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Four U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), take off from a forward arming and refueling point during exercise Steel Knight at the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range in El Centro, Calif., Dec. 10, 2019. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that integrates 3rd MAW’s combat power and capabilities with those of 1st Marine Division. This exercise provides the Marines and sailors of 3rd MAW with realistic and relevant training and enhances their skills, tactics and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

Four U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), take off from a forward arming and refueling point during exercise Steel Knight at the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range in El Centro, Calif., Dec. 10, 2019. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that integrates 3rd MAW’s combat power and capabilities with those of 1st Marine Division. This exercise provides the Marines and sailors of 3rd MAW with realistic and relevant training and enhances their skills, tactics and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin

U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, prepare for a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel during exercise Steel Knight at El Centro, Calif., Dec. 10, 2019. Steel Knight is an annual exercise led by 1st Marine Division that integrates 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing's (MAW) combat power and capabilities in order to test Marines and sailors across a range of environments against an opposing force, creating a more lethal and combat-ready Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, prepare for a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel during exercise Steel Knight at El Centro, Calif., Dec. 10, 2019. Steel Knight is an annual exercise led by 1st Marine Division that integrates 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing's (MAW) combat power and capabilities in order to test Marines and sailors across a range of environments against an opposing force, creating a more lethal and combat-ready Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

Marines with 1st Marine Division load onto an MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), for a regimental air assault during exercise Steel Knight aboard Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 10, 2019. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that integrates 3rd MAW’s combat power and capabilities with those of 1st Marine Division. This exercise provides the Marines and sailors of 3rd MAW with realistic and relevant training, which enhances their skills, tactics and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Warrant Officer Justin M. Pack)

Marines with 1st Marine Division load onto an MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), for a regimental air assault during exercise Steel Knight aboard Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 10, 2019. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that integrates 3rd MAW’s combat power and capabilities with those of 1st Marine Division. This exercise provides the Marines and sailors of 3rd MAW with realistic and relevant training, which enhances their skills, tactics and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Warrant Officer Justin M. Pack)

Photo by Warrant Officer Justin Pack

An MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) prepares to take off in support of a regimental air assault during exercise Steel Knight aboard Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 10, 2019. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that integrates 3rd MAW’s combat power and capabilities with those of 1st Marine Division. This exercise provides the Marines and sailors of 3rd MAW with realistic and relevant training, which enhances their skills, tactics and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Warrant Officer Justin M. Pack)

An MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) prepares to take off in support of a regimental air assault during exercise Steel Knight aboard Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 10, 2019. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that integrates 3rd MAW’s combat power and capabilities with those of 1st Marine Division. This exercise provides the Marines and sailors of 3rd MAW with realistic and relevant training, which enhances their skills, tactics and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Warrant Officer Justin M. Pack)

Photo by Warrant Officer Justin Pack

Four MV-22B Osprey’s with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) are staged in preparation for the loading of Marines from 1st Marine Division during exercise Steel Knight aboard Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 10, 2019. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that integrates 3rd MAW’s combat power and capabilities with those of 1st Marine Division. This exercise provides the Marines and sailors of 3rd MAW with realistic and relevant training, which enhances their skills, tactics and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Warrant Officer Justin M. Pack)

Four MV-22B Osprey’s with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) are staged in preparation for the loading of Marines from 1st Marine Division during exercise Steel Knight aboard Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 10, 2019. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that integrates 3rd MAW’s combat power and capabilities with those of 1st Marine Division. This exercise provides the Marines and sailors of 3rd MAW with realistic and relevant training, which enhances their skills, tactics and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Warrant Officer Justin M. Pack)

Photo by Warrant Officer Justin Pack

Four MV-22B Osprey’s with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) arrive to participate in a regimental air assault during exercise Steel Knight aboard Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 10, 2019. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that integrates 3rd MAW’s combat power and capabilities with those of 1st Marine Division. This exercise provides the Marines and sailors of 3rd MAW with realistic and relevant training, which enhances their skills, tactics and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Warrant Officer Justin M. Pack)

Four MV-22B Osprey’s with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) arrive to participate in a regimental air assault during exercise Steel Knight aboard Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 10, 2019. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that integrates 3rd MAW’s combat power and capabilities with those of 1st Marine Division. This exercise provides the Marines and sailors of 3rd MAW with realistic and relevant training, which enhances their skills, tactics and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Warrant Officer Justin M. Pack)

Photo by Warrant Officer Justin Pack

Families and friends of Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), await their loved ones at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 25, 2019. VMM-163 supported the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit during routine operations as part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jaime Reyes)

Families and friends of Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), await their loved ones at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 25, 2019. VMM-163 supported the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit during routine operations as part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jaime Reyes)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jaime Reyes

A Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), is welcomed home by a loved one on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 25, 2019. VMM-163 supported the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit during routine operations as part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jaime Reyes)

A Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), is welcomed home by a loved one on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 25, 2019. VMM-163 supported the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit during routine operations as part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jaime Reyes)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jaime Reyes

A Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), is escorted by his loved ones at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 25, 2019. VMM-163 supported the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit during routine operations as part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jaime Reyes)

A Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), is escorted by his loved ones at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 25, 2019. VMM-163 supported the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit during routine operations as part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jaime Reyes)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jaime Reyes

A Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), is welcomed home by his loved ones at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 25, 2019. VMM-163 supported the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit during routine operations as part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jaime Reyes)

A Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), is welcomed home by his loved ones at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 25, 2019. VMM-163 supported the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit during routine operations as part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jaime Reyes)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jaime Reyes

Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), walk toward their awaiting loved ones at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 25, 2019. VMM-163 supported the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit during routine operations as part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jaime Reyes)

Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), walk toward their awaiting loved ones at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 25, 2019. VMM-163 supported the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit during routine operations as part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jaime Reyes)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jaime Reyes

Families and friends of Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), await their loved ones at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 25, 2019. VMM-163 supported the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit during routine operations as part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jaime Reyes)

Families and friends of Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), await their loved ones at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 25, 2019. VMM-163 supported the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit during routine operations as part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jaime Reyes)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jaime Reyes

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Kevin Iiams, right, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), recieves his annual flu shot from Chief Petty Officer Kellin Parker, a corpsman with 3rd MAW, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 14, 2019. Iiams led from the front this flu season to remind Marines and sailors that physical health is essential to combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Kevin Iiams, right, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), recieves his annual flu shot from Chief Petty Officer Kellin Parker, a corpsman with 3rd MAW, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 14, 2019. Iiams led from the front this flu season to remind Marines and sailors that physical health is essential to combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya

U.S. service members with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) unload a U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Cobra from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 11, 2019. The C-17 delivered the cobra as part of a MAW semi-annual aircraft swap within the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Savannah Mesimer)

U.S. service members with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) unload a U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Cobra from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 11, 2019. The C-17 delivered the cobra as part of a MAW semi-annual aircraft swap within the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Savannah Mesimer)

Photo by Cpl. Savannah Mesimer

U.S. service members with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) unload a U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Cobra from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 11, 2019. The C-17 delivered the cobra as part of a MAW semi-annual aircraft swap within the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Savannah Mesimer)

U.S. service members with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) unload a U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Cobra from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 11, 2019. The C-17 delivered the cobra as part of a MAW semi-annual aircraft swap within the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Savannah Mesimer)

Photo by Cpl. Savannah Mesimer

U.S. service members with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) load a U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Cobra from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 11, 2019. The C-17 delivered the cobra as part of a MAW semi-annual aircraft swap within the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Savannah Mesimer)

U.S. service members with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) load a U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Cobra from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 11, 2019. The C-17 delivered the cobra as part of a MAW semi-annual aircraft swap within the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Savannah Mesimer)

Photo by Cpl. Savannah Mesimer

U.S. service members with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) unload a U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Cobra from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 11, 2019. The C-17 delivered the cobra as part of a MAW semi-annual aircraft swap within the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Savannah Mesimer)

U.S. service members with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) unload a U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Cobra from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 11, 2019. The C-17 delivered the cobra as part of a MAW semi-annual aircraft swap within the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Savannah Mesimer)

Photo by Cpl. Savannah Mesimer

U.S. service members with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) unload a U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Cobra from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 11, 2019. The C-17 delivered the cobra as part of a MAW semi-annual aircraft swap within the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Savannah Mesimer)

U.S. service members with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) unload a U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Cobra from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 11, 2019. The C-17 delivered the cobra as part of a MAW semi-annual aircraft swap within the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Savannah Mesimer)

Photo by Cpl. Savannah Mesimer

U.S. service members with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) unload a U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Cobra from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 11, 2019. The C-17 delivered the cobra as part of a MAW semi-annual aircraft swap within the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Savannah Mesimer)

U.S. service members with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) unload a U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Cobra from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 11, 2019. The C-17 delivered the cobra as part of a MAW semi-annual aircraft swap within the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Savannah Mesimer)

Photo by Cpl. Savannah Mesimer

U.S. service members with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) unload a U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Cobra from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 11, 2019. The C-17 delivered the cobra as part of a MAW semi-annual aircraft swap within the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Savannah Mesimer)

U.S. service members with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) unload a U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Cobra from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 11, 2019. The C-17 delivered the cobra as part of a MAW semi-annual aircraft swap within the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Savannah Mesimer)

Photo by Cpl. Savannah Mesimer