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Families of Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, welcome home their loved ones at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 15, following a six-month Unit Deployment Program in Japan. Marines and Sailors flew, fixed, and fought alongside foreign forces throughout Guam, South Korea, and Japan as part of America’s Expeditionary Force in Readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

Families of Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, welcome home their loved ones at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 15, following a six-month Unit Deployment Program in Japan. Marines and Sailors flew, fixed, and fought alongside foreign forces throughout Guam, South Korea, and Japan as part of America’s Expeditionary Force in Readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin

Families of Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, await their loved one’s return to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 15, following a six-month Unit Deployment Program in Japan. Marines and Sailors flew, fixed, and fought alongside foreign forces throughout Guam, South Korea, and Japan as part of America’s Expeditionary Force in Readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

Families of Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, await their loved one’s return to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 15, following a six-month Unit Deployment Program in Japan. Marines and Sailors flew, fixed, and fought alongside foreign forces throughout Guam, South Korea, and Japan as part of America’s Expeditionary Force in Readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Boer, an F/A-18 pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, embraces a loved one at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 15, following a six-month Unit Deployment Program in Japan. Marines and Sailors flew, fixed, and fought alongside foreign forces throughout Guam, South Korea, and Japan as part of America’s Expeditionary Force in Readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Boer, an F/A-18 pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, embraces a loved one at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 15, following a six-month Unit Deployment Program in Japan. Marines and Sailors flew, fixed, and fought alongside foreign forces throughout Guam, South Korea, and Japan as part of America’s Expeditionary Force in Readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. John Koepke, an F/A-18 pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, reunites with his familybv at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 15, following a six-month Unit Deployment Program in Japan. Marines and Sailors flew, fixed, and fought alongside foreign forces throughout Guam, South Korea, and Japan as part of America’s Expeditionary Force in Readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. John Koepke, an F/A-18 pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, reunites with his familybv at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 15, following a six-month Unit Deployment Program in Japan. Marines and Sailors flew, fixed, and fought alongside foreign forces throughout Guam, South Korea, and Japan as part of America’s Expeditionary Force in Readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Thomas Licking, an F/A-18 weapons systems officer with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, embraces a loved one at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 15, following a six-month Unit Deployment Program in Japan. Marines and Sailors flew, fixed, and fought alongside foreign forces throughout Guam, South Korea, and Japan as part of America’s Expeditionary Force in Readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Thomas Licking, an F/A-18 weapons systems officer with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, embraces a loved one at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 15, following a six-month Unit Deployment Program in Japan. Marines and Sailors flew, fixed, and fought alongside foreign forces throughout Guam, South Korea, and Japan as part of America’s Expeditionary Force in Readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Andrew Mettler, an F/A-18 pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, holds his son at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 15, following a six-month Unit Deployment Program in Japan. Marines and Sailors flew, fixed, and fought alongside foreign forces throughout Guam, South Korea, and Japan as part of America’s Expeditionary Force in Readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Andrew Mettler, an F/A-18 pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, holds his son at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 15, following a six-month Unit Deployment Program in Japan. Marines and Sailors flew, fixed, and fought alongside foreign forces throughout Guam, South Korea, and Japan as part of America’s Expeditionary Force in Readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Nicholas Hancock, an F/A-18 weapons systems officer with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, poses with a loved one at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 15, following a six-month Unit Deployment Program in Japan. Marines and Sailors flew, fixed, and fought alongside foreign forces throughout Guam, South Korea, and Japan as part of America’s Expeditionary Force in Readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Nicholas Hancock, an F/A-18 weapons systems officer with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, poses with a loved one at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 15, following a six-month Unit Deployment Program in Japan. Marines and Sailors flew, fixed, and fought alongside foreign forces throughout Guam, South Korea, and Japan as part of America’s Expeditionary Force in Readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin

Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, return to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 15, following a six-month Unit Deployment Program in Japan. Marines and Sailors flew, fixed, and fought alongside foreign forces throughout Guam, South Korea, and Japan as part of America’s Expeditionary Force in Readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, return to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 15, following a six-month Unit Deployment Program in Japan. Marines and Sailors flew, fixed, and fought alongside foreign forces throughout Guam, South Korea, and Japan as part of America’s Expeditionary Force in Readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin

A F/A-18 Hornet with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, flies in a formation as the sun sets along the Pacific Coast in Southern California, May 24. Marine Aircraft Group 11 commissioned August 1941 in Quantico, Va as the Marine Corps’ first aircraft group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

A F/A-18 Hornet with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, flies in a formation as the sun sets along the Pacific Coast in Southern California, May 24. Marine Aircraft Group 11 commissioned August 1941 in Quantico, Va as the Marine Corps’ first aircraft group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clare J. McIntire/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Clare McIntire

UNDISCLOSED LOCATION, MIDDLE EAST – An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tilt-rotor Squadron 164 loaded with Marines attached to 3rd Battalion 7th Marine Regiment prepare to execute a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel (TRAP) exercise July 8, 2018. The exercise simulated the rescue of two downed pilots in a night time environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Gabino Perez)

UNDISCLOSED LOCATION, MIDDLE EAST – An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tilt-rotor Squadron 164 loaded with Marines attached to 3rd Battalion 7th Marine Regiment prepare to execute a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel (TRAP) exercise July 8, 2018. The exercise simulated the rescue of two downed pilots in a night time environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Gabino Perez)

Photo by Cpl. Gabino Perez

UNDISCLOSED LOCATION, SOUTHWEST ASIA – A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164 attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force, Crisis Response-Central Command provides security from the back of an MV-22 Osprey during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel exercise August 19, 2018. The training exercise provided Marines the opportunity to enhance combat readiness and crisis response skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Teagan Fredericks)

UNDISCLOSED LOCATION, SOUTHWEST ASIA – A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164 attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force, Crisis Response-Central Command provides security from the back of an MV-22 Osprey during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel exercise August 19, 2018. The training exercise provided Marines the opportunity to enhance combat readiness and crisis response skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Teagan Fredericks)

Photo by Cpl. Teagan Fredericks

UNDISCLOSED LOCATION, MIDDLE EAST – An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tilt-rotor Squadron 164 prepares to execute a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel (TRAP) exercise July 8, 2018. The exercise simulated the rescue of two downed pilots in a night time environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Gabino Perez)

UNDISCLOSED LOCATION, MIDDLE EAST – An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tilt-rotor Squadron 164 prepares to execute a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel (TRAP) exercise July 8, 2018. The exercise simulated the rescue of two downed pilots in a night time environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Gabino Perez)

Photo by Cpl. Gabino Perez

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Simpson, center, airframes division chief, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, briefs his Marines on their responsibilities during an MV-22 Osprey hung gear malfunction drill at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, March 12, 2019. The purpose of the drill was to ensure that in the event of a landing gear malfunction the pilot, air crew and ground crew would be trained to conduct an emergency landing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Simpson, center, airframes division chief, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, briefs his Marines on their responsibilities during an MV-22 Osprey hung gear malfunction drill at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, March 12, 2019. The purpose of the drill was to ensure that in the event of a landing gear malfunction the pilot, air crew and ground crew would be trained to conduct an emergency landing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Julius Sanchez, tiltrotor airframe mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare to conduct an MV-22 Osprey hung gear malfunction drill at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, March 12, 2019. The purpose of the drill was to ensure that in the event of a landing gear malfunction the pilot, air crew and ground crew would be trained to conduct an emergency landing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Julius Sanchez, tiltrotor airframe mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare to conduct an MV-22 Osprey hung gear malfunction drill at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, March 12, 2019. The purpose of the drill was to ensure that in the event of a landing gear malfunction the pilot, air crew and ground crew would be trained to conduct an emergency landing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, stage mattresses on the flight line during an MV-22 Osprey hung gear malfunction drill at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, March 12, 2019. The purpose of the drill was to ensure that in the event of a landing gear malfunction the pilot, air crew and ground crew would be trained to conduct an emergency landing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, stage mattresses on the flight line during an MV-22 Osprey hung gear malfunction drill at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, March 12, 2019. The purpose of the drill was to ensure that in the event of a landing gear malfunction the pilot, air crew and ground crew would be trained to conduct an emergency landing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, stage mattresses on the flight line during an MV-22 Osprey hung gear malfunction drill at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, March 12, 2019. The purpose of the drill was to ensure that in the event of a landing gear malfunction the pilot, air crew and ground crew would be trained to conduct an emergency landing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, stage mattresses on the flight line during an MV-22 Osprey hung gear malfunction drill at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, March 12, 2019. The purpose of the drill was to ensure that in the event of a landing gear malfunction the pilot, air crew and ground crew would be trained to conduct an emergency landing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nicholas Attikai, front, flight line crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), directs an MV-22 Osprey while being stabilized by Sgt. Carlos Rodriguez, rear, tiltrotor airframe mechanic with VMM-164, MAG-39, 3rd MAW, stabilizes him during a hung gear malfunction drill at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, March 12, 2019. The purpose of the drill was to ensure that in the event of a landing gear malfunction the pilot, air crew and ground crew would be trained to conduct an emergency landing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nicholas Attikai, front, flight line crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), directs an MV-22 Osprey while being stabilized by Sgt. Carlos Rodriguez, rear, tiltrotor airframe mechanic with VMM-164, MAG-39, 3rd MAW, stabilizes him during a hung gear malfunction drill at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, March 12, 2019. The purpose of the drill was to ensure that in the event of a landing gear malfunction the pilot, air crew and ground crew would be trained to conduct an emergency landing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels

PACIFIC OCEAN – U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), pose for a unit photo aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a regularly scheduled deployment of the Essex ARG and the 13th MEU, August 2, 2018. The Essex ARG/ 13th MEU is a is a capable and lethal Navy-Marine Corps team deployed to the 7th fleet area of operations to support regional stability, reassure partners and allies and maintain a presence postured to respond to any crisis ranging from humanitarian assistance to contingency operations. The Essex ARG and 13th MEU is the first continental United States Navy/Marine Corps team to deploy with the F-35B Lightning II. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. A. J. Van Fredenberg)

PACIFIC OCEAN – U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), pose for a unit photo aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a regularly scheduled deployment of the Essex ARG and the 13th MEU, August 2, 2018. The Essex ARG/ 13th MEU is a is a capable and lethal Navy-Marine Corps team deployed to the 7th fleet area of operations to support regional stability, reassure partners and allies and maintain a presence postured to respond to any crisis ranging from humanitarian assistance to contingency operations. The Essex ARG and 13th MEU is the first continental United States Navy/Marine Corps team to deploy with the F-35B Lightning II. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. A. J. Van Fredenberg)

Photo by Lance Cpl. A. J. Van Fredenberg

INDIAN OCEAN – U.S. Navy Sailor Chief Petty Officer Kaleb Willi, chief petty officer of the flight deck with the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), guides an F-35B Lightning II from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), in position for take-off aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), September 3, 2018. The Essex is the flagship for the Essex ARG and, with the embarked 13th MEU, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. A. J. Van Fredenberg/Released)

INDIAN OCEAN – U.S. Navy Sailor Chief Petty Officer Kaleb Willi, chief petty officer of the flight deck with the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), guides an F-35B Lightning II from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), in position for take-off aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), September 3, 2018. The Essex is the flagship for the Essex ARG and, with the embarked 13th MEU, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. A. J. Van Fredenberg/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. A. J. Van Fredenberg

INDIAN OCEAN – U.S. Marine Cpl. Travis Ingle, a plane captain with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares an F-35B Lightning II for take-off aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), September 3, 2018. The Essex is the flagship for the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 13th MEU, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. A. J. Van Fredenberg/Released)

INDIAN OCEAN – U.S. Marine Cpl. Travis Ingle, a plane captain with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares an F-35B Lightning II for take-off aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), September 3, 2018. The Essex is the flagship for the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 13th MEU, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. A. J. Van Fredenberg/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. A. J. Van Fredenberg