check Point 2 during the inaugural Thunderstruck Communications Competition, hosted by Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38, Marine Air Control Group

38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Sept. 10, 2025.

Thunderstruck is a service-wide competition dedicated to communications Marines, showcasing

the increasing importance of resilient command and control in distributed operations. The six-

mile course integrated high frequency radio, Mobile User Objective System satellite

communications, and data networking tasks under expeditionary conditions, testing the tactical,

technical, and physical proficiency of Marine Corps communicators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo

by Cpl. Renee Gray)

U.S. Marines with 8th Communication Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, arrive at Check Point 2 during the inaugural Thunderstruck Communications Competition, hosted by Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Sept. 10, 2025. Thunderstruck is a service-wide competition dedicated to communications Marines, showcasing the increasing importance of resilient command and control in distributed operations. The six- mile course integrated high frequency radio, Mobile User Objective System satellite communications, and data networking tasks under expeditionary conditions, testing the tactical, technical, and physical proficiency of Marine Corps communicators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Renee Gray)

Photo by Cpl. Renee Gray

U.S. Marines from across the Marine Corps’ communications field take off at the start of the inaugural Thunderstruck Communications Competition hosted by Marine Wing Communications

Squadron 38, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, at Marine Corps Air

Station Miramar, California, Sept. 10, 2025. Thunderstruck is a service-wide competition

dedicated to communications Marines, showcasing the increasing importance of resilient

command and control in distributed operations. The six-mile course integrated high frequency

radio, Mobile User Objective System satellite communications, and data networking tasks under

expeditionary conditions, testing the tactical, technical, and physical proficiency of Marine Corps

communicators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Renee Gray)

U.S. Marines from across the Marine Corps’ communications field take off at the start of the inaugural Thunderstruck Communications Competition hosted by Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Sept. 10, 2025. Thunderstruck is a service-wide competition dedicated to communications Marines, showcasing the increasing importance of resilient command and control in distributed operations. The six-mile course integrated high frequency radio, Mobile User Objective System satellite communications, and data networking tasks under expeditionary conditions, testing the tactical, technical, and physical proficiency of Marine Corps communicators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Renee Gray)

Photo by Cpl. Renee Gray

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Roque, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, clears foreign objects and debris from an airfield at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 10, 2025. Operation Resilient Spear is an opportunity for Marines with MWSS-372 to integrate and train with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, Naval Construction Force, through Base Recovery After Attack and Airfield Damage Repair Training to increase interoperability between Marine Corps engineers and Navy Seabees. Roque is a native of Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Roque, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, clears foreign objects and debris from an airfield at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 10, 2025. Operation Resilient Spear is an opportunity for Marines with MWSS-372 to integrate and train with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, Naval Construction Force, through Base Recovery After Attack and Airfield Damage Repair Training to increase interoperability between Marine Corps engineers and Navy Seabees. Roque is a native of Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Chad T. Fitzgerald, right, the commanding officer of Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, awards the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal to Sgt. Hayden Gowin, a combat engineer with MWSS-372, during Operation Resilient Spear at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 10, 2025. Operation Resilient Spear is an opportunity for Marines with MWSS-372 to integrate and train with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, Naval Construction Force, through Base Recovery After Attack and Airfield Damage Repair Training to increase interoperability between Marine Corps engineers and Navy Seabees. Fitzgerald is a native of Pennsylvania, and Gowin is a native of New York. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Chad T. Fitzgerald, right, the commanding officer of Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, awards the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal to Sgt. Hayden Gowin, a combat engineer with MWSS-372, during Operation Resilient Spear at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 10, 2025. Operation Resilient Spear is an opportunity for Marines with MWSS-372 to integrate and train with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, Naval Construction Force, through Base Recovery After Attack and Airfield Damage Repair Training to increase interoperability between Marine Corps engineers and Navy Seabees. Fitzgerald is a native of Pennsylvania, and Gowin is a native of New York. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn

A U.S. Navy Sailor with Airfield Construction Company Bravo, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, Naval Construction Force, ground guides a compact track loader during Operation Resilient Spear at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 10, 2025. Operation Resilient Spear is an opportunity for Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, to integrate and train with NMCB-5, through Base Recovery After Attack and Airfield Damage Repair Training to increase interoperability between Marine Corps engineers and Navy Seabees. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

A U.S. Navy Sailor with Airfield Construction Company Bravo, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, Naval Construction Force, ground guides a compact track loader during Operation Resilient Spear at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 10, 2025. Operation Resilient Spear is an opportunity for Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, to integrate and train with NMCB-5, through Base Recovery After Attack and Airfield Damage Repair Training to increase interoperability between Marine Corps engineers and Navy Seabees. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn

A U.S. Navy Sailor with Airfield Construction Company Bravo, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, Naval Construction Force, operates a backhoe loader during Operation Resilient Spear at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 10, 2025. Operation Resilient Spear is an opportunity for Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, to integrate and train with NMCB-5 through Base Recovery After Attack and Airfield Damage Repair Training to increase interoperability between Marine Corps engineers and Navy Seabees. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

A U.S. Navy Sailor with Airfield Construction Company Bravo, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, Naval Construction Force, operates a backhoe loader during Operation Resilient Spear at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 10, 2025. Operation Resilient Spear is an opportunity for Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, to integrate and train with NMCB-5 through Base Recovery After Attack and Airfield Damage Repair Training to increase interoperability between Marine Corps engineers and Navy Seabees. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Roberto Heredia Ramirez, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, uses a jackhammer on an airfield during Operation Resilient Spear at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 10, 2025. Operation Resilient Spear is an opportunity for Marines with MWSS-372 to integrate and train with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, Naval Construction Force, through Base Recovery After Attack and Airfield Damage Repair Training to increase interoperability between Marine Corps engineers and Navy Seabees. Heredia Ramirez is a native of Cuba. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Roberto Heredia Ramirez, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, uses a jackhammer on an airfield during Operation Resilient Spear at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 10, 2025. Operation Resilient Spear is an opportunity for Marines with MWSS-372 to integrate and train with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, Naval Construction Force, through Base Recovery After Attack and Airfield Damage Repair Training to increase interoperability between Marine Corps engineers and Navy Seabees. Heredia Ramirez is a native of Cuba. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bernardo Rodrigues Campos, left, a combat engineer, and Lance Cpl. Cristian Estrada, a combat engineer, both with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, rake concrete during Operation Resilient Spear at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 8, 2025. Operation Resilient Spear is an opportunity for Marines with MWSS-372 to integrate and train with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, Naval Construction Force, through Base Recovery After Attack and Airfield Damage Repair Training to increase interoperability between Marine Corps engineers and Navy Seabees. Rodrigues Campos is a native of Brazil, and Estrada is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bernardo Rodrigues Campos, left, a combat engineer, and Lance Cpl. Cristian Estrada, a combat engineer, both with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, rake concrete during Operation Resilient Spear at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 8, 2025. Operation Resilient Spear is an opportunity for Marines with MWSS-372 to integrate and train with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, Naval Construction Force, through Base Recovery After Attack and Airfield Damage Repair Training to increase interoperability between Marine Corps engineers and Navy Seabees. Rodrigues Campos is a native of Brazil, and Estrada is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn

U.S. Navy Seaman Tristian Flowers, left, a builder constructionman with Airfield Construction Company Bravo, Naval Mobile Construction Group 5, Naval Construction Force, and U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jose Rodriguez, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, rake concrete during Operation Resilient Spear at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 8, 2025. Operation Resilient Spear is an opportunity for Marines with MWSS-372 to integrate and train with NMCB-5 through Base Recovery After Attack and Airfield Damage Repair Training to increase interoperability between Marine Corps engineers and Navy Seabees. Flowers is a native of New York, and Rodriguez is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

U.S. Navy Seaman Tristian Flowers, left, a builder constructionman with Airfield Construction Company Bravo, Naval Mobile Construction Group 5, Naval Construction Force, and U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jose Rodriguez, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, rake concrete during Operation Resilient Spear at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 8, 2025. Operation Resilient Spear is an opportunity for Marines with MWSS-372 to integrate and train with NMCB-5 through Base Recovery After Attack and Airfield Damage Repair Training to increase interoperability between Marine Corps engineers and Navy Seabees. Flowers is a native of New York, and Rodriguez is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Vaughn

VMFA-232 Centennial Ceremony

VMFA-232 Centennial Ceremony

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Devine

VMFA-232 Centennial Ceremony

VMFA-232 Centennial Ceremony

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Devine

VMFA-232 Centennial Ceremony

VMFA-232 Centennial Ceremony

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Devine

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Bradford J. Gering, the deputy commandant for aviation, and leaders from around 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, pose for a group photo alongside Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd MAW, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, July 29, 2025. Gering visited 3rd MAW to share operational insights with key leaders to reinforce readiness and effectiveness in the six functions of Marine Corps aviation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Renee Gray)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Bradford J. Gering, the deputy commandant for aviation, and leaders from around 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, pose for a group photo alongside Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd MAW, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, July 29, 2025. Gering visited 3rd MAW to share operational insights with key leaders to reinforce readiness and effectiveness in the six functions of Marine Corps aviation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Renee Gray)

Photo by Cpl. Renee Gray

From right to left, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Bradford J. Gering, the deputy commandant for aviation, Lt. Col. Stephen T. Davis, the commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 502, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and Maj. Gen. James B. Wellons, the commanding general of 3rd MAW, participate in a logistics brief at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, July 29, 2025. Gering visited 3rd MAW to share operational insights with key leaders to reinforce readiness and effectiveness in the six functions of Marine Corps aviation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Renee Gray)

From right to left, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Bradford J. Gering, the deputy commandant for aviation, Lt. Col. Stephen T. Davis, the commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 502, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and Maj. Gen. James B. Wellons, the commanding general of 3rd MAW, participate in a logistics brief at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, July 29, 2025. Gering visited 3rd MAW to share operational insights with key leaders to reinforce readiness and effectiveness in the six functions of Marine Corps aviation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Renee Gray)

Photo by Cpl. Renee Gray

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, prepare to load gear into a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, during KAMANDAG 9 at Lal-lo Airport, Cagayan, Philippines, May 27, 2025. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps-led exercise aimed at enhancing the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ defense and ex capabilities by providing valuable training in combined operations with foreign militaries in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Luc Boatman)

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, prepare to load gear into a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, during KAMANDAG 9 at Lal-lo Airport, Cagayan, Philippines, May 27, 2025. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps-led exercise aimed at enhancing the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ defense and ex capabilities by providing valuable training in combined operations with foreign militaries in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Luc Boatman)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Luc Boatman

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, offload gear from a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, after landing at Basco Island, Batanes, Philippines during KAMANDAG 9, May 27, 2025. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps-led exercise aimed at enhancing the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ defense and ex capabilities by providing valuable training in combined operations with foreign militaries in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Luc Boatman)

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, offload gear from a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, after landing at Basco Island, Batanes, Philippines during KAMANDAG 9, May 27, 2025. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps-led exercise aimed at enhancing the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ defense and ex capabilities by providing valuable training in combined operations with foreign militaries in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Luc Boatman)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Luc Boatman

Two U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, take off from Clark Air Base, Angeles, Philippines, during KAMANDAG 9, May 27, 2025. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps-led exercise aimed at enhancing the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ defense and humanitarian capabilities by providing valuable training in combined operations with foreign militaries in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Luc Boatman)

Two U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, take off from Clark Air Base, Angeles, Philippines, during KAMANDAG 9, May 27, 2025. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps-led exercise aimed at enhancing the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ defense and humanitarian capabilities by providing valuable training in combined operations with foreign militaries in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Luc Boatman)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Luc Boatman

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, flies over the Babuyan Islands, Philippines during KAMANDAG 9, May 27, 2025. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps-led exercise aimed at enhancing the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ defense and humanitarian capabilities by providing valuable training in combined operations with foreign militaries in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Luc Boatman)

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, flies over the Babuyan Islands, Philippines during KAMANDAG 9, May 27, 2025. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps-led exercise aimed at enhancing the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ defense and humanitarian capabilities by providing valuable training in combined operations with foreign militaries in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Luc Boatman)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Luc Boatman

U.S. Marine Cops Sgt. Maj. Velasquez command board photo

U.S. Marine Cops Sgt. Maj. Velasquez command board photo

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 362, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing is loaded onto the Military Sealift Command cargo ship MV Green Wave at the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal in San Diego, California, March 8, 2025. Third MAW aircraft, vehicles, and equipment were transported to the Philippines for employment during Balikatan 25, an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Gabriel A. Tavarez)

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 362, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing is loaded onto the Military Sealift Command cargo ship MV Green Wave at the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal in San Diego, California, March 8, 2025. Third MAW aircraft, vehicles, and equipment were transported to the Philippines for employment during Balikatan 25, an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Gabriel A. Tavarez)

Photo by Sgt. Gabriel Tavarez