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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Timothy Hart (left) a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense specialist and Cpl. Dominik Cochrane, a motor vehicle operator, both with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, post security for a Forward Arming and Refueling Point during the Aviation Ground Support (AGS) Leadership Course on Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 8, 2023. Marines in the course trained for and demonstrated capabilities across the six activities of AGS: forward arming and refueling, airbase ground defense, airfield damage repair, aircraft salvage and recovery, base recovery after attack, and airfield operations. This course is designed to equip noncommissioned officers in AGS units with the knowledge and experience to be technically proficient, and develop them as strong, effective leaders. Cochrane is a Cleveland native and Hart is Houston native. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rachaelanne Woodward)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Timothy Hart (left) a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense specialist and Cpl. Dominik Cochrane, a motor vehicle operator, both with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, post security for a Forward Arming and Refueling Point during the Aviation Ground Support (AGS) Leadership Course on Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 8, 2023. Marines in the course trained for and demonstrated capabilities across the six activities of AGS: forward arming and refueling, airbase ground defense, airfield damage repair, aircraft salvage and recovery, base recovery after attack, and airfield operations. This course is designed to equip noncommissioned officers in AGS units with the knowledge and experience to be technically proficient, and develop them as strong, effective leaders. Cochrane is a Cleveland native and Hart is Houston native. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rachaelanne Woodward)

Photo by Sgt. Rachaelanne Woodward

A U.S. Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, posts security for a Forward Arming and Refueling Point in preparation for a simulated chemical attack during the Aviation Ground Support (AGS) Leadership Course on Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 8, 2023. Marines in the course trained for and demonstrated capabilities across the six activities of AGS: forward arming and refueling, airbase ground defense, airfield damage repair, aircraft salvage and recovery, base recovery after attack, and airfield operations. This course is designed to equip noncommissioned officers in AGS units with the knowledge and experience to be technically proficient, and develop them as strong, effective leaders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rachaelanne Woodward)

A U.S. Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, posts security for a Forward Arming and Refueling Point in preparation for a simulated chemical attack during the Aviation Ground Support (AGS) Leadership Course on Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 8, 2023. Marines in the course trained for and demonstrated capabilities across the six activities of AGS: forward arming and refueling, airbase ground defense, airfield damage repair, aircraft salvage and recovery, base recovery after attack, and airfield operations. This course is designed to equip noncommissioned officers in AGS units with the knowledge and experience to be technically proficient, and develop them as strong, effective leaders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rachaelanne Woodward)

Photo by Sgt. Rachaelanne Woodward

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Louis Donatucci III, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, surveys the area before landing at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Feb. 2, 2023. U.S. Marines and Airmen participated in an alternate insertion and extraction exercise to enhance joint interoperability and techniques for personnel recovery. Donatucci is a Feasterville, Pennsylvania, native. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel Childs)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Louis Donatucci III, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, surveys the area before landing at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Feb. 2, 2023. U.S. Marines and Airmen participated in an alternate insertion and extraction exercise to enhance joint interoperability and techniques for personnel recovery. Donatucci is a Feasterville, Pennsylvania, native. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel Childs)

Photo by Cpl Daniel Childs

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Allen Lieber, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, gives U.S. Airmen with 308th Rescue Squadron, 920th Rescue Group, 920th Rescue Wing, a safety brief on Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Feb. 2, 2023. The Marines and Airmen participated in an alternate insertion and extraction exercise to enhance joint interoperability and techniques for personnel recovery. Lieber is a Houston native. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel Childs)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Allen Lieber, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, gives U.S. Airmen with 308th Rescue Squadron, 920th Rescue Group, 920th Rescue Wing, a safety brief on Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Feb. 2, 2023. The Marines and Airmen participated in an alternate insertion and extraction exercise to enhance joint interoperability and techniques for personnel recovery. Lieber is a Houston native. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel Childs)

Photo by Cpl. Daniel Childs

A Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement and a Ground and Air Task Oriented Radar system are displayed at the site of an expeditionary command and control (C2) node during a training exercise at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, Feb. 7, 2023. Forces from I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) and III MEF established a Multi-Function Air Operations Center and Multi-Domain Operations Center during the exercise to synchronize all-domain effects across the Indo-Pacific region for the Joint Force and interagency partners. The C2 node, operated by Marines of MACG-38 and 3rd MAW informed and enabled the synchronization of organic, joint, and/or interagency fires – both lethal and non-lethal – across air, sea, land, space, and cyber to achieve specific, desired effects during the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Haley Fourmet Gustavsen)

A Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement and a Ground and Air Task Oriented Radar system are displayed at the site of an expeditionary command and control (C2) node during a training exercise at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, Feb. 7, 2023. Forces from I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) and III MEF established a Multi-Function Air Operations Center and Multi-Domain Operations Center during the exercise to synchronize all-domain effects across the Indo-Pacific region for the Joint Force and interagency partners. The C2 node, operated by Marines of MACG-38 and 3rd MAW informed and enabled the synchronization of organic, joint, and/or interagency fires – both lethal and non-lethal – across air, sea, land, space, and cyber to achieve specific, desired effects during the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Haley Fourmet Gustavsen)

Photo by Cpl. Haley Fourmetgustavsen

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Usbaldo Miranda, Jr., systems configuration coordinator, Marine Air Control Squadron 1, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), monitors his computer inside an expeditionary command and control (C2) node during a training exercise at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, Feb. 7, 2023. Forces from I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) and III MEF established a Multi-Function Air Operations Center and Multi-Domain Operations Center during the exercise to synchronize all-domain effects across the Indo-Pacific region for the Joint Force and interagency partners. The C2 node, operated by Marines of MACG-38 and 3rd MAW informed and enabled the synchronization of organic, joint, and/or interagency fires – both lethal and non-lethal – across air, sea, land, space, and cyber to achieve specific, desired effects during the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Haley Fourmet Gustavsen)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Usbaldo Miranda, Jr., systems configuration coordinator, Marine Air Control Squadron 1, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), monitors his computer inside an expeditionary command and control (C2) node during a training exercise at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, Feb. 7, 2023. Forces from I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) and III MEF established a Multi-Function Air Operations Center and Multi-Domain Operations Center during the exercise to synchronize all-domain effects across the Indo-Pacific region for the Joint Force and interagency partners. The C2 node, operated by Marines of MACG-38 and 3rd MAW informed and enabled the synchronization of organic, joint, and/or interagency fires – both lethal and non-lethal – across air, sea, land, space, and cyber to achieve specific, desired effects during the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Haley Fourmet Gustavsen)

Photo by Cpl. Haley Fourmetgustavsen

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), load an AH-1Z Viper into a U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy from the 22nd Airlift Squadron, 60th Air Mobility Wing, on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 23, 2023, to transport them to North Carolina for a joint fires exercise. Embarking rotary wing aircraft into a C-5 Galaxy demonstrates joint and expeditionary logistical operations enabling offensive air support in austere environments, and validates HMLA operational concepts as lethal, networked, and persistent. 3rd MAW’s warfighting readiness directly enables aviation superiority in support of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force and joint operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Rachaelanne Woodward)

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), load an AH-1Z Viper into a U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy from the 22nd Airlift Squadron, 60th Air Mobility Wing, on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 23, 2023, to transport them to North Carolina for a joint fires exercise. Embarking rotary wing aircraft into a C-5 Galaxy demonstrates joint and expeditionary logistical operations enabling offensive air support in austere environments, and validates HMLA operational concepts as lethal, networked, and persistent. 3rd MAW’s warfighting readiness directly enables aviation superiority in support of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force and joint operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Rachaelanne Woodward)

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An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and an F-35C Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, MAG -11, 3rd MAW, fly in an escort formation during a training evolution off the coast of San Clemente Island, California, Jan. 24, 2023. The training evolution improves distributed operations capabilities in a contested maritime environment combining multiple different aircraft platforms. During the evolution, VMFA-314 utilized the full-suite of F-35C capabilities to sanitize the airspace, intercept simulated opposing forces, integrate with other aircraft for refined targeting coordination, and provide on-station time far exceeding other fixed-wing assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Courtney A. Robertson)

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and an F-35C Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, MAG -11, 3rd MAW, fly in an escort formation during a training evolution off the coast of San Clemente Island, California, Jan. 24, 2023. The training evolution improves distributed operations capabilities in a contested maritime environment combining multiple different aircraft platforms. During the evolution, VMFA-314 utilized the full-suite of F-35C capabilities to sanitize the airspace, intercept simulated opposing forces, integrate with other aircraft for refined targeting coordination, and provide on-station time far exceeding other fixed-wing assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Courtney A. Robertson)

Photo by LCpl Courtney Robertson

U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) refuel an MV-22B Osprey during an aviation-delivered, ground refueling exercise at Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center, North Andros, Bahamas, Jan. 28, 2023. This exercise demonstrates 3rd MAW’s ability to quickly and efficiently perform ground refueling regardless of location. MV-22B Ospreys have the capacity to transport the equipment and materials to establish forward arming and refueling points in forward deployed environments, supporting Marine Air-Ground Task Force expeditionary advanced base operations capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel Childs)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) refuel an MV-22B Osprey during an aviation-delivered, ground refueling exercise at Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center, North Andros, Bahamas, Jan. 28, 2023. This exercise demonstrates 3rd MAW’s ability to quickly and efficiently perform ground refueling regardless of location. MV-22B Ospreys have the capacity to transport the equipment and materials to establish forward arming and refueling points in forward deployed environments, supporting Marine Air-Ground Task Force expeditionary advanced base operations capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel Childs)

Photo by Cpl. Daniel Childs

Commanders Cup MCAS Yuma

Commanders Cup MCAS Yuma

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Commanders Cup MCAS Yuma

Commanders Cup MCAS Yuma

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Commanders Cup MCAS Yuma

Commanders Cup MCAS Yuma

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LtCol Peppers accepts the Commanders Cup on behalf of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211.

LtCol Peppers accepts the Commanders Cup on behalf of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211.

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U.S. Marine Corps bulk fuel specialists with Marine Wing Support Squadron 371, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) oversee the offloading of fuel from a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd MAW, at the forward arming and refueling point at the Inyokern Node, during exercise Steel Knight 23, on Inyokern Airfield, California, Dec. 3, 2022. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Devereux)

U.S. Marine Corps bulk fuel specialists with Marine Wing Support Squadron 371, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) oversee the offloading of fuel from a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd MAW, at the forward arming and refueling point at the Inyokern Node, during exercise Steel Knight 23, on Inyokern Airfield, California, Dec. 3, 2022. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Devereux)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Devereux

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Airwing (MAW), arrives to supply fuel for the forward arming and refueling point at the Inyokern Node during exercise Steel Knight 23 on Inyokern Airfield, California, Dec. 3, 2022. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Devereux)

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Airwing (MAW), arrives to supply fuel for the forward arming and refueling point at the Inyokern Node during exercise Steel Knight 23 on Inyokern Airfield, California, Dec. 3, 2022. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Devereux)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Devereux

Sergeant Major Alex C. Brown

Sergeant Major Alex C. Brown

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Lieutenant Colonel Steven Piacente

Lieutenant Colonel Steven Piacente

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U.S. Marine Corps bulk fuel specialists with Marine Wing Support Squadron 371, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) oversee the offloading of fuel from a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd MAW, at the forward arming and refueling point at the Inyokern Node, during exercise Steel Knight 23, on Inyokern Airfield, California, Dec. 3, 2022. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver.

U.S. Marine Corps bulk fuel specialists with Marine Wing Support Squadron 371, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) oversee the offloading of fuel from a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd MAW, at the forward arming and refueling point at the Inyokern Node, during exercise Steel Knight 23, on Inyokern Airfield, California, Dec. 3, 2022. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Devereux