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A UH-1Y Venom with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, hovers over a lake during the Corey Iverson Wildland Firefighting Exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 3. The exercise is an annual training event designed to increase emergency preparedness and cohesion between civilian and military firefighting agencies during California’s wildfire season. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

A UH-1Y Venom with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, hovers over a lake during the Corey Iverson Wildland Firefighting Exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 3. The exercise is an annual training event designed to increase emergency preparedness and cohesion between civilian and military firefighting agencies during California’s wildfire season. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Clare McIntire

An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, submerges a firefighting bucket into Little Case Springs Lake during the 2018 Wild Land Firefighting Exercise (WLFFEX) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 3. The WLFFEX is an annual training event designed to increase emergency preparedness and military firefighting agencies during California’s wildfire season. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Nadia J. Stark/Released)

An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, submerges a firefighting bucket into Little Case Springs Lake during the 2018 Wild Land Firefighting Exercise (WLFFEX) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 3. The WLFFEX is an annual training event designed to increase emergency preparedness and military firefighting agencies during California’s wildfire season. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Nadia J. Stark/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nadia Stark

An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, releases water from a firefighting bucket over Case Springs Lake during the 2018 Wild Land Firefighting Exercise (WLFFEX) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 3. The WLFFEX is an annual training event designed to increase emergency preparedness and military firefighting agencies during California’s wildfire season. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Nadia J. Stark/Released)

An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, releases water from a firefighting bucket over Case Springs Lake during the 2018 Wild Land Firefighting Exercise (WLFFEX) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 3. The WLFFEX is an annual training event designed to increase emergency preparedness and military firefighting agencies during California’s wildfire season. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Nadia J. Stark/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nadia Stark

Cpl. Daniel Patterson an MV-22 Osprey crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing wraps up a firefighting bucket attachment cord during the 2018 Wild Land Firefighting Exercise (WLFFEX) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 3. The WLFFEX is an annual training event designed to increase emergency preparedness and military firefighting agencies during California’s wildfire season. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Nadia J. Stark/Released)

Cpl. Daniel Patterson an MV-22 Osprey crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing wraps up a firefighting bucket attachment cord during the 2018 Wild Land Firefighting Exercise (WLFFEX) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 3. The WLFFEX is an annual training event designed to increase emergency preparedness and military firefighting agencies during California’s wildfire season. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Nadia J. Stark/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nadia Stark

Cpl. Kyle Barger, an MV-22 Osprey crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, detangles the firefighting bucket attachment cord during the 2018 Wild Land Firefighting Exercise (WLFFEX) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, San Diego Calif., May 3. The WLFFEX is an annual training event designed to increase emergency preparedness and military firefighting agencies during California’s wildfire season. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Nadia J. Stark/Released)

Cpl. Kyle Barger, an MV-22 Osprey crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, detangles the firefighting bucket attachment cord during the 2018 Wild Land Firefighting Exercise (WLFFEX) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, San Diego Calif., May 3. The WLFFEX is an annual training event designed to increase emergency preparedness and military firefighting agencies during California’s wildfire season. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Nadia J. Stark/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nadia Stark

Cpl. Kyle Barger, an MV-22 Osprey crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, detangles the firefighting bucket attachment cord during the 2018 Wild Land Firefighting Exercise (WLFFEX) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 3. The WLFFEX is an annual training event designed to increase emergency preparedness and military firefighting agencies during California’s wildfire season. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Nadia J. Stark/Released)

Cpl. Kyle Barger, an MV-22 Osprey crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, detangles the firefighting bucket attachment cord during the 2018 Wild Land Firefighting Exercise (WLFFEX) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 3. The WLFFEX is an annual training event designed to increase emergency preparedness and military firefighting agencies during California’s wildfire season. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Nadia J. Stark/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nadia Stark

Cpl. Kyle Barger, an MV-22 Osprey crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, secures the firefighting bucket during the 2018 Wild Land Firefighting Exercise (WLFFEX) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 3. The WLFFEX is an annual training event designed to increase emergency preparedness and military firefighting agencies during California’s wildfire season. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Nadia J. Stark/Released)

Cpl. Kyle Barger, an MV-22 Osprey crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, secures the firefighting bucket during the 2018 Wild Land Firefighting Exercise (WLFFEX) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 3. The WLFFEX is an annual training event designed to increase emergency preparedness and military firefighting agencies during California’s wildfire season. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Nadia J. Stark/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nadia Stark

Cpl. Garrett Carr, left, and Cpl. Kyle Barger, right, MV-22 Osprey crew chiefs with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, attaches the firefighting bucket during the 2018 Wild Land Firefighting Exercise (WLFFEX) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 3. The WLFFEX is an annual training event designed to increase emergency preparedness and military firefighting agencies during California’s wildfire season. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Nadia J. Stark/Released)

Cpl. Garrett Carr, left, and Cpl. Kyle Barger, right, MV-22 Osprey crew chiefs with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, attaches the firefighting bucket during the 2018 Wild Land Firefighting Exercise (WLFFEX) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 3. The WLFFEX is an annual training event designed to increase emergency preparedness and military firefighting agencies during California’s wildfire season. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Nadia J. Stark/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nadia Stark

Crew chiefs with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, survey the surrounding environment during the 2018 Wild Land Firefighting Exercise (WLFFEX) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 3. The WLFFEX is an annual training event designed to increase emergency preparedness and military firefighting agencies during California’s wildfire season. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Nadia J. Stark/Released)

Crew chiefs with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, survey the surrounding environment during the 2018 Wild Land Firefighting Exercise (WLFFEX) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 3. The WLFFEX is an annual training event designed to increase emergency preparedness and military firefighting agencies during California’s wildfire season. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Nadia J. Stark/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Nadia Stark

Lt. Col. Dustin Byrum, commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, greets his family after coming home from a six-month deployment at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., May 2. Marines with VMFA-314 returned home following their deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua S. McAlpine/Released)

Lt. Col. Dustin Byrum, commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, greets his family after coming home from a six-month deployment at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., May 2. Marines with VMFA-314 returned home following their deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua S. McAlpine/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua McAlpine

Capt. Robert Ahern, an F/A-18C Hornet pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, kisses his wife at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., after coming home from a six-month deployment May 2. Marines with VMFA-314 returned home following their deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua S. McAlpine/ Released)

Capt. Robert Ahern, an F/A-18C Hornet pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, kisses his wife at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., after coming home from a six-month deployment May 2. Marines with VMFA-314 returned home following their deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua S. McAlpine/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua McAlpine

Maj. Jeffrey Andrews, an F/A-18C Hornet pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, greets his daughter at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., after coming home from a six-month deployment May 2. Marines with VMFA-314 returned home following their deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air - Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua S. McAlpine/ Released)

Maj. Jeffrey Andrews, an F/A-18C Hornet pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, greets his daughter at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., after coming home from a six-month deployment May 2. Marines with VMFA-314 returned home following their deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air - Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua S. McAlpine/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua McAlpine

Maj. Michael McMahon, center, an F/A-18C Hornet pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, hugs his kids at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., after coming home from a six-month deployment May 2. Marines with VMFA-314 returned home following their deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air - Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua S. McAlpine/Released)

Maj. Michael McMahon, center, an F/A-18C Hornet pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, hugs his kids at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., after coming home from a six-month deployment May 2. Marines with VMFA-314 returned home following their deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air - Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua S. McAlpine/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua McAlpine

Children of Capt. Robert Ahern, an F/A 18C Hornet pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, hold a sign in preparation for the return of their father from deployment at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., May 2. Marines with VMFA-314 returned home following their deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air - Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua S. McAlpine/Released)

Children of Capt. Robert Ahern, an F/A 18C Hornet pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, hold a sign in preparation for the return of their father from deployment at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., May 2. Marines with VMFA-314 returned home following their deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air - Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua S. McAlpine/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua McAlpine

F/A-18C Hornets with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Air Wing, return home after a six-month deployment at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., May 2. Marines with VMFA-314 returned home following their deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air - Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua S. McAlpine/Released)

F/A-18C Hornets with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Air Wing, return home after a six-month deployment at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., May 2. Marines with VMFA-314 returned home following their deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air - Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua S. McAlpine/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua McAlpine

An AH-1Z Viper and a UH-1Y Venom with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, practice landing and taking off during forward arming and refueling point operations at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26. Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 372, MAG-39, 3rd MAW and HMLA-469 conducted a day and night FARP for training in aerial operations support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

An AH-1Z Viper and a UH-1Y Venom with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, practice landing and taking off during forward arming and refueling point operations at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26. Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 372, MAG-39, 3rd MAW and HMLA-469 conducted a day and night FARP for training in aerial operations support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Clare McIntire

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 372, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, refuel an AH-1Z Viper during forward arming and refueling point operations at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26. MWSS-372 and Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, MAG-39, 3rd MAW conducted a day and night FARP for training in aerial operations support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 372, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, refuel an AH-1Z Viper during forward arming and refueling point operations at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26. MWSS-372 and Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, MAG-39, 3rd MAW conducted a day and night FARP for training in aerial operations support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Clare McIntire

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 372, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, fill sand bags at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26. MWSS-372 and Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, MAG-39, 3rd MAW conducted a day and night forward arming and refueling point for training in aerial operations support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 372, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, fill sand bags at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26. MWSS-372 and Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, MAG-39, 3rd MAW conducted a day and night forward arming and refueling point for training in aerial operations support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Clare McIntire

An AH-1Z Viper with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, lands during forward arming and refueling point operations at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26. Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 372, MAG-39, 3rd MAW and HMLA-469 conducted a day and night FARP for training in aerial operations support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

An AH-1Z Viper with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, lands during forward arming and refueling point operations at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26. Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 372, MAG-39, 3rd MAW and HMLA-469 conducted a day and night FARP for training in aerial operations support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Clare McIntire

An AH-1Z Viper with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, lands near a M31/970 resupply truck during forward arming and refueling point operations at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26. Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, MAG-39, 3rd MAW and HMLA-469 conducted a day and night FARP for training in aerial operations support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

An AH-1Z Viper with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, lands near a M31/970 resupply truck during forward arming and refueling point operations at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26. Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, MAG-39, 3rd MAW and HMLA-469 conducted a day and night FARP for training in aerial operations support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Clare McIntire