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U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), unload gear from a CH-53E on the runway at Airport in the Sky on Catalina Island, Calif., Jan. 9. The partnership between the Marine Corps and the Catalina Island Conservancy provides a unique opportunity to conduct applicable training while also helping the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Samuel Ruiz)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), unload gear from a CH-53E on the runway at Airport in the Sky on Catalina Island, Calif., Jan. 9. The partnership between the Marine Corps and the Catalina Island Conservancy provides a unique opportunity to conduct applicable training while also helping the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Samuel Ruiz)

Photo by Cpl. Samuel Ruiz

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), weigh themselves with their equipment prior to departure to Catalina Island from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 2. Weight of equipment and personnel impacts flight planning and is necessary to achieve operational excellence in troop movements. 3rd MAW and the Catalina Island Conservancy are partnered through the Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) program, which offers Marines to conduct applicable training while addressing community needs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance. Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), weigh themselves with their equipment prior to departure to Catalina Island from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 2. Weight of equipment and personnel impacts flight planning and is necessary to achieve operational excellence in troop movements. 3rd MAW and the Catalina Island Conservancy are partnered through the Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) program, which offers Marines to conduct applicable training while addressing community needs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance. Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), weigh themselves with their equipment prior to departure to Catalina Island from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 2. Weight of equipment and personnel impacts flight planning and is necessary to achieve operational excellence in troop movements. 3rd MAW and the Catalina Island Conservancy are partnered through the Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) program, which offers Marines to conduct applicable training while addressing community needs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance. Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), weigh themselves with their equipment prior to departure to Catalina Island from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 2. Weight of equipment and personnel impacts flight planning and is necessary to achieve operational excellence in troop movements. 3rd MAW and the Catalina Island Conservancy are partnered through the Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) program, which offers Marines to conduct applicable training while addressing community needs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance. Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin

U.S. Marine Cpl. Alonso Silva, with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), weighs himself with his equipment prior to departure to Catalina Island from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 2. Weight of equipment and personnel impacts flight planning and is necessary to achieve operational excellence in troop movements. 3rd MAW and the Catalina Island Conservancy are partnered through the Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) program, which offers Marines to conduct applicable training while addressing community needs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance. Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

U.S. Marine Cpl. Alonso Silva, with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), weighs himself with his equipment prior to departure to Catalina Island from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 2. Weight of equipment and personnel impacts flight planning and is necessary to achieve operational excellence in troop movements. 3rd MAW and the Catalina Island Conservancy are partnered through the Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) program, which offers Marines to conduct applicable training while addressing community needs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance. Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), weigh themselves with their equipment prior to departure to Catalina Island from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 2. Weight of equipment and personnel impacts flight planning and is necessary to achieve operational excellence in troop movements. 3rd MAW and the Catalina Island Conservancy are partnered through the Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) program, which offers Marines to conduct applicable training while addressing community needs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance. Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), weigh themselves with their equipment prior to departure to Catalina Island from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 2. Weight of equipment and personnel impacts flight planning and is necessary to achieve operational excellence in troop movements. 3rd MAW and the Catalina Island Conservancy are partnered through the Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) program, which offers Marines to conduct applicable training while addressing community needs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance. Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), board a CH-53E Super Stallion scheduled to depart to Catalina Island from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 7. 3rd MAW’s partnership with the Catalina Island Conservancy is a unique opportunity for Marines to conduct applicable training while also helping the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), board a CH-53E Super Stallion scheduled to depart to Catalina Island from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 7. 3rd MAW’s partnership with the Catalina Island Conservancy is a unique opportunity for Marines to conduct applicable training while also helping the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), prepare to board a CH-53E Super Stallion scheduled to depart to Catalina Island from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 7. 3rd MAW’s partnership with the Catalina Island Conservancy is a unique opportunity for Marines to conduct applicable training while also helping the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), prepare to board a CH-53E Super Stallion scheduled to depart to Catalina Island from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 7. 3rd MAW’s partnership with the Catalina Island Conservancy is a unique opportunity for Marines to conduct applicable training while also helping the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), prepare to board a CH-53E Super Stallion scheduled to depart to Catalina Island from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 7. 3rd MAW’s partnership with the Catalina Island Conservancy is a unique opportunity for Marines to conduct applicable training while also helping the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), prepare to board a CH-53E Super Stallion scheduled to depart to Catalina Island from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 7. 3rd MAW’s partnership with the Catalina Island Conservancy is a unique opportunity for Marines to conduct applicable training while also helping the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin

U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. Kevin IIams, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), speaks to the Marines of Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd MAW, prior to their departure to Catalina Island from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 7. 3rd MAW’s partnership with the Catalina Island Conservancy is a unique opportunity for Marines to conduct applicable training while also helping the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. Kevin IIams, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), speaks to the Marines of Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd MAW, prior to their departure to Catalina Island from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 7. 3rd MAW’s partnership with the Catalina Island Conservancy is a unique opportunity for Marines to conduct applicable training while also helping the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin

CATALINA ISLAND, Calif. – Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, load equipment from a barge at Catalina Island, Calif., Dec. 17, prior to the start of the Catalina Island “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project. The completion of phase one for the Catalina runway project consisted of the embarkation of utility and engineer assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

CATALINA ISLAND, Calif. – Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, load equipment from a barge at Catalina Island, Calif., Dec. 17, prior to the start of the Catalina Island “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project. The completion of phase one for the Catalina runway project consisted of the embarkation of utility and engineer assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

CATALINA ISLAND, Calif. – Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, unload equipment from a barge at Catalina Island, Calif., Dec. 17. Marines unloaded utility and engineer assets as part of the “Airport in the Sky” air strip reconstruction project. Marines used the reconstruction of the airport runway as training methods of expeditionary concrete repair, airfield damage, and mobile power generation, horizontal and vertical construction for combat engineers and heavy equipment operators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

CATALINA ISLAND, Calif. – Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, unload equipment from a barge at Catalina Island, Calif., Dec. 17. Marines unloaded utility and engineer assets as part of the “Airport in the Sky” air strip reconstruction project. Marines used the reconstruction of the airport runway as training methods of expeditionary concrete repair, airfield damage, and mobile power generation, horizontal and vertical construction for combat engineers and heavy equipment operators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

CATALINA ISLAND, Calif. – Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, unload equipment from a barge at Catalina Island, Calif., Dec. 17. Marines unloaded utility and engineer assets as part of the “Airport in the Sky” air strip reconstruction project. Marines used the reconstruction of the airport runway as training methods of expeditionary concrete repair, airfield damage, and mobile power generation, horizontal and vertical construction for combat engineers and heavy equipment operators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

CATALINA ISLAND, Calif. – Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, unload equipment from a barge at Catalina Island, Calif., Dec. 17. Marines unloaded utility and engineer assets as part of the “Airport in the Sky” air strip reconstruction project. Marines used the reconstruction of the airport runway as training methods of expeditionary concrete repair, airfield damage, and mobile power generation, horizontal and vertical construction for combat engineers and heavy equipment operators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, load equipment onto a barge at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 15, prior to the start of the Catalina Island “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project. The completion of phase one for the Catalina runway project consisted of the embarkation of utility and engineer assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, load equipment onto a barge at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 15, prior to the start of the Catalina Island “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project. The completion of phase one for the Catalina runway project consisted of the embarkation of utility and engineer assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Cpl. Leonel Mesa with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, secures an M-149 Water Buffalo trailer at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 15. Marines completed the embarkation of utility and engineer assets aboard a barge headed to Catalina Island as part of the “Airport in the Sky”. The completion of phase one for the Catalina runway project consisted of the embarkation of utility and engineer assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Cpl. Leonel Mesa with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, secures an M-149 Water Buffalo trailer at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 15. Marines completed the embarkation of utility and engineer assets aboard a barge headed to Catalina Island as part of the “Airport in the Sky”. The completion of phase one for the Catalina runway project consisted of the embarkation of utility and engineer assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, load equipment onto a barge at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 15, prior to the start of the Catalina Island “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project. The completion of phase one for the Catalina runway project consisted of the embarkation of utility and engineer assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, load equipment onto a barge at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 15, prior to the start of the Catalina Island “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project. The completion of phase one for the Catalina runway project consisted of the embarkation of utility and engineer assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Cpl. Judaisha Roach Jackson, left, an embarkation specialist and Sgt. Daniel Moredo Cepero, a motor transport operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, discuss the loading procedures of equipment onto the barge at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 15. Marines completed the embarkation of utility and engineer assets aboard a barge headed to Catalina Island as part of the “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project. The completion of phase one for the Catalina runway project consisted of the embarkation of utility and engineer assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Cpl. Judaisha Roach Jackson, left, an embarkation specialist and Sgt. Daniel Moredo Cepero, a motor transport operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, discuss the loading procedures of equipment onto the barge at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 15. Marines completed the embarkation of utility and engineer assets aboard a barge headed to Catalina Island as part of the “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project. The completion of phase one for the Catalina runway project consisted of the embarkation of utility and engineer assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

CATALINA ISLAND, Calif. – Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, unload equipment from a barge at Catalina Island, Calif., Dec. 17. Marines unloaded utility and engineer assets to start the “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project. Marines used the reconstruction of the airport runway as training methods of expeditionary concrete repair, airfield damage, and mobile power generation, horizontal and vertical construction for combat engineers and heavy equipment operators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

CATALINA ISLAND, Calif. – Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, unload equipment from a barge at Catalina Island, Calif., Dec. 17. Marines unloaded utility and engineer assets to start the “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project. Marines used the reconstruction of the airport runway as training methods of expeditionary concrete repair, airfield damage, and mobile power generation, horizontal and vertical construction for combat engineers and heavy equipment operators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

CATALINA ISLAND, Calif. – Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, unload equipment from a barge at Catalina Island, Calif., Dec. 17. Marines unloaded utility and engineer assets as part of the “Airport in the Sky” air strip reconstruction project. Marines used the reconstruction of the airport runway as training methods of expeditionary concrete repair, airfield damage, and mobile power generation, horizontal and vertical construction for combat engineers and heavy equipment operators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

CATALINA ISLAND, Calif. – Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, unload equipment from a barge at Catalina Island, Calif., Dec. 17. Marines unloaded utility and engineer assets as part of the “Airport in the Sky” air strip reconstruction project. Marines used the reconstruction of the airport runway as training methods of expeditionary concrete repair, airfield damage, and mobile power generation, horizontal and vertical construction for combat engineers and heavy equipment operators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

CATALINA ISLAND, Calif. – Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, transport equipment to the Catalina Island airport to start the “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project, Dec. 17. Marines used the reconstruction of the airport runway as training methods of expeditionary concrete repair, airfield damage, and mobile power generation, horizontal and vertical construction for combat engineers and heavy equipment operators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

CATALINA ISLAND, Calif. – Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, transport equipment to the Catalina Island airport to start the “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project, Dec. 17. Marines used the reconstruction of the airport runway as training methods of expeditionary concrete repair, airfield damage, and mobile power generation, horizontal and vertical construction for combat engineers and heavy equipment operators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Sgt. Alimamy Kamara, a heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, unloads equipment at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 14. Marines completed the embarkation of utility and engineer assets aboard a barge headed to Catalina Island as part of the “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project. The reconstruction of the runway serves as training methods of expeditionary concrete repair, airfield damage, mobile power generation, horizontal and vertical construction for combat engineers and heavy equipment operators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Sgt. Alimamy Kamara, a heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, unloads equipment at San Pedro, Calif., Dec. 14. Marines completed the embarkation of utility and engineer assets aboard a barge headed to Catalina Island as part of the “Airport in the Sky” reconstruction project. The reconstruction of the runway serves as training methods of expeditionary concrete repair, airfield damage, mobile power generation, horizontal and vertical construction for combat engineers and heavy equipment operators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya